ALABAMA BLACKEYED BUTTERBEAN

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ALABAMA BLACKEYED BUTTERBEAN

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Post: # 62524Unread post karstopography
Sun Feb 06, 2022 6:54 pm

Anyone grown this? If so what did you think about it?
Zone 9b, located in the Columbia bottomlands, annual rainfall 46”

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Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:55 pm

Very good lima bean for taste and production. Always pick well into October.

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Post: # 62535Unread post Tormato
Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:12 pm

bjbebs wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:55 pm Very good lima bean for taste and production. Always pick well into October.
Why wasn't that on the seed pack label? :roll:

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Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:35 am

Goes without saying, if it was sent in, it's a good one. Not to mention, descriptions don't fit on a 1" x 1" label.

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Post: # 62554Unread post GoDawgs
Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:55 am

Many efforts to grow limas of any variety (both bush and pole) failed. The pods would form but never fill out. I finally tried the ABE butterbean as a last resort and had success. I grew it over the past three years but decided to use the trellis space for something else this year. The vines seem to hold up well in heat and humidity. Tons of pods, most of which filled out although a lot had a few discolored beans in them. No idea what the problem is. But yes, they will produce into the fall. Tasty too!

For reference purposes, the last time I did them they were seeded 5/4, first flowers 6/17, first pick 7/10.

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Post: # 62558Unread post Tormato
Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:19 am

I hear that spacing is the key to success, but can't prove it. Bush limas 12", pole limas 16", is what I use.

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