Edamame (soybean) is one of the most common foods in summer and can be eaten as a snack or as an appetizer. Speaking of edamame, it definitely goes best with summer beer. A plate of hot and sour cold edamame is a common and refreshing delicacy on people’s tables in summer. Today, the editor of the production department will teach you how to grow edamame on your balcony, essential knowledge for novices in edamame planting, and key points for purchasing edamame seeds and seedlings, etc.!
Basic information about edamame
| Chinese name | Edamame |
|---|---|
| Difficult to cultivate | Easy |
| Growth cycle | About 50 to 60 days |
| Main diseases | Almost none |
| Main pests | Soybean aphids, white-faced white-tailed caterpillars, bed bugs |
1. Space required for growing edamame
Choose a planter that is easy to plant in!
In order to improve drainage, it is recommended to use a seeding trough with a mesh bottom or a planting trough with a drainage system. In addition, you can even plant it in a pot with a diameter of 30 cm x a depth of 30 cm.
Edamame beans can be grown in ordinary vegetable planting troughs. When choosing edamame seedlings for transplantation, leave a gap of 20 cm to 30 cm between each row of bean seedlings. If it is a planting tank about 60 cm wide, about 3 rows can be transplanted. The depth of the planting groove should be more than 20 cm.
2. Soil suitable for breeding and cultivation
Choose deep, fertile soil with good drainage.Soil. You can also use light to whiten the soil, which can eliminate some pathogens in the soil. Farmyard manure and organic fertilizer can be applied before sowing. diyju.com
Mung beans like hot and humid growing environments, and clay soil has good moisture retention. If planting in May, when the temperature is still very low, it is recommended to use sandy soil where the temperature is easy to rise.
The "vegetable cultivation soil" sold on the market can be used directly, so it is very simple for beginners.
3. An environment suitable for breeding and cultivation
Planting time and suitable temperature
General sowing time is from late April to early May. The optimal growing temperature is 25 to 28°C. Edamame is characterized by high temperature resistance.
During the seed sowing period, birds sometimes eat the seeds even if they are covered with soil, so it is necessary to protect the seeds with protective nets etc. until the seeds grow true leaves.
4. Key points for purchasing edamame seeds/seedlings
When purchasing seeds
Vegetable seeds include early seeds (types), mid-term seed types and late-born seeds. Early seeds grow very quickly.
It is easy to think that fast-growing early seeds are good, but there are some disadvantages, that is, early seeds are harvested when they are immature, and the harvest period is very short. Therefore, suitable seeds can be selected for planting according to the environment, planting conditions, time, etc.
- Early maturing seeds: mid-March to early May
- Medium seeds: late April to early June
- Late-born seeds: mid-June to mid-July
When buying seedlings
When choosing seedlings for planting, it is best to choose the following seedlings:
- Two leaves
- Futaba is not dead
- Thick stem
- Dark leaves, no pests
- No white roots
So give it a try!
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