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Plant Corn, Beans and Squash Together

In the Three Sisters Garden, Native Americans grew pole beans, corn, and squash all together. How do you grow pole beans on corn. Growing pole beans on corn stalks is a matter of timing. After all danger of frost has passed in your area, create a mound of soil 10 inches high and 3 feet in diameter. Choose a tall corn variety, such as 'Country Gentlemen'. Flatten the top of the mound and plant 7 sweet corn seeds in the center, spacing the seeds about 4 inches apart. After 2 weeks or when the corn plants are at least 10 inches tall, sow 6 pole bean seeds in a circle 6 inches away from the corn plants.

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Plant squash or pumpkin seeds about a foot away from the corn, you will thin this to the healthiest one later. Keep the mound weeded and watered. When the pole beans are a few inches tall, train them to climb by gently wrapping the shoots around the corn stalks. Once started, the beans will continue to climb on their own.

Source: Got it from a Native American friend

By Sherry from Silverdale WA

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By hybrid hopes (Guest Post)
May 16, 20080 found this helpful

I planted these, but the slugs got EVERYTHING :(
I'm starting over since it's fairly early in the season.

 
By Sandi (Guest Post)
May 16, 20080 found this helpful

You mentioned squash in this planting in the title.
Where are they to be planted? Also what kind?

Editor's Note: That part was left out, it is in there now.

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You can use any type of squash but pumpkin is a traditional option.

 

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