Bob And Susan

Three sisters is a term referring to corn, squash and beans. There is three sisters soup for example (Google it). The three sisters I am referring to is companion planting. I prepared 13 tires that are embedded in one of my vegetable gardens this afternoon by turning the soil, ridding the very young weeds and adding lots of sheep manure and organic matter (rotted leaves and compost). This year I am planting the corn (several seeds in a square shape) and two poles beans in the center of the corn of six of the tires (in a square shape again). I will then plant three or four different varieties of squash in the remaining tires. This is companion planting. The squash serves as a ground cover (less weeds). As the corn grows tall, so do the pole beans using the corn for support and at the same time keeping the corn sturdy during windy days and nights. I also planted some Nastursium and Calendula on the outside of the tires to attrack the friendly bugs to keep away the nasty bugs in order to keep our garden organic. I will be planting the corn and my own dried seeds of squash and pole beans in early June – the soil should be nice and warm by then!