About 7 days later than the Green Shell variety, but the Hokkai Green offers better quality with a particularly good flavor and thicker beans. Vigorous plants. Ready for harvest when the pods are full.

To make edamame, the pods are boiled in water, salted, and served. The pods themselves are not edible; only the beans are eaten. They can also be frozen.

Sowing: Sow indoors from early April with two seeds per pot at 25°C, or after the last frost from mid-May in warm soil, spaced approximately 10 cm apart in rows and 50 cm apart. The spacing for planting out is approximately 40 x 25 cm. Depending on the cultivation method and the starting date, harvest will take place from mid to late August.

Soybeans are naturally heat-loving plants. Don't overfeed, or the plants will become limp and won't stay firm. Water during prolonged droughts.