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'Henderson's' Beans

Sub-Category:	Bush Lima

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Bush lima bean bearing 3-inch pods with 3 or 4 small butterbeans. Harvest dried or shelled. Long harvest season. Also known as 'Original Dwarf' or 'Henderson Bush Lima'.
Days To Maturity:	65-68
Seed Sources:	Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 05/14/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This is the old standard for baby lima's. It grows well and has great flavor. It does not yield as well as Wood's Prolific or Cangreen/Thorogreen which I prefer. Still a good cultivar.

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