How To Grow Lima Beans In Your Garden – Beginner’s Guide
Also known as chad beans and butter beans, Lima beans grow as other green beans, such as P. vulgaris. However, these beans take some time to mature. Its smaller varieties mature quickly. That’s why you tend to see baby lima beans more often in the market as compared to the larger varieties.
Lima beans feature the similar compound leaves that you find on other green beans. The plant features three oval leaflets (trifoliate), which are around 2-3 inches in length. Its flowers are yellow or white, which form a loose cluster. The subsequent pods are flatter and curves than the ones of common beans.
Growers have been cultivating lima beans in their namesake Lima in Peru for over 600 years. The varieties of lima beans are rich in several vitamins, minerals, and protein. One can use these beans as dried, frozen, or fresh. Now, let’s see how to grow lima beans in our gardens!