Bean, Lima/Pole - King of the Garden
With a name like King of the Garden Lima Bean, you can expect great things. This pole bean produces prolific yields of 7" pods full of large white lima beans with sweet, smooth flavor. Vines can grow 9'-10' high. Will continue to blossom and produce throughout the hot summer months. Cook them before you eat them fresh, as raw lima beans are toxic.
- Easy to grow
- Prolific producer
- Heat loving
- Sweet flavor
SEED PLANTING TIPS
- Botanical name: Phaseolus lunatus
- Depth to plant seeds: 1.5" deep
- Spacing between plants: 4"-5" apart
- Spacing between rows: 24"-30" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 10-21 days
- Germination soil temps: 70F-90F
- Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost hardy: No
- Planting season: Spring, summer
- # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4-6 plants per sq. ft.
- Days to maturity: 85-95 days
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Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato
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