OK, you convinced me. I've got about a dozen beans soaking
in a cup of water, tomorrow after work I'm going to bury them
and we'll see what happens.

Someone brought up an interesting question though ... are
simple lima beans a hybrid? Are they likely to "make true"
from the seeds?

Martin

(lagniappe) wrote in message . com...
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?

Assuming these very-dried beans are viable, what is
the best way to proceed? Just bury them, or soak
first?

best regards,

Martin