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How to grow soybeans

Glycine max · fabaceae family · annual crop

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Growing basics

Soybean is a warm-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 55°F.

Varieties run about 75 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-tender: plants go out after the last frost.

Space plants about 4 inches apart.

Sources

3 soybeans in the library

Midori Giant · Beer Friend · Envy Edamame

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 soybean varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

Set up your garden

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