Snow on the Mountain Lima Bean, Organic

The Seed Savers Exchange - 

The large beans of this vigorous pole lima variety are quite tasty, with the dry beans having a sweet, walnut flavor when cooked. Slightly curved, sometimes twisted pods grow 4-4.5" long and contain three to four seeds each. Reverend Roy Blount of Washington Parish, Louisiana, shared this early-maturing variety with Seed Savers Exchange member John Coykendall, who gave it to SSE. It has been in Blount’s family since the 1880s but reportedly dates back to at least the 1860s. 80 days. 

Characteristics: 

• From the Collection for 2023 
• Organic 
• Historic Variety 
• Pole lima 
• Slightly curved to twisted pods 
• 80 days 
• 25 Seeds

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" apart 
• Seed Depth: 1" 
• Rows Apart: 36-48" 
• Support: trellis, tepee, or fencing 

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