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'Envy' Beans
 
Sub-Category: Bush
Soybean
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Edamame-type soybean with bright-green pods on 2-foot plants. Can be used for shelling or dry beans.
Days To Maturity: 75
Seed Sources: Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

 
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Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 03/10/2011 by Little Minnie - An experienced gardener

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Sherburne, Minnesota, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

An easy to grow vegetable. However the seeds dumped before I could save them. Most pods had 3 seeds but could have been plumper. Very tolerant of dry soil and weeds and all around not fussy.
 

Reviewed on 03/12/2008 by terrybizz - An experienced gardener

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Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

I grew this because I LOVE Edamame served at Japenese restauraunts- It grew well, very vigorous, and produced LOTS of pods with 2-3 beans each. I harvested the whole crop at the end of the season and froze what I couldn't eat right away. I served them as an appetizer every time someone came to the house- and I now have several other people growing them, too. This is a very easy crop. Very few insects bothered with it, no disease I ever saw. The second time I grew it, I spaced them a little farther apart, and they produced better. I use this bean as a snack when my husband and I have the 'munchies', but don't want 'junk'. Easy to prepare-boil for 5 minutes, drain, and toss the whole hot pods with a generous amount of sea salt, then eat them. Shelling and eating keeps you busy long enough to satisfy your hunger. Kids love the mess they can make, too.
 
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Reviewed on 08/27/2005 by Nancy B - An intermediate gardener

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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

Relatively easy variety provided there's enough sun and spacing.
 

Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by Catskills - An experienced gardener

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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Our only problem is eating them all when young. You'd have to plant a few in succession...or have an Endamame party. No complaints about the taste or texture if green.
 




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