Companion Planting with 'The Three Sisters' Now!

Don't Miss the Three Sisters of Companion Planting, PLUS 5 Vegetables to Plant in September! [Food Gardening Network Preview]( September 19, 2022  [Learn About ‘The Three Sisters’ of Companion Planting Now!]( Native Americans developed prolific gardens that could feed them all year long with the three sisters of corn, beans, and squash. Find out how you can have your own garden of three sisters—in the Food Gardening Magazine September issue! [September Issue 2022] Gain full access to this premium magazine issue—and an entire Library of food gardening advice—with a [Charter Gold Membership in Food Gardening Network!]( Dear Gardener, Where would wine be without cheese, or peanut butter without jelly? Simon without Garfunkel? And let’s not forget our special guests today, the “Three Sisters”—otherwise known as corn, beans, and squash. Native Americans have long understood that some plants work better together, and the Three Sisters’ planting method is based on centuries of Native American agricultural traditions. The name “Three Sisters” comes from the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois, who inhabit areas around the Great Lakes. The Haudenosaunee method includes planting the seeds of corn, beans, and squash together in the same mound. The mound is used, like it often is in planting, to prevent the roots from becoming waterlogged. In the September issue of Food Gardening Magazine, you’ll learn all about gardening with the Three Sisters, including where and how to configure your plantings in the article The Three Sisters of Companion Planting. [The Three Sisters of Companion Planting] In this article about planting with the Three Sisters method, you’ll learn: - Where to plant the corn, beans, and squash—and why it matters to configure it this way. - What specific “balance” do you achieve with the Three Sisters method of planting? Hint: It’s about how you consume these three foods. - Which specific variety of beans should you use to optimize the Three Sisters method? Find out now in this article! - How to create the perfect “Three Sisters” mound—you’ll even learn how to create a Three Sisters layout without mounds! - What substitute plants for corn, beans, and squash can you use to still achieve results with the Three Sisters method? Get the answer now when you read this article! And this article also includes a helpful instructional video, to show you exactly what to do! [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Gardening Guides, and Recipes! [Gold Membership] Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!]( Here’s everything you get—including The Three Sisters of Companion Planting—in the September issue of Food Gardening Magazine: Gardening with Amanda Food Gardening Network’s Senior Editor and Producer Amanda MacArthur is one fabulous food gardener! She takes gardening seriously, makes it fun, and delivers some great content—including companion videos to show you, not just tell you, exactly what to do. Check out these four helpful articles, with videos, from Amanda this month: - 5 Vegetables to Plant in September: You don’t have to give up your gardening just because fall is on the way. Salad greens grow quickly and love the cooler weather, kale will be happy well into the colder temperatures coming our way, and there are some fast-growing root veggies that you can plant. Check out which 5 vegetables you should be planting this fall! - The Three Sisters of Companion Planting: Wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, or Netflix and chill—some things just belong together. Such is the case in the garden with corn, beans, and squash. In this article, you can explore the origins of this perfect combination and get tips on several different ways you can plant the trio in your garden. - How to Harvest Fresh Herbs in the Fall to Use All Winter: Usually by the time frosty weather is heading my way, I still have a ton of fresh herbs in my garden. I hate letting all that goodness go, so I like to harvest and store them. In this article, Amanda offers three easy ways to keep those fresh herbs ready for use all winter long. - How to Start Saving and Cooking Pumpkin Seeds: Fall is pumpkin season, and we all know what that means! Aside from pumpkin spice muffins, lattes, beer, and pancakes, it also means it’s pumpkin carving season. And with that comes a goldmine of pumpkin seeds! Don’t toss those seeds in the compost, though. They make amazingly delicious and nutritious snacks! Find out how to use them in this article now. [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Gardening Guides, and Recipes! [Gold Membership] Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!]( And this issue of Food Gardening Magazine includes details on our three featured foods this month—concurrently with publishing this issue of our magazine, we’re publishing three guides on summer squash, green beans, and corn: Summer Squash: Summer squash is about much more than just zucchini! That’s what you’ll learn when you dig into this guide all about this versatile fruit. (That’s right: you’re going to learn that it’s really a fruit, not a vegetable!) Find out more, in Happiness is Summer Squash! Green Beans: When you plant green beans, you get loads of delicious, nutritious produce that proliferates like magic. You won’t encounter a giant, like Jack did with his beanstalk, but you will discover a giant love for growing green beans, including their beautiful butterfly-shaped pink, red, and white blossoms, depending on the green bean varieties you grow. Learn how to grow this classic food in Grow Great Green Beans! Corn: If you’ve ever sunk your teeth into sweet, buttery corn right from the farmstand, you know there’s nothing else like it. Now imagine how good corn would taste when you can get it right in your own backyard! So sweet! Learn all about growing this fun and delicious garden vegetable in The Everything Corn Guide. [The Three Sisters of Companion Planting] I’ve read all three guides, and I’ve learned so many things about these three plants. Consider some of these tidbits that I discovered while reading these guides, to get you thinking about what you might want to plant this year. - Squash comes in a great variety of colors, patterns, and shapes—from white to deep green and yellow or even orange, solid to striped, flattened to tubular with crooked necks. And this fruit that eats like a vegetable is a fast-growing, prolific grower. Just a couple of plants will easily feed a family of four or even six. - Did you know that green beans date back thousands of years? Originating in Peru, they spread to South and Central America, then to Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Green beans have grown in Mexico for 7,000 years, and Native Americans grew green beans along with corn and squash—known as Three Sisters planting. - Corn, also known as maize, does not grow wild. The tender vegetable we enjoy so much today was cultivated by indigenous peoples in Central America and Mexico 7,000 to 10,000 years ago—they domesticated a tough, ancient grass known as teosinte. To this day, corn depends on human care for its existence. [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Gardening Guides, and Recipes! [Gold Membership] Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!]( In this edition of Food Gardening Magazine, you’ll find Gardening Guide Close-Ups to help guide you through these three foods and our gardening guides. These in-depth articles that focus on summer squash, green beans, and corn give you valuable tips and advice about these foods, and you’ll have instant access to the premium gardening guides themselves, too. Be first to read these Gardening Guide Close-Ups, to get a head start on how to grow these foods: - What to Do With Summer Squash: There’s only so much ripe summer squash one can use! Here’s what to do with summer squash when you’re overloaded. Wait until you try the Summer Squash Chips! - 10 Green Bean Companion Plants and 5 Plants to Avoid Planting Nearby: Green beans make great companions to a number of other garden vegetables, such as squash and cucumbers. But there are a few plants that make less-than-ideal companions for green beans. Revealed for you in this article now! - How to Hand-Pollinate Corn and Stop Growing Single-Kernel Cobs: To get a decent crop, most farmers suggest having at least 16 corn plants. Others say you need at least 11 rows. But I’ve seen backyard gardeners with just 10 corn plants that ended up with full ears of corn because they’ve done a proper job hand-pollinating their corn. Find out how to hand-pollinate corn when your read this article now! [Tagliatelle with Corn and Tomatoes] And then there are the recipes you’ll find in the three guides. Here are three of my favorites that are tasty, unique, and easy to make: - Tagliatelle with Corn and Tomatoes: This recipe combines the flavorful freshness of home-grown veggies with quick and easy preparation. The slight acidity of the cherry tomatoes and the fruitiness of the white wine is undercut by the sweetness of fresh-picked corn and a few tablespoons of unsalted butter. The flavors are only further boosted by the slightly peppery basil and the low-sodium chicken broth. A quick-and-tasty meal any night of the week! - Healthy Green Bean Casserole: Green bean casserole was “invented” in the 1950s. This updated recipe keeps the flavors, but substitutes fresh ingredients for the canned ones. In this version, fresh green beans are the star of the dish, not a buried afterthought. Please give this recipe a try! - Summer Squash Bread: The mildly sweet and nutty flavor of summer squash permeates the entire loaf, and the tenderness of the shredded squash creates a fluffy, moist texture. Adding vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg serves to further heighten the flavors and aromas of this Summer Squash Bread. Try toasting a slice for breakfast or a snack! I hope you enjoy the September issue of Food Gardening Magazine as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it together—and I hope you’ll read The Three Sisters of Companion Planting and give some of these plants a try! 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