Rewilding My Lot

Converting a new developer lot into a nature ecosystem — my journey

Three Sisters Garden #2: Corn

See this earlier post for a general summary of the Three Sisters Garden and preparation of the growing mounds. I built the mounds about a month ago to give them time to settle, and two of the five mounds each contain a trout fish as extra fertilizer!

On March 17, 2024 (after supposedly the last risk of frost, and the day after a nice soaking rain), each of my five Three Sisters mounds received four corn seeds of the variety Ambrosia (Zea mays hybrid). I marked the locations, pushed the seeds down about an inch, and will be giving them a light watering daily.

Once the corn has started growing, then the next step will be to plant beans to climb up the corn stalks.

I don’t have a good track record with vegetable gardening, so I’m hoping for greater success here. In truth, anything greater than zero would be progress!

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  1. Three Sisters Garden Corn Is Growing! – Rewilding My Lot Avatar
    Three Sisters Garden Corn Is Growing! – Rewilding My Lot

    […] March 17, 2024, I planted four corn seeds in each of five prepared mounds, and have been keeping them watered if no rain. This is the first […]

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    Three Sisters Garden #3: Beans – Rewilding My Lot

    […] March 17, 2024, each of my five Three Sisters mounds received four corn seeds of the variety Ambrosia (Zea mays hybrid), and I marked the location of the seeds. The seeds were lightly watered […]

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    Three Sisters Garden #4: Squash – Rewilding My Lot

    […] of my five Three Sisters mounds received four corn seeds of the variety Ambrosia (Zea mays hybrid) on March 17, 2024, and ten bean seeds of the variety Blue Lake FM-1K (Phaseolus vulgaris) on April […]

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  4. Corn Harvest – Rewilding My Lot Avatar
    Corn Harvest – Rewilding My Lot

    […] chewy. That was perhaps from harvesting them too late or not watering the plants enough. This was a bicolor variety (Ambrosia), so I was expecting the different kernel […]

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About Me

Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.

I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.

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