Lima Bean

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Lima Bean outdoors about 2 weeks after your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 75 days.

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  Growing Beans: Bush or Pole, Snap or Dry

  Beans are the crop most likely to be called easy and most likely to be grown wrong. Almost every decision — where they go, what you feed them, when you pick — follows from two questions you answer before you sow: how tall does this one get, and are you eating the pod or the seed?

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Companion Planting

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  African Marigold
  

  African MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Spider mites and more that attack Lima Bean
  • ❧Lima Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
  • ❧African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Lima Bean
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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Spider mites and more that attack Lima Bean
  • ❧Lima Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that French Marigold feeds on
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Lima Bean
• Great pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Lima Bean
  • ❧Lima Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Chaytor's Lavender feeds on
  • ❧Lima Bean draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both

How to grow Lima Bean

1. Sow2 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space15 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~75 days

Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile, warm