tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115658222542485690.post4391138434251865769..comments2023-06-03T08:53:33.869-07:00Comments on 6/15 Green Blog: The Three Sisters6/15 Green Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03495521759274970949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115658222542485690.post-84496788960903018722013-06-19T05:46:09.739-07:002013-06-19T05:46:09.739-07:00A few summers ago, we dedicated a huge area of the...A few summers ago, we dedicated a huge area of the Group Vegetable Garden to the Three Sisters. Each little area needs around a five foot diameter, so not too space efficient for us. We got a lot of sprawling squash plants, some corn and beans, but not a ton of production. I think if we did the bush, not vine-type of squash, it would have been more efficient. <br /><br />My belief is that it works best with a lot of land, but in a tight space it's tough. Still, a cool gardening project. <br /><br />Also...as for trellising beans, the corn will lose it's integrity after producing ears, so the beans and dried corn stalks will topple over by mid-August. We've used sorghum as a replacement for corn, which keeps it's integrity for most of the growing season. JSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199550943161887210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115658222542485690.post-27967167850011173822013-06-17T09:47:33.571-07:002013-06-17T09:47:33.571-07:00THis is the same system I grew up using in the mou...THis is the same system I grew up using in the mountains of northern New Mexico, both in gardens and on small river land plots. There we often used native corn varieties, scarlet runners and other local cultivars of runner beans, all kinds of squashes, and also added hot chile peppers to the mix in between the hills--that seems less appropriate to the small spaces of urban garden plots. My grandmother always put a combination of different kinds of well composted manures (cow, chicken, goat) from the ranch into the hole about a foot below the surface prior to planting, whatever the soils were like in that particular spot. Somehow that seemed to give a big push to the plants at just the right moment in mid-summer. I look forward to hearing how your plot works out!<br />best,<br />joshuajoshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751338081323189837noreply@blogger.com