Grow guide
How to grow Lima Bean Fordhook 242
Phaseolus lunatus
- Type
- Bean
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–80 days
- Spacing
- 4″ apart
- Density
- 9 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize At transplant
- Harvest As needed
Notes
AAS Bronze Medal 1945; large-seeded bush lima with 3-4 greenish-white seeds per pod, sets well in hot weather.
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