Growing soya beans in UK

 

Has anyone tried growing soya beans here?
An allotment neighbour asked me whether he could do so, and I had to
admit I do not know.   I assume our weather is not warm enough, but a
quick look at the internet says they are grown in Austria but more
generally USA, Brazil etc.
Any thoughts?

Pam in Bristol

 


The Alternative technology Centre at Macchynlleth was growing them, and
I have seen them in one of the catalogues, probably T&M.

--
Kay

 



I tried them last year as part of an HDRA trial. I believe they were a
variety called Ustie which has been bred fo UK conditions and which are
now sold by Thompson and Morgan and possibly others.

I found that there was a high failure rate with germination and in the
report for the trial it turned out that most participants had found the
same. The few that germinated grew on then without too much difficulty
and the quality of the beans was foine but yield not very high.
It may be that T & M will address the germination issues in which case I
would say they are well worth trying.

Janet G

 


|>
|> Has anyone tried growing soya beans here?
|> An allotment neighbour asked me whether he could do so, and I had to
|> admit I do not know.   I assume our weather is not warm enough, but a
|> quick look at the internet says they are grown in Austria but more
|> generally USA, Brazil etc.

They certainly grow for eating green, because I have done so.  They
might ripen for meal, or even to fertility, but I doubt very much that
they would be viable commercially.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

 



Roughly analogous to corn in requirements; the two are often rotated here
in the American colonies.
There are short season varieties which could work.... my season is a far
cry from the big corn/soybeans area west and south of my Central (we call
it "upstate") New York location.
You could certainly grow "Edamame;" selected soybean varieties picked at
the green shelling stage and boiled in the pods as a snack.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G