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Growing Bush Lima Beans

Botanical name: Phaseolus lunatus

Growing Bush Lima Beans Organic Gardening Fact Sheet

Seed

Planting time: SU
Seeds per ounce: 25-90 (depending on size)
Ounces per square foot: .4
Minimum legal germination rate: 70%
Germination type: Short Germinating seeds

 

Notes

Lima Beans (bush) mature more slowly about 10 to 15 days earlier than Pole Lima Beans.

The large seed size of Lima Beans storesignificant amount of carbohydrates, making them susceptible to soil fungi and bacteria.

Harvest Lima Beans when pods are bright green, the seeds are full-sized and the ends of the pods will be soft.

 

Planting

In garden spacing (inches): 6
In flat spacing (inches): 1
Planting depth (inches): 1
Maximum number of plants per square foot: 6
Nutrient relationship: Heavy Giver of Nitrogen
   

Harvest

Days to maturity: 63-77
Harvesting period (days): 84
Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: .1
   

Cultural

Diseases: Angular Leaf Spot (fungal disease) can be a problem in damp conditions. Less common diseases such as Anthracnose, mosaic virus and bacterial blight can occur.
Insect pests:
[Insect Pest Finder]
Limabean Pod Borer
Mexican Bean Beetle
Slugs and Snails
Japanese Beetle
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Varieties

'Dixie Butterpea' - white seed with 3 to 4 small plump beans per pod. Does well in hot weather. This variety is large and vigorous plants.

'Early Thorogreen' – flat, small, rich-green baby Lima. Very productive. Very adaptable and vigorous.

'Henderson Bush' - white seed; 3 to 4 small, flat beans per pod. This is the most popular variety. Small plant and productive.

'Jackson Wonder' – small peckled bean with purple markings. Medium-sized plant.

'Nemagreen' - seeds greenish-white; 3 to 4 small, flat beans per pod. The plants are small, productive; similar to 'Henderson Bush'. Resistant to root-knot nematodes.

bush lima bean plant

bush lima beans

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