Soybean, Shirofumi

Quick Facts: *Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating *Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly -Excellent as edamame or as a fresh shelling bean -Great soybean for Northern climates Glycine max Bush beans. 80-90 days to edamame. This is a great choice for northern climates. Fresh edamame has a nutty flavor, this variety is typically eaten as a fresh shelling bean or as edamame. Flavor is sweet, nutty, and buttery. Resistant to anthracnose and common bean mosaic virus. How to grow it: Germ Temp Indoor Start Germ Days Frost Tolerant Sun Seed Depth Plant/Row Spacing 75-85 Not rec. 6-17 d. No Full 1-1.5” 3-6”/8-10” Plants are not frost hardy, sow after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed up. We sow ours in early June, 1/2" deep. Alternatively, start indoors 2-4 weeks before last frost and carefully transplant. Seed specs: 1 packet~ 40 seeds