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I've never grown them or any type of soybeans here, but this low desert planting calendar is a good reference for planting dates for our area. Looks like the ideal planting time is anytime in March with a second (not so ideal, but good) planting time starting in the middle of July.
sorry Kelly...forgot to check back. I'm new to forums and
newer to Arizona, having moved here from the Florida Keys.
where anything grows.
thanks for the links.
I'm in a wheelchair, so am planting on a fairly sunny patio with
a 36" high raised bed. I'll try the edamame as soon as the
cucumbers that I planted in August {I'm stubborn} are finished,
one way or another...so far so good.
No worries! Hopefully the info will help you. You'll be surprised at what you can successfully grow here as well. I saw some raised beds like that in the All New Square Foot Gardening book - how cool! Best of luck to you!
A word of caution: I planted edamame last year, started them indoors, and things were great. This year, I planted 2 whole packets directly into the ground, and I saw not one plant! The packet said to protect young seedlings from birds; I never even saw seedlings! I'd protect the seeds as soon as you get them in--I think the birds must have eaten all the seeds??
Bird seed - vegetable seed - it's all the same to the birds!
I do cover very small seeds such as carrot - but the larger seeds such as beans, I don't. Maybe the birds do dig them up, 'cause I notice that there are streches in the rows where larger seeds don't come up.
I believe I put the edamame seeds about an inch down, possibly 2". I didn't anticipate any problems until they started coming up. So I guess the birds must have dug down to them...despite my having 3 cats milling around the yard. Those guys had better start earning their keep!
