Soya Beans

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I ate Sushi yesterday and one of the plates was a dish of soya beans
in their pods.  I loved them, so simple with a little oil and ginger.
Are they easy to grow?  Do they need any special attention as I might
try them next year.

 
I found them fairly easy, though they need reasonable warmth to
germinate and grow.  We didn't find them exciting enough to repeat,
though I like them like that.  And, as the reports say, the crop
(at least here) was pretty small.  Treat them like dwarf French
beans..


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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On Aug 22, 11:00 am, n...@cam.ac.uk wrote:

Thanks Nic, I will give them a go.  I liked the texture and thought
they could be used in salads.  As for French dwarf beans, we have a
glut, our friends are getting plenty of them as we cannot keep up and
I have never successfully frozen either runner or French beans.

 
I don't find that runners freeze very well, but French do.  Pick
them young, drop into plenty of boiling water, bring back to the
boil, drain, and drop immediately into lots of cold water.  Let
cool, drain and freeze, and use within the year.  When using them,
drop them straight into boiling water (without thawing), bring
back to the boil, and drain.

It is terribly easy to overcook them.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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On Aug 22, 5:45 pm, n...@cam.ac.uk wrote:

I do prepare them that way Nick, maybe I should pick them smaller,
there are enough today to do a big batch.  I will try them out in the
Winter and see how they fared.  Thanks for the advice.