When is the best time to plant edamame? How many times can it be planted in a year?

Because there are many varieties of edamame, and the planting times differ slightly between the different northern and southern regions, but under normal circumstances the planting time for different varieties of edamame is about the same, so when is the best time to plant edamame? How many times can it be planted in a year?

There are 2 seasons for planting edamame, divided into spring sowing and summer sowing; depending on the region, edamame is planted a little later in Northeast China. But on the whole it is planted in the following ways.

1. Early-maturing cultivation. The time is from late February to early March; generally cold frames are used for raising seedlings, with field planting in late March, and tender pods harvested from June to July, often using Siyuebai and Wuyuebai.

2. Mid-to-late-maturing cultivation. For summer planting of mid-maturing varieties, direct sowing is done from late April to mid-May, with harvest from July to August, using Liuyuebai or Liuyuehuang. For autumn late-maturing cultivation, direct sowing is done from June to July, with harvest from September to late October; in South China, autumn sowing can also be postponed to July to August sowing, with harvest from September to November. Such as Bayuebai and Hangzhou spiced edamame.

3. In southern China, according to the characteristics of different varieties, early and mid-to-late-maturing varieties can be selected and combined with one another, making it possible to achieve production in all three seasons of spring, summer and autumn.