Gaia Soybean - Bean

Glycine max

Story: A productive short plant, growing no more than 40cm high with fuzzy light green pods. Produces lovely green and dark purple soybeans with 1-4 beans per pod. Considering they are usually grown in much warmer climates, these did very well for us.

When to Sow: April - May indoors. Plant out pot-raised beans in late May and early June.

Requirements: Nutrient rich soil and full sun. They would probably love to grow in a polytunnel indoors.

Harvesting for eating: late summer July - August 

Harvesting for seed saving: August - September

Save seed from soybeans: Soybean flowers are self fertilising meaning they are unlikely to cross pollinate. They will not cross with other beans, even still, it is best pracice to grow them 5m away from other soybean varieties. Allow the pods to fully ripen on the plant and if the weatehr is dry, allow them to dry on the plant. Pick when the pods are full and tunring yellow/brown then bring the whole pods inside and allow to dry fully. Once completely dry, pod the beans, package, label and send them back to the SSN.

How to send seed back: Please label all seed with variety, type, date and your contact, if you didn't get a chance to fill out our online data collection form, you can also send us a few lines about how it grew for you/flavour etc. Please aim to send back 1/3 cup of dried seed or more so that we can continue to share with network members. Send to: Omved Gardens, 1 Townsend Yard, N6 5JF.

Please remember, if you’re an individual grower you can order up to 3 packets of seeds. If you order more than this, you will receive just three packs to begin with. This is to ensure we get plenty of data in return and to keep our stocks sustainable for years to come.* 

*Community groups and Experienced Growers can order larger quantities, please email us if this is the case.

If an item is out of stock we will send a close alternative.