Start beans indoors in a biodegradable peat or paper pot that can be set whole into the garden so as not to disturb plant roots. You will need to give them plenty of room to grow, mine far outgrew my 9 foot poles. and bear heavily over an extended season. pods, contain 4-6 large creamy-white seeds with honey-like flavor. Pole lima beans have huge beans and very tall plants. Introduced 1883 by Frank Platt after selecting bigger pods of Large White pole lima. Start beans indoors as early as 2 or 3 weeks before the average last frost date in spring for transplanting into the garden 3 or 4 weeks after the last frost. Lima beans are a Southern treat, requiring heat and a long growing season. Pole Lima Beans: Approximately 350 seeds per lb. Sow lima beans in the garden 3 to 4 weeks after the average date of the last frost in spring when the soil temperature has warmed to 65° or more for at least 5 days. ‘Fordhook 242’ is a well-known, large-seed lima you may have seen in the grocery store freezers. Lima beans need warm soil to germinate and grow, so do not be in a hurry to plant these in the early. Lima beans are a tender annual that grows best in air temperatures between 60° and 70☏. Get this variety to produce medium to large Lima beans on heat and. Pole beans also can be planted in inverted hills–5 or 6 seeds to a hill space hills 40 inches apart. Worchester Indian Red Pole lima stands up to the hottest days and gives a great harvest. As a consequence they are more productive. Set poles, stakes, or supports in place at planting time. The Pole Lima Beans are vigorous plants, often growing to 10 feet or more and have larger seeds than the bush types. Plant pole lima beans 6 to 10 inches apart set rows 30 to 36 inches apart.
Plant bush lima beans 3 to 6 inches apart set rows 24 to 30 inches apart. Sowing: Sow lima beans 1½ to 2 inches deep. Heavy yields, bears even during extreme heat. King of Garden Lima Pole Bean produces some of the best-tasting beans on extremely prolific plants. The narrow small leaves resemble those of a willow. It has rich flavor and can be used as a shell lima or dry. King Of The Garden Lima Pole (Climbing Butter) Bean. The climbing pole plant produces heavy yields of small white lima beans. Also known as Large Speckled Calico, this variety was first cultivated in the United States around 1840 and produces beautiful, quarter-sized, flat white seeds with maroon spots and swirls.
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