When to plant Lima beans in Arizona
In spring, from Feb 1 – Apr 15 in El Mirage to May 15 – June 15 in Show Low.
In fall, from June 1 – 15 in Flagstaff to Sept 1 – Oct 1 in Yuma.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Junction | Feb 10 – May 1 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Avondale | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Buckeye | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Bullhead City | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Camp Verde | May 1 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 1 |
| Casa Grande | Feb 10 – May 1 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Chandler | Feb 10 – May 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Chino Valley | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – 30 |
| Coolidge | Mar 1 – May 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cottonwood | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Douglas | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| El Mirage | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Eloy | Mar 15 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Flagstaff | Not listed | June 1 – 15 |
| Florence | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Fountain Hills | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Gilbert | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Glendale | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Goodyear | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Kingman | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lake Havasu City | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Marana | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Maricopa | Mar 1 – May 1 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Mesa | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Nogales | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Oro Valley | Apr 15 – June 20 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Paradise Valley | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Payson | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – 30 |
| Peoria | Feb 10 – May 1 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Phoenix | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Prescott | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – 30 |
| Prescott Valley | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – 30 |
| Queen Creek | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Safford | Apr 1 – June 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Sahuarita | Mar 15 – June 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| San Luis | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Scottsdale | Feb 1 – Apr 15 | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Show Low | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Sierra Vista | Apr 1 – June 30 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Somerton | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
| Surprise | Feb 10 – May 1 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Tempe | Feb 10 – May 1 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Tucson | Feb 10 – May 1 | Sept 1 – 30 |
| Yuma | — | Sept 1 – Oct 1 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means outside the table. The full USDA table for lima beans.