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Beans, lima Planting Dates by State and Region

Published beans, lima planting windows for 3 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 3 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Feb 1 (Central Florida) and as late as Sep 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around Mar 1.

Beans, lima windows by place
PlacePlantingHarvest
Central FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Feb–Mar Aug–Sept
North FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Mar–Aug
South FloridaPlanting: outdoor planting Sept–Apr

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Beans, lima calendar by place
ItemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Central Florida plantingPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in March
North Florida plantingPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in AprilPlanting window in MayPlanting window in JunePlanting window in JulyPlanting window in August
South Florida plantingPlanting window in JanuaryPlanting window in FebruaryPlanting window in MarchPlanting window in AprilPlanting window in SeptemberPlanting window in OctoberPlanting window in NovemberPlanting window in December
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.