Are Lima Beans And Butter Beans The Same Thing?

"Lima beans" and "butter beans" certainly look and taste a lot alike. Is there a difference between them, or are they just ...
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I filmed a lima bean until harvest (80 days time-lapse)

Follow the journey of a lima bean sprouting, growing, blooming, and bearing pods over this 80 days time-lapse. A bean seed was planted in a pot. With regular watering, it took a week for the seedling ...
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In The Garden | For best yields, give lima beans a head-start

May 1 is an ideal day to plant lima beans for a head start. No, not to plant them outdoors in the garden, but to start them in a warm sport indoors in pots. Over the years, I’ve found there are three ...
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lima bean

There are two basic types of lima beans, described by the plants they grow on. Bush Type: These lima beans grow on lower-growing bushes. The beans are typically smaller and mature faster. Pole Type: ...
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Love them or hate them, lima beans could be key to climate resilient crop

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. On a misty, spring day in May, about a dozen volunteers ...
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A biologist is developing blue lima beans. Are blue carrots next?

Blue lima beans could eventually make their way to grocery store shelves, if researcher Darren Abbey has anything to say about it. Mostly for the novelty. The St. Paul, Minn.-based researcher works by ...