Hi Jeff.. yes you can certainly use summer squash in the three sisters garden if you'd like, and Silver Queen corn should work just fine! Be careful with the Kentucky Wonder beans tho.. some pole beans are very aggressive and will grow too quickly and pull the corn down. I typically recommend using 1/2 runner types, they seem to perform the best in a cooperative growing situation like this
what type of been was the first one? I am trying this the first time this year. I tired last year but only planted some squash with the corn. Will get brave and plant the beans also. I don't like getting scratched with the corn and thought it better not to plant the beans with it last year.
The first bean we plant in this video is called Anakin Kavillii Giant, a very special seed that we are honored to steward! The story of this unique variety can be found in my first book From Our Seeds & Their Keepers.. here's a link if you'd like to check it out :) Happy Growing and best of luck with you three sisters garden! www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/books/
How did it turn out at the end of the year ? I tried it a few years back and it wasn't all that great . I'm giving it a try again this year . Thank you for sharing !
Aaric, the garden turned out well. The key to success is proper spacing.. which we discuss in the video. Its easy to crowd the plants together too closely which will have a negative impact on the harvest..
You're absolutely right! It was explained to us by the gentleman that was first gifted the seeds in Kavillii, Georgia that the woman sharing the seeds told him when he inquired that the beans had no formal name, they were simply the bean that she had grown in her village for most of her life. He subsequently named the bean to celebrate my son's birthday and to honor the village where he was given the seeds.. Through my seed preservation work I've observed that assigning formal names to varieties comes from a very Western mindset, most traditional cultures did not, and still do not, follow this practice and if they do name varieties, it is more of a descriptor, based on the seed or fruit's appearance, location and previous growers.. in a way, this is what Joseph did when he named this bean.. the Anakin Kavillii Giant is a very large seeded bean that came from the village of Kavillii. Sure this may not be the "real" name of the seed, but if we want to be technical, whatever the lady in Georgia called the bean was also not the "real" name.. since beans originated in the Americas and would have already had a name (likely descriptive) before it ever made it to Europe. My favorite part of the name/story though, is watching young Anakin growing his beans, saving his seeds and being so proud of doing it! He was gifted the seed when he turned one, this year he is eight.. still growing and enjoying his special bean! :)
My great grandma taught me this as a kid she passed at 122 yrs old . i was just 16. thanks for the memories and GREAT video.
So glad you enjoyed the video.. how wonderful that you were able to learn such valuable information from your grandmother.. thats awesome!
Wonderful planting. Corn, beans and squash are great companion plants. New friend ❤
The beans are the second sister
In each hill, what is the distance between corn seeds?
You can plant your corn anywhere from 6 to 10 inches apart.
Cool!
Thank you so much. I love you plant with the moon cycles and with in the Native ways. So grateful to find your channel.
Thank you for the kind words.. so happy that you enjoyed the video :) Happy Growing!
In my country we grew beans and corn at the same time and it worked all the time.
Thats wonderful! And where is it that you are from?
@@SmallHouseFarm Kenya have done it here in Texas and it's been successful
awesome video thank you! I will be trying this for the first time this year.
Thanks so much! Good luck.. and happy growing!
Im interested in how you water the 3 sisters?
Often we only water when it rains.. occasionally we will set up drip irrigation, or in extra dry years, we've event used a sprinkler.
Can you use summer squash. Straight or crookneck. Silver queen. Corn. And Kentucky wonder. Pole beans. ?
Hi Jeff.. yes you can certainly use summer squash in the three sisters garden if you'd like, and Silver Queen corn should work just fine! Be careful with the Kentucky Wonder beans tho.. some pole beans are very aggressive and will grow too quickly and pull the corn down. I typically recommend using 1/2 runner types, they seem to perform the best in a cooperative growing situation like this
@@SmallHouseFarm which climbing bean do you recomend
@@jeffscott8323 any half runner type will do just fine!
@@jeffscott8323 any 1/2 runner type will do great!
How many corn seeds can I put in a 1x1 square. Was goin do 2 or 3. Let me know
You could easily plant up to 4 corn seeds per square foot if you'd like
Canavalia gladiata is that the bean you’re talking about? How you think it’ll grow in zone 6b
All the beans that we've grown in the three sisters are Phaseolus vulgaris.
@@SmallHouseFarm thanks
what type of been was the first one? I am trying this the first time this year. I tired last year but only planted some squash with the corn. Will get brave and plant the beans also. I don't like getting scratched with the corn and thought it better not to plant the beans with it last year.
The first bean we plant in this video is called Anakin Kavillii Giant, a very special seed that we are honored to steward! The story of this unique variety can be found in my first book From Our Seeds & Their Keepers.. here's a link if you'd like to check it out :) Happy Growing and best of luck with you three sisters garden! www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/books/
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How did it turn out at the end of the year ? I tried it a few years back and it wasn't all that great . I'm giving it a try again this year . Thank you for sharing !
Aaric, the garden turned out well. The key to success is proper spacing.. which we discuss in the video. Its easy to crowd the plants together too closely which will have a negative impact on the harvest..
@@SmallHouseFarm Thank you !
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@Nikolas Dylan meh I watch on flixportal. Just google for it:) -terrance
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And the squash??????
we grew Seminole Pumpkins that year.. at around 3:18 in the video we discuss transplanting them into the garden. every third hill is a squash hill!!
It would have been nice to know the real name of those beans instead of naming them after your son.
You're absolutely right! It was explained to us by the gentleman that was first gifted the seeds in Kavillii, Georgia that the woman sharing the seeds told him when he inquired that the beans had no formal name, they were simply the bean that she had grown in her village for most of her life. He subsequently named the bean to celebrate my son's birthday and to honor the village where he was given the seeds.. Through my seed preservation work I've observed that assigning formal names to varieties comes from a very Western mindset, most traditional cultures did not, and still do not, follow this practice and if they do name varieties, it is more of a descriptor, based on the seed or fruit's appearance, location and previous growers.. in a way, this is what Joseph did when he named this bean.. the Anakin Kavillii Giant is a very large seeded bean that came from the village of Kavillii. Sure this may not be the "real" name of the seed, but if we want to be technical, whatever the lady in Georgia called the bean was also not the "real" name.. since beans originated in the Americas and would have already had a name (likely descriptive) before it ever made it to Europe. My favorite part of the name/story though, is watching young Anakin growing his beans, saving his seeds and being so proud of doing it! He was gifted the seed when he turned one, this year he is eight.. still growing and enjoying his special bean! :)