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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Phaseolus vulgaris 'King of the Garden' you will need.
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Phaseolus vulgaris 'King of the Garden'
Bean, Pole Lima, King of the Garden
Open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, pole, shelling, lima bean. Introduced in 1893. Vines are 8-9 feet tall and yield tons of 8-inch pods one and a quarter inch wide. Beans have a rich, creamy, almost honey-like flavor, King of the Garden Pole Limas are an old-time favorite for their dependability and taste.
- Delicious heirloom pole bean.
- Requires a trellis about 4' high.
- Category: Vegetables
- Breeder: Heirloom
- Hardiness Zone: 8-10
- Height: 8 Feet
- Spread: 24 in
- Spacing: 6 in
- Temperature: 70 to 95°F