Gardening: Edible Plants : How to Grow Lima Beans

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To grow Lima beans, start the seeds in the spring when the ground is 60 degrees or warmer, provide a trellis or string for the vine to climb and snap the beans off when they are ready to encourage more bean production. Grow Lima beans as part of a kitchen garden with helpful advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

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6 Responses to Gardening: Edible Plants : How to Grow Lima Beans

  1. can you eat the outside of lima beans

    evilhoodchick
    February 18, 2013 at 9:43 pm
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  2. this lady needs to try to be more specific.

    rypetkypar
    February 18, 2013 at 9:49 pm
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  3. I ordered some lima beans from Gurneys and soaked them for about eight hours as they suggested.How long does it tke them to sprout and what type of soil should I use as winter is approaching here in north texas- Thanks! They will be grown indoors

    David Anderson
    February 18, 2013 at 10:15 pm
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  4. I ordered some lima beans from Gurneys and soaked them for about eight hours as they suggested.How long does it tke them to sprout and what type of soil should I use as winter is approaching here in north texas- Thanks!

    David Anderson
    February 18, 2013 at 10:30 pm
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  5. Thanks for posting this video! My son brought home a sprouting lima bean from school and I didn’t know what to do with it!! I put it in a pot and it’s growing fast. Now I know I need to get some support for my plant and how to care for it. Thank you for your hlep!!!!

    scubasuz
    February 18, 2013 at 10:32 pm
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  6. Great video. I’m growing lima beans. Thanks for this video.

    Karoger1987
    February 18, 2013 at 10:59 pm
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