On 2 Mar 2003 10:49:26 -0800, (lagniappe)
wrote:

Are the large white dried lima beans, the sort you
buy in the grocery store for soaking, cooking, and
eating, fertile? Or do they do something to them
to keep them from being viable? I have a particular
brand that I buy in 1-lb bags for cooking and eating,
that I particularly like. Can I plant these and
expect to get enough to germinate that I can grow
them and then have a source of fresh seeds? Or do
they irradiate or heat them or something else to make
them sterile?

Put a few in a damp paper towel or a little pot of damp potting mix
and see what happens. It's not going to cost you much. :-)