When to plant Lima beans in North Dakota

In spring, from May 15 – June 15 in Fargo to May 25 – June 15 in Minot.

For a fall crop, June 1 – 15.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Lima beans planting dates by place in North Dakota
PlaceSpringFall
BismarckMay 25 – June 15June 1 – 15
DickinsonNot listedNot listed
FargoMay 15 – June 15June 1 – 15
Grand ForksMay 25 – June 15June 1 – 15
JamestownMay 25 – June 15June 1 – 15
MandanMay 25 – June 15June 1 – 15
MinotMay 25 – June 15June 1 – 15
West FargoMay 15 – June 15June 1 – 15
WillistonNot listedNot listed

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The full USDA table for lima beans.

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