Midori Edamame Soybean Seeds

Sow Midori Giant Soybean seeds once the soil temperature is at least 70°F. Cold ground leads to patchy germination and invites damping off. Direct sow 1 inch deep, 12 inches apart, in rows 18–24 inches wide. Soybeans dislike root disturbance, so skip indoor starting entirely. At the right temperature, Edamame Soybean seeds germination takes 5–10 days. 

Midori Giant Soybean needs full sun for 8 hours to develop a bright green harvest. These glycine max seeds prefer loamy, well-drained soil with a pH between 6.0 and 6.8. Work in compost before sowing, but don’t use too much nitrogen fertilizer, as it pushes lush foliage instead of pod set. Water deeply once a week; twice during heat waves. 

Mulch once seedlings hit 4 inches — it holds moisture, suppresses weeds, and halves your maintenance time for the rest of the season. Midori Giant is self-pollinating, which means even a single container plant on a balcony will set pods. In dry, hot stretches, check the undersides of leaves for spider mites. Harvest pods which are plump and vivid green, about 80–90% filled. Once they start yellowing, the sugars convert to starch and the flavor is gone.