"The Three Sisters all work together. Critters will find it harder to invade
your garden by interplanting your corn, beans and squash. The corn stalk
serves as a pole for the beans, the beans help to add the nitrogen to the
soil that the corn needs, while the squash provides a ground cover of shade
that helps the soil retain moisture." ~ Native Tech.org ~
I am trying this method in the Garden Simply Test Garden this year using
Golden Bantam corn, The Three Sisters is the name given by some Native
Americans to the practice of growing corn, beans, and squash together.
The idea is to let the beans climb the corn, while the corn shades the squash.
The squash acts like a kind of living mulch, conserving water and providing
the even moisture needed for the corn and beans to fully develop.
We are using Early Yellow Straight Neck squash, and the simply fantastic
producer, Kentucky Pole Bean.
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