When to Plant Lima Beans in Alaska
Alaska spans USDA hardiness 1a to 8b (zones 1a to 8b on this page). Plant lima beans by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 1a
Average last spring frost
May 24
Average first fall frost
August 25
Direct sow
Jun 14
Lima Beans needs about 75 days to mature — longer than Zone 1a typically stays frost-free, so it likely won't reliably ripen there outdoors without a head start indoors or season extension.
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 1b
Average last spring frost
May 29
Average first fall frost
August 28
Direct sow
Jun 19
Lima Beans needs about 75 days to mature — longer than Zone 1b typically stays frost-free, so it likely won't reliably ripen there outdoors without a head start indoors or season extension.
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 2a
Average last spring frost
May 24
Average first fall frost
September 5
Direct sow
Jun 14
Projected first harvest
Aug 28
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days.
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 2b
Average last spring frost
May 30
Average first fall frost
September 6
Direct sow
Jun 20
Projected first harvest
Sep 3
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days.
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 3a
Average last spring frost
May 30
Average first fall frost
September 10
Direct sow
Jun 20
Projected first harvest
Sep 3
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 3 guide (both 3a and 3b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 3b
Average last spring frost
May 20
Average first fall frost
September 15
Direct sow
Jun 10
Projected first harvest
Aug 24
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 3 guide (both 3a and 3b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 4a
Average last spring frost
May 15
Average first fall frost
September 20
Direct sow
Jun 5
Projected first harvest
Aug 19
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 4b
Average last spring frost
May 10
Average first fall frost
September 25
Direct sow
May 31
Projected first harvest
Aug 14
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 4 guide (both 4a and 4b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 5a
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
Direct sow
May 26
Projected first harvest
Aug 9
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 5b
Average last spring frost
April 30
Average first fall frost
October 5
Direct sow
May 21
Projected first harvest
Aug 4
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 6a
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
Direct sow
May 16
Projected first harvest
Jul 30
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
Direct sow
May 11
Projected first harvest
Jul 25
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
Direct sow
May 6
Projected first harvest
Jul 20
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 7b
Average last spring frost
April 10
Average first fall frost
October 30
Direct sow
May 1
Projected first harvest
Jul 15
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 8a
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
Direct sow
Apr 22
Projected first harvest
Jul 6
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Lima Beans planting calendar for Alaska, Zone 8b
Average last spring frost
March 20
Average first fall frost
November 20
Direct sow
Apr 10
Projected first harvest
Jun 24
Lima Beans is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
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