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9. Planting lima beans. — Lima beans are very tender to cold 

 and must not be planted until the ground is warm and there is no 

 danger of frost. They are usually planted in hills 4X4 feet apart 

 and the bush limas in drills as explained for other types of bush 

 beans. W : 254. Sometimes bush limas are started in pots under 

 glass about four weeks in advance of field planting, and trans- 

 ferred to the field without disturbing the roots. Poultry netting 



Fig. 66. — Companion cropping is necessary for best returns on land of high value. 



and other forms of wire trellis may be employed, if desired, to 

 support pole limas. 



1. When and how would yoti plant lima beans ? 

 W-VG:238. L:208. 



10. Cultivating. — W : 251. Beans should have just as thorough 

 cultivation as is necessary to maintain a mulch of fine soil. This 

 is a shallow rooted crop and we must be careful to avoid severe 

 root pruning. S-B : 77-80. 



1. What tools will you need to cultivate your beans ? W-VG : 240. 



