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Post by sd51555 on Jul 16, 2024 6:25:06 GMT -6
I tried alternating corn/bean/corn/bean in my garden. I had terrible germination on both. Not having a lot of luck with heirloom sweet corn. The beans weren't much better, but I'm willing to bet they rotted with heavy rains and an all too cool start to June.
I put about 80 hills of pumpkins and squash into my clover plots this year. All the rain produced a flush of growth that towered over them. Don't think they'll make it. The sawdust mulch worked, but there's 4' of green wall above them.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 16, 2024 6:34:45 GMT -6
At some point in the past I read that indigenous people growing squash/beans/corn was BS.
I have zero idea what is true
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 16, 2024 8:31:18 GMT -6
At some point in the past I read that indigenous people growing squash/beans/corn was BS. I have zero idea what is true If they did so, Ian sure it was different varieties than we have now. And probably not in my location. There is a reason farmers want weed free or low weed crops. Note SD ‘s post about weeds crowding out his pumpkins.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 16, 2024 11:10:49 GMT -6
In my garden I plant rows of squash next to the early maturing rows of onions and radishes that get picked early. The squash usually takes over the whole area about the time the onions and radishes are done.
I've planted pumpkins on the edge of my corn food plots before, but the results weren't the best. They didn't like the semi-shady areas under the corn, which was where I was hoping they would go to reduce weeds in the corn.
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