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- Q.Butterbean Production - does phosphorus and potassium help butterbeans fill out?
- Q.BUTTER BEANS PLANTING EYE UP OR DOWN - DO YOU PLANT BUTTER BEANS WITH EYE UP, EYE DOWN, OR LAY THEM SIDEWAYS
- Q.Spacing Speckled Butter Beans - If I plant 2 rows of speckled butter beans, how far apart should the rows be from each other?
- Q.How Long Before I See Butterbeans? - After my butter beans come up from the seed, how long before I can expect to see butterbeans on the ...
- Q.When Do You Plant Butter Beans? - Live in northern Florida
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Anonymous on
August 15, 2018Q.butterbean production
does phosphorus and potassium help butterbeans fill out?
Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 15, 2018
Certified ExpertA.Yes it does! Make sure not to fertilize with any nitrogen at all, though. They "make" their own. This article will give you more information on butterbeans:https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-butter-beans-in-your-garden.htm
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MichiganDot on
August 15, 2018A.Butterbeans, aka lima beans are a cool season crop in the South. They don't like temps over 90F. They require 1-2 inches of water weekly. pH is important in butterbean growth. Ideal pH is 5.8-6.5 although 7.0 is acceptable. When pH is out of whack, plants have trouble absorbing nutrients. You need a soil test to know whether adding additional phos and potassium will help. I'm attaching an article that shows how much P, K to add depending on soil test results. You'll see that how much to add varies greatly with your baseline numbers. You are aiming for phos and potassium in high normal range. Going above normal is detrimental to yields.
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/expo/proceedings/2014/Processing/Lima%20Bean%20Production%20Johnson.pdfWas this answer useful?00
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
April 11, 2020Q.BUTTER BEANS PLANTING EYE UP OR DOWN
DO YOU PLANT BUTTER BEANS WITH EYE UP, EYE DOWN, OR LAY THEM SIDEWAYS
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 13, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Sources say plant them with the eyes facing downward, but the roots will grow downward no matter how the beans are placed in the soil.
Here's an article all about butter beans:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-butter-beans-in-your-garden.htm
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Anonymous on
May 10, 2020Q.Spacing speckled butter beans
If I plant 2 rows of speckled butter beans, how far apart should the rows be from each other?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 11, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Your rows should be planted about 3 feet apart. Here's an article on butterbeans:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-butter-beans-in-your-garden.htm
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Anonymous on
June 17, 2021Q.How Long Before I See Butterbeans?
After my butter beans come up from the seed, how long before I can expect to see butterbeans on the plant?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 28, 2021
Certified ExpertA.About 70 days, or longer if the conditions aren't perfect. This article will give you more information on the care of the plant:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-butter-beans-in-your-garden.htm
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August 2, 2022Q.When Do You Plant Butter Beans?
Live in northern Florida
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 11, 2022
Certified ExpertA.According to the information below, your next opportunity for butter beans (lima) is next March.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/EP451
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/growing-butter-beans-in-your-garden.htm
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