"lagniappe" wrote in message
om...
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

My feed store guy told me to do the same thing. Unless you have a
particular variety (i.e. blue lake green beans) this works fine. We use
pintos for green beans and Jacob's Cattle beans for dried beans.