Planting timing
When to plant lima beans
Plant lima beans on the cited sheets — not on a national calendar month. Frost, soil, and regional notes stay source-specific.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Dates and soil notes stay on the named cards below — not one planting window.
Spacing lives on the lima beans hub. Timing stays on the cited sheets.
Types and spacing live on how to grow lima beans.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
UMN Extension (Minnesota)
Mid-May to early June.
Details and limits (2)
When
UMN Extension (Minnesota): lima beans, mid-May to early June. Minnesota timing — not a national plant date.
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UMN Extension (Minnesota)
Warm soils, warm weather, longer season than common beans.
Details and limits (2)
When
UMN Extension (Minnesota): lima beans require warm soils, warm weather, and a somewhat longer growing season than common beans. Minnesota season note — not a ZIP tool.
Limit
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Maryland Extension (Maryland)
After frost. Soil 65 °F for five days.
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When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): seed after danger of frost is past. Soil temperature must be 65 °F for five days.
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Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Mid-May through mid-July, direct seed.
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When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): lima beans, mid-May through mid-July, plant seeds directly in the ground. Maryland calendar — not a national plant date.
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Clemson HGIC 1256 (South Carolina)
Coastal Apr 15–Jun 1 / Jul 15–Aug 1. Piedmont May 1–Jun 15 / Jul 1–Jul 15.
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When
Clemson HGIC 1256 (South Carolina): lima beans, Coastal spring April 15 to June 1 and fall July 15 to August 1; Piedmont spring May 1 to June 15 and fall July 1 to July 15. Pole lima uses the same ranges on that table. South Carolina comparison — not a national calendar.
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Illinois Extension Hort Answers (Illinois)
After all danger of frost is past in the spring.
Details and limits (2)
When
Illinois Extension Hort Answers (Illinois): beans should be planted after all danger of frost is past in the spring.
Limit
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Sources differ
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How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.