Growing Edamame

The new foliage from my edamame plants have made a full recovery from the hail storm a few weeks back. I was really concerned with the way they looked and if it wasn't for the knowledgeable people who follow this blog and giving me great advice I would have turned these guys into compost. But instead I held tight and gave the plants a chance to regroup and regroup they did.

The edamame plants are cold sensitive and we gambled putting them in the ground early. I honestly think the raised beds have proven themselves in every situation. Because without the raised beds, I would not be able to keep my soil warm in the coldest weather. Prior to planting the seeds we lasagna layered our compost in the beds and finished it off with some good soil on top. It was to no surprise that underneath the soil the microbes went to work composting and keeping the interior warm while the outside temp dipped below 30 degrees on some days. But yet the edamame survived and are en route to produce a bountiful harvest that will go great with my beer.

Plant Disease?

I realize that part of planting veggies or other plants for that matter comes with it's fair share of difficulties. I am in the garden everyday when I can be pulling weeds and chopping the ground around the plants to loosen the soil. I noticed that my edamame (soybeans) have developed this weird looking discoloration. I'm actively searching for info for what this could possibly be but I have not found anything as of yet. This type of discoloration has also affected some of my cucumbers and presently my tomato bed has shown signs of discoloration on some of the leaves as well. Needless to say I am in a panic and hope that I can get this under control. Hopefully it's a phase and my plants are strong enough to fight this off, but the way it looks is that it bouncing around the garden. Any thoughts?