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would be interested in trading the following...please look on my trade list and let me know. Chinese Wisteria Black-Eyed Susan Vine Crape Myrtle - Pink Velour

I had to replant large gaps in my edamame row last year and again this year. I believe many of the first plantings were eaten by birds or voles as soon as they emerged. There were holes in the ground spaced at the distance the seeds were planted. The second planting is doing well. Jim

Edamame soybeans are widely available, but the best variety selection is through mail order. Kitazawa is one of the better commercial sources. Johnny's carries "Butterbean", Territorial sells "Sayamusume", and SSE sells "Shirofumi", all of which are good varieties. The best soybean source that I presently know of is a new site, Sage Thymes. He is a fellow soybean collector, and has most of my collection, plus others. You need to know what you are looking for, though, because many of his soybeans are for grain/processing, not edamame... I emailed him to let him know that he needs to have better descriptions. ;-) I could recommend the early varieties "Cha Kura Kake", "Natsu Kurakake", and "Sapporo Midori". "Karikachi 3" and "Tengamine" are later, but are two of the best flavored that I have tasted. You can also get the Gardensoy line of edamame soybeans (developed by the University of Illinois) free, by requesting them here... scroll down to the link for Theresa Herman. If you make a request, be patient, they are not commercial & ship when it is convenient for them. I highly recommend "Gardensoy 24", it has good seed size & a great yield. The jury is still out on "Gardensoy 12", I am growing it for the second time this year, and it is proving to be later than decribed. This post was edited by zeedman on Sun, Sep 21, 14 at 18:59