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*The beans acted as the [[Nitrogen Fixation]] for the system | *The beans acted as the [[Nitrogen Fixation]] for the system | ||
*Thus all parts of the farm support each other, and do better than if there were separate Maize, Beans, and Squash Fields | *Thus all parts of the farm support each other, and do better than if there were separate Maize, Beans, and Squash Fields | ||
=Planting Schedule= | |||
*Warm Weather Crops | |||
*Maize First | |||
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=Methodology= | |||
==Mound Method== | |||
*2-5 Each of the Beans and Maize | |||
*2-4 Squash | |||
*Each is put into a mound of raised soil/mulch arranged in a grid in the larger grow area | |||
*Spacing of supposedly ~1 Meter =/- 25 Centimerers | |||
**This needs checking | |||
=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture) The Wikipedia Page on Kionhekwa] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture) The Wikipedia Page on Kionhekwa] | ||
*[https://pinnguaq.com/learn/polyculture-traditional-haudenosaunee-kionhekwa-garden An Article on the Website "Pinnguaq" Titled "Polyculture: Traditional Haudenosaunee Kionhekwa Garden" ] | *[https://pinnguaq.com/learn/polyculture-traditional-haudenosaunee-kionhekwa-garden An Article on the Website "Pinnguaq" Titled "Polyculture: Traditional Haudenosaunee Kionhekwa Garden" ] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeGRftRk0Uc A Video by the YouTube Channel "GRIN-U Education" Titled "Three Sisters: Companion Planting of North American Indigenous Peoples" ] ( '''~11 Minute Watch''' ) | |||
**This also mentions the plot method (basically scaled up mega mound the size of a small garden), and the field method (basically [[Crop Rotation]] Corn Follows Beans because it is nitrogen hungry basically) | |||
[[Category: Food and Agriculture]] | [[Category: Food and Agriculture]] | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 8 June 2023
Basics
- The name for a type of Polyculture practiced by the Native People of North and Central America
- The word "Kionhekwa" is the name the Iroquois people used to refer to the process
- In most literature it is also referred to as "The Three Sisters"
- ESSENTAILLY:
- Maize is used to provide structure for the Climbing Beans , and Squash was used for Ground Cover / as a Cover Crop
- The beans acted as the Nitrogen Fixation for the system
- Thus all parts of the farm support each other, and do better than if there were separate Maize, Beans, and Squash Fields
Planting Schedule
- Warm Weather Crops
- Maize First
Methodology
Mound Method
- 2-5 Each of the Beans and Maize
- 2-4 Squash
- Each is put into a mound of raised soil/mulch arranged in a grid in the larger grow area
- Spacing of supposedly ~1 Meter =/- 25 Centimerers
- This needs checking
Internal Links
External Links
- The Wikipedia Page on Kionhekwa
- An Article on the Website "Pinnguaq" Titled "Polyculture: Traditional Haudenosaunee Kionhekwa Garden"
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "GRIN-U Education" Titled "Three Sisters: Companion Planting of North American Indigenous Peoples" ( ~11 Minute Watch )
- This also mentions the plot method (basically scaled up mega mound the size of a small garden), and the field method (basically Crop Rotation Corn Follows Beans because it is nitrogen hungry basically)