![]() We donate seeds to indigenous peoples who are working to restore food traditions. Pole Lima Beans: Approximately 350 seeds per lb. (We previously incorrectly said that the seeds came from the Potawatomi Nation of Wisconsin). Lima Bean, Christmas Pole Vine Support Full Sun Sprouts in 5-8 Days Seed Depth: 1 to 1 1/2 Ideal Temperature: 70-90 Degrees F Plant Spacing: 6 Frost. Lima beans need warm soil to germinate and grow, so do not be in a hurry to plant these in the early. The seeds were given to him in the 1980's by a member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas. The vigorous vines can grow up to 12 and yield better on a trellis than a teepee. Cynthia Deardorff received the seeds from Roger Gustafson of Boone County, IL. Everything about this bean is impressive. Pole beans reward the home gardener with excellent bean plants that yield all summer long with only the slightest effort of building a trellis or setting up a row of poles. We originally sourced our seeds from culinary historian William Woys Weaver, who got them from seed savers Andrew Bucienski and Cynthia Deardorff. You will need to give them plenty of room to grow, mine far outgrew my 9 foot poles. Pole lima beans have huge beans and very tall plants. They are fast growing and produce beans which can be used fresh or dried. We offer this bean to be able to teach about the history of the peoples and foods of the Great Lakes region as well as to encourage each of us to work to right the legacies of racism. Lima beans are a Southern treat, requiring heat and a long growing season. Pole lima beans are vigorous plants that do best when grown on trellises. Today many Native American tribes are restoring and celebrating lost food and agricultural traditions. Small-seeded limas, usually bush types, are also called butter beans, sieva beans, Burma beans. As with most native tribes in North America, Potawatomis lost land, lives, culture, and land rights due to European diseases, broken treaties, forced relocation, and genocide. Pole lima beans have large seeds and can grow 10 to 12 feet high. As a consequence they are more productive. Produces broad, green pods with large dark-burgundy-red and white-speckled. The Pole Lima Beans are vigorous plants, often growing to 10 feet or more and have larger seeds than the bush types. This bean’s story is irrevocably linked to the story of indigenous Potawatomis, who, before European colonization, lived and flourished in lower Michigan. Christmas Pole Lima Bean is a pole bean growing to about 200cm in height. The beans are amazing in fall when beautiful seeds mottled with black, white and maroon pop out of the shell. Lima beans that are tasty eaten dry or as a shelling bean. ![]()
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