Shelling beans with distinct bush and climbing forms.
Choose the region that actually covers your garden. These source references are not a nationwide planting calendar.
2+ weeks after the spring frost reference
The source anchor is the average last spring frost. This is an earliest reference, not an open-ended planting season.
A NOAA station’s median 32°F freeze date is a different measure. Substituting it is an application calculation, not a published local calendar.
Use the Central North Carolina calendar, with its separate establishment methods. This is not a calendar for every part of North Carolina.
Use the Florida calendar for your specific subregion. Planting months are not interchangeable across the state.
Table 2 includes bush and pole forms; this row does not distinguish their maturity or calendars.
Outside these regions? Use your local Extension planting guidance. A nearby weather station describes climate; it does not establish whether or when to plant this crop.
Regional sources and crop types can report different ranges. Compare like with like, then check your variety.
Count from seed sown directly in the garden.
Count from seed sown directly in the garden.
Maturity references vary with cultivar, harvest size, weather, and establishment method. Keep your seed packet or transplant label alongside the regional calendar.
No verified value
in this guide.
We have not assigned a germination minimum for lima beans. Use crop-specific local guidance for your planting material and method.
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