Lima beans

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  1. Donna S

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    My lima beans are starting to produce. Do I pick them green or let them dry on the vine. Thanks.
     
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    Yes! You can pick limas at the green pod stage and enjoy "baby limas"--oh so delicious. Then you can let the pods hang on the plant until they turn yellow and the beans dry. Harvest the dried beans and spread them out for a day or two (just to get rid of any residual moisture) and save for future use.
     
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    Thanks Jane.
     
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    Mine Limas are starting also. I pick some for canning and save the later ones for drying on the vines. That's very easy. I do that with all beans that I grow.
     

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