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'Beer Friend' Beans

Sub-Category:	Bush Soybean

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Edamame (edible soybean). Short, 2 1/2- to 3-foot plants with dark-green leaves bear dark-green, pubescent pods containing 2 to 3 beans. Likes cool climate.
Days To Maturity:	70-87
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Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.5 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 2

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 09/26/2007 by MargoRed - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Onondaga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Healthy and productive soybean. Good for steaming and throwing in salads or eating edamame-style. Plants may need some support, but are not what I would call a climbing variety. Will get tough and yellow if left on the vine too long.

Reviewed on 08/27/2005 by Nancy B - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Good solid soybean.

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