Quick Facts:
*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly
-Excellent for edamame
-Good dry beans
Glycine max
Bush beans. We like growing Black Jet Soybeans because they are one of the earliest soybeans. Upright plants are 2-2.5 ft. tall. They are better tasting and easier to digest than other tan or yellow soybeans. Soybeans are fun to grow and eat in a variety of ways, as edamame or dry beans, or fermented into miso, tofu, or tamari.
Fun fact, all "black" beans and vegetables are really very dark purple. This pigment, also found in other superfoods like bluberries, blackberries, and purple cabbage, indicates foods rich in anthocyanins and antioxidants.
How to grow it:
|
Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
|
75-85 |
Not rec. |
6-17 d. |
No |
Full |
1-1.5” |
3-6”/8-10” |
Plants are not frost hardy, sow after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed up. We sow ours in early June, 1/2" deep. Alternatively, start indoors 2-4 weeks before last frost and carefully transplant.
Seed specs: 1 packet~ 40 seeds