This bean so shy, 

 Under sunny sky. 

 Loves the salt air, 

 Cool nights and fair. 



LIMA BEANS 



Native of South America. 



There are both bush and pole limas. The 

 pole beans produce the larger seed and are 

 more commonly grown. The pole limas are 

 allowed to trail on the ground and the run- 

 ners are cut off as fast as they appear. The 

 young bean is used after removing the seed 

 from the pod. The dried beans are stored for 

 winter use. The flavor is rich, nutty and 

 sweet, green or dried. They grow best in Ven- 

 tura and San Luis Obispo counties, near the 

 coast. 



Plant the seed when the ground is dry and 

 warm. Dig the trench about three inches 

 deep and drop your bean, with eye down, as 

 it is difficult for such a large flat bean to turn 

 over in the ground and come right side up. 

 Cover and tamp the ground over the seed. 



Thin the plants to one every six inches. 



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