Lima Beans

Lima Bean Seeds for sale. Heirloom Lima Bean Seed is an easy to grow legume coveted for it's edible seeds. We grow and offer for sale Heirloom Lima Beans in bush and pole varieties. We have larger sized Lima Beans such as King of the Garden and Fordhook. We also raise Thorogreen, the variety referred to as baby lima bean. For those of you looking for an even smaller bean we carry Dixie Butterpea White and Speckled varieties. The health benefits from eating Lima Beans has been a hot topic among health professionals. Health benefit claims include preventing high blood sugar and lowering cholesterol. There is significant evidence that shows eating lima beans can lower risk factors for heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Phaseolus lunatus ~ Heirloom Lima Beans are easy to grow from seed and can be preserved using traditional canning methods. Your harvest can also be dried and stored in an airtight container for years. We offer Heirloom Lima Bean Seeds for your organic sustainable living, self sufficient lifestyle needs. Be sure to plant beans at the proper time for your climate. Beans require soil temperatures to be at least 60 degrees  in order to germinate properly. Like most other seed, you can start beans in cell flats indoors to get an early start on your growing season. All seed come in paper packets with basic growing instructions on the back. We grow, harvest handle and package all our seeds ourselves.