Midori Giant, Edamame Bean (Glycine max)
The Midori Giant pods are nice and large, with beautiful green little beans inside if you harvest them unripe. The beans turn yellow and a bit drier as they ripen. Edamame is a proven hearty growing and early maturing seed. If you want to eat these beans as edamame, make sure to harvest them unripe and green. The beans are around four times as large as the Fiske by variety.
Botanical Name: Glycine Max
Common Name: Midori Giant, Edamame Bean
Size at Maturity: 18″-24″
Days to Maturity: 70-80 Days
Light Requirement: Full Sun / Partial Shade
Planting Time: Fall, after the danger of last frost
Sowing Method: Sow seeds directly into the soil
Planting Depth: 1″
Plant Spacing: 30″
Ships: Year-round
Average Seeds Per Ounce: Approx. 80