Fordhook 242 Bean Seed

Product ID:49.1149

Quick Facts

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Latin Name

Phaseolus lunatus

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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85 Days

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Annual

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Fordhook 242 Bean Seed

Product ID:49.1149

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. Bush bean. AAS Winner.

Specs:

  • Packet: 50 seeds
  • Avg. 430 seeds/lb

Quick Facts

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Latin Name

Phaseolus lunatus

Days To Maturity

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

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85 Days

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

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Annual

Product Features

Product Features

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners AAS (All-America Selections) Winners
All-America Selections is an independent, non-profit organization that tests new, never-before-sold crop varieties, and then introduces only the best garden performers as AAS Winners.
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SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Phaseolus lunatus

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 require more heat than regular bush beans, and will bear poorly in a cool growing season. Optimal soil temperature for germination is around 85°F (29°C) and the optimal ambient temperature for growing plants is 70–80°F (21–27°C). Choose a warm, well-drained location.

AVG. SEEDING RATE:

1 lb./100', 10 lb./1,000', 145 lb./acre at 3' between rows.

SEED SPECS:

SEEDS/LB.: 430.

PACKET:

50 seeds, sows 13'.

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