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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
*
=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''' )
*[http://heritagegarden.uic.edu/the-three-sister-plot A [[University of Illinois Chicago Heritage Garden]] Page Titled "The Three Sisters Plot" ]
**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)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrGgCs7EqOY A Video by the YouTube Channel " [[UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County]] " "3 Sisters Garden" ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXsdVJVVxFc A Video by the YouTube Channel "Next Level Gardening" Titled "Planting a 3 Sisters Garden / How to Grow Corn, How to Grow Squash, How to Grow Beans... Together!" ] ( '''~10 Minute Watch''' )


[[Category: Food and Agriculture]]
[[Category: Food and Agriculture]]

Revision as of 04:07, 9 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

Internal Links

External Links

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