Family Owned Since 1979
Cultivating Gardeners

MONTE GUSTO

MONTE GUSTO

Product Description:

55 days. One of the most attractive and earliest yellow pole beans we’ve grown, these golden yellow pods sport a contrasting purplish vein and reach 8 inches long. Very productive plants grow to 6 feet tall with an abundance of creamy white blooms and lots of sweet, delicately floral, crunchy beans. Brown seeds; 70 per ounce. HR: BMV
  • Key Features:

SEED

$5.95

$5.95

  • Key Features:

Customer Reviews

Based on 8 reviews
100%
(8)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
s
suzanne w.
VERY PLEASED!

1st time trying this bean for 2024 - Very pleased with the germination/growth/production. Seems to hold well and has great flavor/texture - NW Oregon gardener & always seem to have a short growing season with all the rain. Good year!

M
Marana
Mealy

I didn't want to bring down the rating of a variety just because of our personal taste, so I'll give it a 5. We didn't care for the texture of these beans, they were late to produce, tasted too soft and mealy, just overall unappetizing. These notes are mainly for our own use, as a way to permanently keep a copy of what we liked and didn't like. But as with all seeds, your mileage may vary!

J
Jeff
Keeps on giving

Planted them in Honduras, no cold weather to stop them and it keeps on going an going.

J
Judith C.
No more bush beans ever!!

Monte Gusto is the reason I will never plant bush beans again. The slim, tender bean's sweet, buttery flavor surpasses bush bean taste.
The vines are very vigorous, easily 8-10' and are best on a tall trellis or tunnel.
At the peak of season in my Northern Illinois garden they produce heavily and needed daily harvesting.

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.

Thanks for signing up for our weekly newsletter!