Wetsel Seed™ Heirloom Fordhook Lima Beans
10g Packet
A recipe favorite, these heirloom lima beans have a massive yield and their light green color, is an excellent addition to any recipe. Perfect for table use, drying, freezing and canning.

• Planting Information:
  When and where to plant: Select sunny location and plant after last frost. Soil should be warm, cultivated and enriched with a vegetable food. Make successive plantings of bush beans every 2 weeks until 8 weeks before fall frost. Sow pole beans only once. Firm soil over seed.
  Care: Support pole beans with poles, trellis, or fence. Water by soaking soil.
  Harvesting: Pick regularly with care to avoid injury to vine.
  Storage: Store seed in cool, dry place. Heat and moisture can severely reduce germination.
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  Seed Information
  Seed Variety: Heirloom Limas, Fordhook
  Botanical Name: Phaseolus lunatus
  Life Cycle: Annual
  Light Requirements: Full Sun
  Germination Time: 15-20 Days (Bush), 15-20 Days (Pole)
  Planting Depth: 1-1/2 in. (Bush), 1-1/2 in. (Pole)
  Seed Spacing: 3 in. (Bush), 5 in. (Pole)
  Spacing Between Rows: 30 in. (Bush), 4 ft. (Pole)
  Thinning Height: 1-2 in.
  Space After Thinning: 12 in. (Bush), 8 in. (Pole)
  Days To Maturity: 67-75 Days (Bush), 80-90 Days (Pole)