permaculture

["elijah smith" <elijahs@earthlink.net>]

 

At a recent seed-swap gathering we got some cool beans, white with purple spots.  They shot out of the ground, covered my trellis in a matter of weeks, and are trailing out over the yard - yippee!  They're lima beans, the "Hilo Lima" variety.

 

Here's my question - why haven't they flowered yet?  Other bush beans in my garden - much smaller - have been planted later and are already giving up beans...  is it time-sensitive?   day-length?   I'm not much of a botanist, under it all.

 

Thanks!

  Elijah