Fordhook 242

Product ID: 49

Vegetables > Beans > Beans, Bush Lima


An AAS winner more than 60 years ago and still the standard for lima beans.

Early bearing and delicious, this is the best large-seeded variety. White seeds. Avg. 380 seeds/lb. Packet: 50 seeds.

Plant Cycle:   (A)   Days to Maturity or Bloom:   85

AAS Winners   Heat tolerant  

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Product Price Quantity
49Packet  $3.45 
491/2 Pound  $4.75 
491 Pound  $6.85 
495 Pounds  $20.25 
4925 Pounds  $77.50 
Backordered until 06/06/12
49100 Pounds  $275.00 
Backordered until 06/06/12


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Fordhook 242


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Lima Bush Bean



CULTURE: Sow about 3" apart, 1" deep in rows 18-36" apart, after soil is at least 75°F (24°C).
HARVEST:
Pick for fresh shelling when beans are plump and bulge inside pods.
NOTE:
Limas like more heat than regular bush beans, and will bear poorly in a cool growing season. Choose a warm, well-drained location.
AVG. SEEDING RATE:
100'/lb., 10 lb./1,000', 145 lb./acre at 3' between rows.
PACKET:
50 seeds sows 13'.

AAS Winners

AAS Winners

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Heat tolerant

Heat tolerant