Soya beans?
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sarahscottdavies
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Can anyone recommend soya bean seeds to grow in this country. Thompson and morgan used to do one called Elena i think, that was supposed to have been bred for use in the uk. I tried them several times and they either didn't germinate or never got past the seedling stage. I have noticed it has since disappeared off their lists. I'd like to try again. I intend to grow them in the greenhouse.
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FelixLeiter
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I've grown them. I grew a variety called Black Jet, which is popular in the States. I grew them in a polytunnel. It was a particularly hot summer so they were successful. It's important that they are well watered and receive lots of sunshine. The first you can have control over, but the second you have not.
There was a variety called Fiskeby V (Roman five, I reckon) that was promoted in the Seventies as being the Next Big Thing but I've not seen it for a long time. Every now and again a new variety pops up and as long as summers are favourable they do well for gardeners. A poor summer then comes along and they fall out of favour. But yes, try them under glass. They are rewarding when the succeed.
There was a variety called Fiskeby V (Roman five, I reckon) that was promoted in the Seventies as being the Next Big Thing but I've not seen it for a long time. Every now and again a new variety pops up and as long as summers are favourable they do well for gardeners. A poor summer then comes along and they fall out of favour. But yes, try them under glass. They are rewarding when the succeed.
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sarahscottdavies
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Hi there,
Thanks, just found some black jet soya bean seeds with a seed company called Jungle Seeds...unfortunately you have to spend at least ten pounds with them...so i was forced to order other flower and veg seeds..tee hee.
Thanks, just found some black jet soya bean seeds with a seed company called Jungle Seeds...unfortunately you have to spend at least ten pounds with them...so i was forced to order other flower and veg seeds..tee hee.
Hello Sarah
I grew soya beans this year as edamame. The seeds were brought back from Japan for me so don't ask me the name of the variety!
I could only follow the picture instructions on the packet so growing them was a bit of guesswork. I sowed them about the same time as my runners and grew them on in root trainers. They were planted out in much the same way as broad beans. I agree with Felix that plenty of light and water seem to be important. The flowers were insignificant and the subsequent pods are well hidden under the foliage.
Mine weren't heavy croppers. They were a great delicacy though. The whole pod (in the green) is cooked for about 10 min in boiling water and the beans eaten by squeezing them out of the pod. In Japan they are eaten as a starter to a meal, I think.
They are well worth growing but only if you have some space to spare.
John
I grew soya beans this year as edamame. The seeds were brought back from Japan for me so don't ask me the name of the variety!
I could only follow the picture instructions on the packet so growing them was a bit of guesswork. I sowed them about the same time as my runners and grew them on in root trainers. They were planted out in much the same way as broad beans. I agree with Felix that plenty of light and water seem to be important. The flowers were insignificant and the subsequent pods are well hidden under the foliage.
Mine weren't heavy croppers. They were a great delicacy though. The whole pod (in the green) is cooked for about 10 min in boiling water and the beans eaten by squeezing them out of the pod. In Japan they are eaten as a starter to a meal, I think.
They are well worth growing but only if you have some space to spare.
John
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sarahscottdavies
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Thanks john . I was interested in growing soya beans to dry and store for the winter and try my hand at making tofu. Alas I am getting the impression that in the Uk the summer maybe isn't long or sunny enough to do this successfully?
. I was interested in growing soya beans to dry and store for the winter and try my hand at making tofu. Alas I am getting the impression that in the Uk the summer maybe isn't long or sunny enough to do this successfully?