Bean – Edamame Karikachi (Soybean)

Description

Time to Maturity: 90 Days

Height: 2′

Type: Determinate

Edamame Karikachi is a Japanese soybean bush with three large seeds per pod with excellent, sweet flavor and a pleasing dark green color once blanched or frozen. Karikachi is quite reliable with high yields and good disease-resistance. High in protein, calcium, iron and vitamins A and B; a very healthy and tasty snack! Meaning twig bean , Edamame is similar to the field soybean  but has larger seeds, sweeter flavor, creamier texture and easier digestion. Very Easy to grow. Harvest the pods when they are green, tender and plump, well before they begin to turn yellow.

Photo courtesy of Ivy Garth

Size: 3.25” rust pot