Lima beans, bush Planting Dates by State and Region

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

Lima beans, bush windows by place
Place	Planting	Harvest
Central Missouri	Planting: planting dates 5/15 to 5/25 (month/day)
North Missouri	Planting: planting dates 5/10 to 5/25 (month/day)
South Missouri	Planting: planting dates 4/25 to 5/20 (month/day)

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Lima beans, bush calendar by place
Item	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Central Missouri planting	Timing in table above
North Missouri planting	Timing in table above
South Missouri planting	Timing in table above

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: MU Extension G6201 Vegetable Planting Calendar, Table 2.