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title: "Dose anyone know what is wrong with my Lima bean plant? I just…"
description: "Dose anyone know what is wrong with my Lima bean plant? I just planted it in soil after keeping it in a damp paper towel untill it started sprouting. It is now…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Sav"
published: "2025-08-16T03:02:34.727663Z"
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# Dose anyone know what is wrong with my Lima bean plant? I just…

_Posted by Sav on 2025-08-16_

Dose anyone know what is wrong with my Lima bean plant? I just planted it in soil after keeping it in a damp paper towel untill it started sprouting. It is now a brown color and kinda dying

## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2025-08-16

if you plant them too early in soil they may die because they don't have strong enough roots to survive the shock.

### Sav commented on 2025-08-16

Thanks so much!

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