Close up of two lima beans growing on a vine in a garden - Uncle_benny/Getty Images Lima beans (Phaseolus limensis or Phaseolus lunatus) have a reputation as one of those green vegetables kids hate to ...

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 ...

Q: Something is chewing my lima bean leaves. What should I look for, and how do I treat it? A: It’s probably Mexican bean beetles, which feed on all types of bean plants and can have between one and ...

Creating a lima bean with built-in disease resistance to root knot nematodes — parasitic worms that cause crop damage — takes a lot of patience and time, requiring years of breeding and the careful ...