UD Cooperative Extension part of $3.3 million grant that aims to boost lima bean production and demand Lima bean, butter bean, double bean, sieva bean: Whatever you call it, University of Delaware ...

Lima beans were domesticated at least twice, according to a new genetic diversity study. Big seeded varieties known as "Big Lima" were domesticated in the Andean Mountains, while small seeded "Sieva" ...

National Bean Day is today (Jan. 6). The Golden State leads the nation in many things, but did you know that California farmers supply virtually all of our country's dry lima beans? California farmers ...

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 ...

I'm a doctoral student at the University of California, Davis studying lima beans — aka "butter beans." I'm working to develop insect-tolerant varieties, and tools to understand the mechanisms of ...

Varieties: Fordhook 242, Henderson, Jackson Wonder, Dixie (Speckled) Butterpea, Early Thorogreen. Planting months: March through August. Cold tolerance: Not cold tolerant. Need a news break? Check out ...

Answer: Beans can be grown in average soil anywhere in Southern California, and now is a good time to plant most varieties. Of all garden vegetables, the lowly bean--which is grown worldwide--may ...

Fresh lima beans aren't always easy to find, but if you do find some, they're worth devouring. Lima beans grow in flat, curved pods. Two to four seeds are inside each pod, and it is these seeds that ...