Garden Plans > 2011: 3 Sisters Garden

About this Garden Plan

3 Sisters Garden, educational plot

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Brownstown Community Garden
Garden Size: 25' 0" x 19' 11"
Garden Type: Community garden
Garden Layout: Other layout
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Heavy / Clay soil

Plan Notes

Garden Plan found from Renee's Garden, www.reneesgarden.com/articles 4 corn seeds/mound - Ornamental Indian Corn, Source: Sunny Hills Garden, Cape Girardeau, MO 4 pole bean seeds/mound - Garden of Eden (Heirloom) (Johnny's Selected Seeds) 3 Squash seeds/ mound - Connecticut Field Pumpkin (Heirloom) (Sunny Hills Garden) & Rouge Vif d'Etamps (Heirloom) (Thompson & Morgan) Mounds are 18 inches across, about 12 inches high, use compost or manure on mounds in year 1 before beans start providing nitrogen

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beans (Pole) 169"5" x 1' 1" 
Corn 161' 1"11" x 1' 5" 
Pumpkin 122' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 
Squash (Summer) 21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11" 
Squash (Winter) 22' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11" 

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beans (Pole)
Corn
Pumpkin
Squash (Summer)
Squash (Winter)



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