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Lima Beans (bush)
About This Plant...
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus and species:
Phaseolus lunatus
Growing Season:
summer
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
3-4 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
1-2 weeks after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
1-2 weeks after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
6-18 days
Germination temp.:
65-85 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1 inch
Days to maturity:
60-85 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
3-6 inches
Spacing between rows:
18-36 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Mexican bean beetles, Japanese beetles, aphids, leafhoppers, seed corn maggots
Diseases:
anthracnose, bacterial blight, nematodes, powdery mildew, viruses, white mold
Harvest:
when the pods change color and the beans are fully formed but not dried out; for dried beans, wait until pods are thoroughly dry
Growing tips:
dust seed with a soil inoculant at time of sowing; set up trellises before sowing or planting outside
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