Work Shy Gardener

Last year I blogged the garden and about lost my mind with all the writing. This year I have 3 blogs and I have decided that I will write to each blog one time a week. One blog IS a writing blog so....

What plans do I have this year, yes raised beds again but this year I am focusing on tomato's, cucumbers, melons and peppers. I will probably try to keep a bed of radishes going in the shade.

Last year people asked me about my companion planting, I tend to put marigold and morning glory in the beds to attract beneficial insects and it worked pretty well. This year I want to prepare a section of my yard for an interesting experiment. It's called the three sisters.

This is a myth from the Iroquois Indians. Corn, beans, and squash were the most important crops to them. They were called the three sisters, given to man by the great spirit. Basically the area is prepared, and grist corn (popcorn in my case) is planted, when it gets 4" tall, beans are planted at the base of the corn, then finally when all that is 6" tall the pumpkins (their main squash) are inter-planted. The beans climb the corn, the pumpkins overgrow the base to block weeds. The beans are important because they attract pollinators to the corn and the pumpkins. So that's the plan, I will be preparing the plots and taking a few pictures in about a week of so.