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Three Sisters Status, And A Decision
The Three Sisters Garden was supposed to be a cooperative planting of corn, beans, and squash. The corn stalks would support the beans, the beans would feed the soil with nitrogen, and the squash leaves would shade the soil. And theoretically the three could be harvested together. Soup, anyone? In reality, my experience has been Continue reading
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Three Sisters Beans, And Her Siblings
The Three Sisters project has been an interesting one, although it is clear that I don’t have the dedication needed to be a good vegetable gardener. The mounds have been watered every day, although probably not enough, and perhaps I have not been vigilant enough to defend them from pests. Nevertheless, growth is still happening Continue reading
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Corn Harvest
On June 7, 82 days after planting seeds, I harvested two ears of corn to test them. They were cooked and eaten. The taste was fine, although the kernels were a bit chewy. That was perhaps from harvesting them too late or not watering the plants enough. This was a bicolor variety (Ambrosia), so I Continue reading
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Three Sisters Garden Update
Experimenting with a Three Sisters Garden this year has certainly been an interesting project. Most likely I will try this again for one more year at least, so that I can benefit from lessons I’ve learned this year and perhaps improved soil maturity, but beyond that I don’t know. Vegetables take more work and water Continue reading
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Understanding Corn Plants
I had never grown corn before I started my Three Sisters Garden project this year, nor had I ever studied the structure and development of a corn plant. Once my plants started to grow, it soon became apparent that things were happening that I didn’t understand so of course there had to be research. I Continue reading
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Organizing The Three Sisters
This year I am experimenting with a Three Sisters Garden, which is a cooperative planting of corn, beans, and squash in mounds of soil. I have reached the point where all three vegetable plants are growing and the beans are beginning to climb, so it was time to get them a bit better organized and Continue reading
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Baby Squash Plants
Just over a week ago, squash seeds were sown in my Three Sisters Garden, and now they’re growing. I only need two squash plants per mound but I planted four seeds for redundancy. I see 18 out of 20 growing, and once we get to the point where the beans are climbing the corn I’ll Continue reading
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Three Sisters Garden #4: Squash
See this earlier post for a general summary of the Three Sisters Garden and preparation of the growing mounds. Each 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 6, 2024. As of April 23, Continue reading
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Storm Damage To The Three Sisters Garden
The night of April 9, 2024, just three days after sowing bean seeds in my Three Sisters mounds, there was a fierce storm with 2.1 inches of rain/hail and high winds. Most of the garden was not affected, but some nearby Firewheel plants near the mounds were knocked over, which in turn knocked over a Continue reading
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Three Sisters Garden #3: Beans
See this earlier post for a general summary of the Three Sisters Garden and preparation of the growing mounds. On 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 daily. All of the corn Continue reading
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.
Rewilding My Lot 