Alabama black-eye Lima Beans

[Meadowlark]

I've tried and tried to grow traditional Limas e.g. Fordhook, Jackson, etc. all to disappointment. They just don't mature fast enough to beat the searing East Texas heat and stifling humidity.

However, this one does that and more. The Alabama Black-Eye Lima bean does not disappoint. It is known for its heat tolerance, productivity, and flavor often referred to as a butterbean even though it is a Lima.

I grow them on a trellis which they need for support as they have long trailing vines. Just started picking them today from a spring planting. I'll pick a couple of more times, then shell the whole lot. Hoping to get about 5 pounds of beans for storage.

The Alabama Black-Eye Lima...

 

[Meadowlark]

Shelled out 5 pounds of Limas and a couple pounds of purple hull peas today.

Those limas sure look good.

Season totals here on beans:

1) Green Beans....30 quarts canned
2) Pinto beans...10 pounds shelled
3) Cannellini Beans...5 pounds shelled
4) Alabama Limas...5 pounds shelled.

That is a year's supply for here when coupled with a fall crop of fresh Green Beans.

 

[Meadowlark]

And the good news they taste as good as they look...

Alabama Limas w/salsa and cornbread.