Alabama Black Eye Lima Bean, Pole Butterbean, 1837 Heirloom

Alabama Black Eye Lima Bean - A solid producer with excellent taste. The bean is white with a black eye around the hilum which is where its name comes from. We grow this variety in our heirloom gardens at Firefly Farm & Mercantile in Cashton, Wisconsin. 

This one can be traced to the 1830's in seed catalogs and specifically in 1837 of the David Landreth & Sons' Rural Register and Almanac is where Black Eye Lima is mentioned. Later in 1840 the added Alabama is mentioned in a later edition. David Landreth & Sons is a historic seed company from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Our source seed is from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. 

Characteristics: 

• Solid producer
• Pole Lima bean
• 75-80 days for eating, 100 for dried
• We offer it in minipacks or packs of 25. 

Instructions: 

Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun. 

Direct Seed 2-3" apart or 6" apart if you want to skip thinning. We hold a few seeds back in case we have any gaps.  Ultimately we let them have 8-12" of space between plantings

Planting Depth 1"

Rows Apart: 48-72" or we just run them down our fence line. 

Full Sun