Three Sisters - Mix
sg52
Description
Mixed culture based on the Mayan Milpa system: sweetcorn as a trellis aid, runner beans for fixing nitrogen in the soil and courgettes as ground cover.
Variety-specific characteristics
| Note | Note: Sow sweetcorn indoors until about 10-15cm tall, plant from mid-May in a circle. Sow beans 5cm apart. When the beans have sprouted, sow the courgettes directly in between. |
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| Components | e.g.: Damaun (sweet corn), Neckarkönigin (pole bean), Mutabile (courgette) |
| also available as seed disk | No |
| also available as seed mat | No |
| Positive for pollinators | No |
| Colour | mix |
| Nutrient requirements | medium |
| Sowing depth | 2-4 cm |
| Well suited for manual incorporation | No |