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HICKOK

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55-65 days. The pinnacle in quality and flavor! Hickok’s straight, 6 inch long, deep green, stringless beans taste very fresh and sweet with floral overtones and a mellow green bean flavor. Healthy, uniform, 20 inch tall plants provide a strong canopy of foliage to protect the beans, which hang down under the leaves for easy picking by the handfuls. Very productive over a long harvest season. White seeds; 120 per ounce. HR: BMV, R. IR: CTM.
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Steve S.
Super Green Bean

While not the first to be ready to pick, Hickok comes on with a strong crop of fantastic beans that hold on the plant for quite a while. They are thick and delicious. We plant several plantings throughout the summer for a continuous harvest.

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JanesAlwaysCooking
Absolutely delicious!

I love thin French green beens, and these are delicious when picked pencil thin. I happened to be out of town for 5 days and my beans needed to be picked while I was gone. I was very pleasantly surprised that even the slightly larger beans were stringless, tender & crunchy while being free of a big bean inside! I love picking a handful of beans at a time.

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Michael M.
Best bean I have grown.

As other reviewers have written, the Hickok is a top producer of long, straight and tender beans. I start some early in my greenhouse in a big pot and take them outside when the weather warms. Since I get buried in them my neighbors also enjoy.

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Susan G.
Growing well

The plants are growing well. They haven't flowered yet, but think they'll be showing up soon.

Soil Temp for Germ 60–85°F
Seed Depth 1"
Seed Spacing 2–4"
Days to Emergence 8–16
Thin Plants to 4"
Row Spacing 18–36"
Fertilizer Needs Low
Minimum Germination 80%
Seeds per Ounce Listed per variety
Seed Life 2–3 years

Rich and flavorful beans are fiber-packed veggies that promote digestive health and are excellent sources of antioxidants that scavenge free radicals in the body. They are also nitrogen-fixing legumes; beans gather nitrogen from the air and load it into the soil to feed future crops.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding.

Culture
• Beans are shallow rooted and can require up to 1/4 inch of water a day during hot weather
• Optimum soil pH is 5.5-6.5, mildly acidic
• Apply 1 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 10 row feet, and 1 inch of compost

Direct Sowing
• One ounce of seed plants 12-15 row feet, 1/2 pound for 100 row feet
• Grow Pole, Runner, and Yard Long beans on trellises

Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Mexican bean beetles, bean weevils, cucumber beetles, spider mites
• Insect control: Pyrethrin
• Common diseases: See chart below
• Disease prevention: Avoid wetting the foliage, remove plants at the end of the year, 3-4 year crop rotation

Harvest & Storage
• Ready for harvest about 2 weeks after bloom
• Pick when pods are nearly full size and seeds are still small
• Harvest every 3-5 days to increase yields
• Store at 40-45°F and 95% relative humidity

KEY TO BEAN DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
HR indicates high resistance.
IR indicates intermediate resistance.
A* | Anthracnose
BB | Bacterial Blight
BBS | Bacterial Brown Spot
BLS | Bacterial Leaf Spot
BMV | Bean Mosaic Virus
CTM | Curly Top Beet Mosaic Virus
DM | Downy Mildew
HB | Halo Blight
PM | Powdery Mildew
PMV | Pod Mottle Virus
R | Common Rust
* Numbers indicate specific disease race.

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