How To Use The Three Sisters Planting In Raised Beds

Learn how to use the three sisters planting method in a raised bed. This tip and trick talks about the best way to grow corn and beans in a 4 x 20 ft. raised bed. The corn can be planted 4 to 6 inches apart. In a small area, you can have more than 200 corn plants growing. It is important to remember that when corn is packed in a tight place, you need to shake the plants in order for it to pollinate. The pollen comes from the tassels on the top of corn and it falls down to each of the hairs coming out of the corn. If you have ever husked corn and wondered why half the kernels weren’t developed, it’s because they weren’t pollinated. The best way to be sure that your corn is being pollinated is to shake the corn plants everyday once the tassels are up so that the pollen will fall down onto the hairs. Another thing to remember is that corn is likely to blow over, especially if the soil is light and fluffy. You can pound stakes into each corner and wrap the whole bed in bailing twine to keep the plants up. Usually for three sisters planting corn, beans, and pumpkin (or squash) is used. However, for this small of a garden space, you don’t need the pumpkin. The pumpkin’s purpose is to keep the weeds down, but with such a pact area, there is no need for the pumpkin. The best method is to just use corn and beans. The beans grow right up the corn. This makes it easy for the beans to be picked because the corn keeps the beans up. Try these tips and tricks to save room in your garden and produce delicious beans and corn. Fore more information visit us at: http://www.growitnow.com