Red Calico - Lima bean
This highly decorative variety has many flat green pods, beige when ripe. They contain magnificent large berries, red mottled with black.
in the ground, in bucket
Sow directly in place, at 8 cm intervals, 2 to 3 cm deep, in rows 40 cm apart. Till the plants 3 weeks after emergence. In mild-climate regions, you can sow as early as March. You can soak the seeds to facilitate germination.
For staking, place reams about 2 m apart before the beans emit their long, voluble stems.
April, May
May, June, July
July, August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
medium
humus, sandy
heavy, rich, drained
Phaseolus lunatus
late
12 seeds
Red, Black
From 150 to 200 cm
United States
1790
This variety, originally from South Carolina, has been grown by the T.B. Thweat family in Tennessee since 1790.
