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This heirloom bush-style lima bean is compact and only reaches 16-18 tall". Each pod has 3-4 creamy tender lima beans that are reliably delicious fresh, dried, or frozen. 70 days to maturity.
Lima beans make a delicious and refreshing garden snack. They are great sautéed with other vegetables, as an ingredient in casseroles, or eaten raw.
Sow directly outside 1-2 weeks after last frost, when soil has warmed to 65° or more. Plant in sunny location with well-draining soil, spacing seeds out 5-6" apart. Harvest beans in the shelling stage, i.e. pods change color and beans swell up, or wait until after the beans have dried completely.
Henderson Lima Bean Seeds Growing Details | |
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Botanical Name | Phaseolus lunatus |
Plant Spacing | 4-6” |
Planting Depth | 1” |
Spread | 12-16” |
Height | 18-24” |
Germination Temp | 65-75 °F |
Light Required | Full Sun |
Life Cycle | Annual |
Days to Germination | 7-18 Days |
Days to Maturity | 55-65 Days |
Planting Zone | 3-10 |
Yield | High |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Growing Season | Spring - Summer |
Harvest Season | Summer |
Henderson lima beans do not need a trellis to grow.
Bush lima beans grow close to the ground in smaller compact spaces. These bushy plants are perfect for growing in raised beds or containers. They produce beans closer together and near ground.
Henderson lima beans are self pollinating, meaning they do not need outside sources for fruit production.
The flowers of Henderson lima beans have everything needed to pollinate themselves. Bees and other pollinators may visit their flowers to collect nectar and spread pollen, but it is not necessary for the beans' production.
Unlike pole bean varieties, bush beans produce most of their crop all at once.
Bush bean plants mature in about 70 - 80 days. Check regularly for ripe beans and harvest them frequently to help facilitate more growth. With proper care, your plant may yield a few smaller harvests, but it won’t continuously produce throughout the season.
Leave the bean pods on your plant until the beans rattle inside the pod. Separate the pods from the beans inside. Let the beans dry in a cool environment, and store them to plant again next season.