How to grow lima bean
Phaseolus lunatus
When to plant lima bean
Lima beans are a warm-season crop killed by frost. Do not plant until the danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed; plant in late spring and again in late summer for a fall crop (Clemson).
Lima Bean is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Days to maturity
- 65 to 75 (from sowing)
- Spacing
- 3 in apart, rows 36 in
- Planting depth
- 1.5 in
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- aphids
- bean beetles
- spider mites
Sources
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