Edamame, Vegetable Soybean 'Envy'

I planted "Envy" at the end of March, was harvesting end of May. Most pods had 2 beans, some 1 or 3 beans. I planted a second batch in ...Read Morelate April. Plants are very small, about the size of bush beans, I don't know if the plant is finished after the first flush or if it makes a second "batch". I'll have to wait and see. Taste is just like edamame that I have eaten elsewhere.

I grew Envy, summer 2009, first time with edamame ever. It grew great with no special attention, in a spot with marginal full sun. I had ...Read Morea fine crop of pods, every bean was tasty, none got tough or starchy as I feared they would if I had left them too long. Maybe I was very lucky but probably this bean is forgiving of beginners. The beans taste like a green vegetable with a hint of peanut taste.

Great short-season variety, and one of the earliest fresh-eating soybeans. 75-85 days

The upright, 2' tall plants bear an early crop of bright green beans for "edamame", fresh shelling or drying. Developed by the late Prof....Read More E. M. Meader, Univ. of New Hampshire. (75 day)