Hopi Yellow Lima Bean, Butterbean, pre-colonial Heirloom

Hopi Yellow Lima Bean - I love the color as it adds to the rainbow of limas so we grow it. It varies in production but since we get more dry spells. I wanted a lima that would thrive in drought. 

We grow this variety in our heirloom gardens at Firefly Farm & Mercantile in Cashton, Wisconsin. 

Hopi Yellow is a pre-colonial landrace lima stewarded by the Hopi Nation. The lima does well in dry conditions and prefers a longer season than our zone 4 garden but we still get a decent harvest. If in a dry climate with 140 days of growing frost free, you would get a wonderful yield. 

Characteristics: 

• High Drought Resistance 
• Prolific producer
• Pole Lima bean
• 95 days for eating, 130 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. 

Planting Depth 1"

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

Full Sun