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Can You Grow Edamame (Soybean) in Zone 11b?

Zone 11b 365 frost-free days🌱 Beginner Friendly
Quick Answer: ❌ No — Edamame needs warm temperatures for good pod production and cannot thrive in your zone.
❌ No

Edamame (Soybean) won't survive Zone 11b winters outdoors

Edamame needs warm temperatures for good pod production and cannot thrive in your zone.

🌱 What Does Grow in Zone 11b?

These alternatives thrive in your conditions.

🌾 Amaranth (Chaulai / Rajgira) ✅ 🫑 Bell Pepper ✅ 🥒 Bitter Melon (Karela) ✅ 🥒 Bottle Gourd (Lauki / Doodhi) ✅ 🍒 Cherry Tomato ✅

🌿 Other Things That Grow in Zone 11b

🌾 Amaranth (Chaulai / Rajgira) ✅ Beginner 🥑 Avocado ✅ 🍌 Banana ✅ 🌿 Basil ✅ Beginner 🫑 Bell Pepper ✅ 🥒 Bitter Melon (Karela) ✅ 💙 Borage ✅ Beginner 🥒 Bottle Gourd (Lauki / Doodhi) ✅
See all plants for Zone 11b →

📍 Where Else Can You Grow Edamame (Soybean)?

Zone 5a Zone 5b Zone 6a Zone 6b Zone 7a Zone 7b

🗺️ USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

Zone 11 is shown in this colour on the map below
2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — zones 1 to 13

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — public domain. USDA Agricultural Research Service

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USDA zones run 1a–13b (26 half-zones). Each full zone above covers both the a and b half-zones. Browse all US zones →

Technical climate details for Zone 11b
USDA Zone
11b
Last Frost
no frost
First Frost
no frost
Frost-Free Days
365
Edamame (Soybean) Zone Range
5a – 10b
Days to Harvest
70–95 days

Frequently Asked Questions

Edamame needs warm temperatures for good pod production and cannot thrive in your zone.
Zone 11b is in USDA Hardiness Zone 11b with approximately 365 frost-free days per year.
Edamame (Soybean) grows in USDA Zones 5a–10b.
Edamame (Soybean) is beginner-friendly and one of the easier crops to grow.