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When to Plant Lima Beans in Zone 6

In USDA zone 6, plant outdoors May 16 to July 30, and expect your first harvest around July 30.

Lima Beans planting calendar for USDA Zone 6

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Direct sow

May 16

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Projected first harvest

Jul 30

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6a — approximate

Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Dates use USDA zone 6a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 6 means for lima beans

Average last spring frost

April 25

Average first fall frost

October 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 6 gives you roughly 168 frost-free days, and lima beans need about 75 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of lima beans in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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