Up to 70 days. The strike green bean is a popular variety of bean, due to the high yield. Strike beans can be harvested as soon as fifty days after being planted. This variety grows in the shape of a bush, and therefore does not need a pole or support. Because green beans are annual, you can simply pull the root from the ground when it’s time to pick them. Stringless, smooth beans average 5-6" in length, and are medium green in color. A concentrated set makes for easy picking. Excellent yield potential. Strike is known for its concentrated pod set which allows for heavy harvests that are ideal for processing or freezing.
Growing Strike Bush Bean Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
- Other Names:
- Days to Maturity: 50-70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Planting Depth: 1"
- Plant Spacing: 4"
- Row Spacing: 18-24"
- Growth Habit: Mound/bush
- Soil Preference: Loose soil, PH level of 6 to 7 preferred, cannot germinate in cold soil so best to sow in late spring
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full sun is required.
- Pests/diseases: Aphids, spider mites, grasshoppers, slugs. Wet leaves can rot and disease can spread, so affected leaves need to be removed
- Color: Green
- Flavor: Juicy, crunchy consistency
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Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g Packet - Approx 100 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 1,400 Seeds
- 5 lb - Approximately 7,000 Seeds
- 25 lb - Approximately 35,000 Seeds
To get started, sow the seeds just one inch beneath the surface in a loose soil, with four inches between plants and eighteen to twenty four inches between rows. Beans need light, but even, watering. Because the leaves can become afflicted with disease if made wet, you should water as close to the root as possible. If you do find that a leaf has become diseased, remove it from the plant immediately, as the disease can spread. You can begin harvesting beans when they are about three to five inches long; this will usually be around fifty to seventy days. Leaving mature beans on the plant can stop or slow production, so be sure to keep an eye on these beans!
Bush beans require full sun and well-drained soil. Good air circulation around bush bean plants is essential, especially for late shelling or dry type beans, as they are very susceptible to fungal diseases which prevail later in the season. Bush beans are light feeders; compost or well-rotted manures worked into the soil at the time of planting is sufficient. Pick Strike beans frequently, plants will stop producing if beans are left to grow to maturity. Pick them before the seeds inside have grown too large.