Young vegetable plants are transplanted into small holes cut into the plastic. Bell Pepper is green if harvested before maturity and red if picked when mature. Yellow peppers, a different variety, are harvested when mature. Bell peppers, commercially grown mostly in southwest Georgia, are available from mid-June though October. Lima Beans are grown in central and south Georgia and are harvested from June through November.
Beans are among the oldest foods known to man.
Columbus found native Indians in Cuba cultivating lima beans. Pole Beans are grown primarily east of the Mississippi River and thrive in south Georgia. They can be harvested 55 to 75 days after planting, with peak production in May through August. Southern Peas grow well in most Georgia soils but are primarily grown in central and south Georgia. Southern peas were brought to American soils with the first slaves from Africa.