While you are planning your spring garden, consider companion planting: Where one plant helps the other, to work in harmony with nature. Learn and plant a 3 Sisters Garden, an old fashioned, but very effective farming technique.
Like strip mining, modern agribusiness is based on yields extracted from the land regardless of the environmental cost. This Native American garden, which was actually a form of small-scale farming, made the land richer. A 3 sisters garden can be planted on a smaller scale and grown in a raised bed as well. Plant the corn first. When the corn reaches 5 inches in height, plant the pole beans. About a week later, plant your squash seeds. The corn supports the beans, the beans provide nitrogen and the squash keeps moisture in and shades out the weeds. Harmony
BE SURE TO ORDER YOUR SEEDS FROM A COMPANY THAT HAS TAKEN THE SAFE SEED PLEDGE. We love Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - as we know they do test to be sure there is no GMO contamination. High Mowing Organic Seeds is another great company - they are the first to be Non-GMO Project Verified Find other safe seed companies here: http://bit.ly/1dAQAC4
Like strip mining, modern agribusiness is based on yields extracted from the land regardless of the environmental cost. This Native American garden, which was actually a form of small-scale farming, made the land richer. A 3 sisters garden can be planted on a smaller scale and grown in a raised bed as well. Plant the corn first. When the corn reaches 5 inches in height, plant the pole beans. About a week later, plant your squash seeds. The corn supports the beans, the beans provide nitrogen and the squash keeps moisture in and shades out the weeds. Harmony
BE SURE TO ORDER YOUR SEEDS FROM A COMPANY THAT HAS TAKEN THE SAFE SEED PLEDGE. We love Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - as we know they do test to be sure there is no GMO contamination. High Mowing Organic Seeds is another great company - they are the first to be Non-GMO Project Verified Find other safe seed companies here: http://bit.ly/1dAQAC4
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