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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. Standard seed packet contains 13 g (about 40 seeds). Jumbo packet contains 2 oz (about 170 seeds).
Lima beans make a delicious and refreshing garden snack. They are great sauteed with other vegetables, as an ingredient in casseroles, or eaten raw. Large, premium seed packets give instructions on how to grow and when to plant outdoors.
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.
Days to germination: 7-18
Planting depth: 1"
Plant Spacing: 4"
Soil Temperature: 65-75°F
Light Requirements: Full Sun