Soybeans are always warriors of the garden. We started growing these a few years ago when I was madly in love with edamame but hated the price of it. So we bought some soybean seeds, planted them and a few months later we were left with so many soybeans we didn’t know what to do!
Remember that crazy year of soybeans?
Oh, I remember it!
With this year we continued the soybean tradition but planted a few plants less than usual because… well, we had too many soybeans!
It started out with a seed… It started out with a kiss… Anyone love that song? Anyone else think Brandon Flowers is a babe? Major babe. Like Woah babe. Top 5 babes. Along with Goblin and Brother Bear.
And after a few days, their pretty heads shoot through the soil. For the most part every seed comes up but there’s always a few stubborn ones that we have to replant.
This year we let the plants go brown before picking the soybean pods because I’m going to be freezing the beans. This means I have a heck of shelling to do to get those seeds out.
Soybean plants don’t grow that tall but they are loaded with soybeans.
And then I put Drake on in the garden, get my soybean “Good Girl and you know it” dance session on and start the painful process of picking each pod off the plant. Eventually you get in a groove but it’s time consuming. The love of the garden..
After a while your giant bowl will fill up with soybeans and you’ll have to start throwing them into a backup bag.
Woooo, that’s a bunch of soybeans!
And guess what I found hanging out in the plants? A pretty little ladybug.
So now with the soybeans out of these containers, we start planning our next move….
Anyone else grow soybeans this year?
What’s growing in your garden now?
Debra says
That’s a boatload of soybeans, Pamela. You do have your work cut out with the whole shelling job.
Pamela says
Spent a few hours today and I still have over half to do. My fingers hurt! 🙁
Suzanne says
Lots of soybeans, what is the difference in picking when green or brown, I always keep frozen soybeans in the freezer. Lucky you..
Pamela says
When they’re brown they are fully mature and begin to dry out. When they’re green they are fresh so you can enjoy them right away, or have some delicious edamame.
Susan says
Oh my gosh, that’s a lot of soybeans! What a bounty. Things are starting to slow down in the garden. Not that I plant that much anyway but there are still a few tomatoes that might ripen if we stay warm like we have been. Lunch Box variety green peppers and those hot Salsa Peppers still producing too!
Pamela says
Sounds like you might have enough to make some yummy salsa! Enjoy Susan!