| You basically will want your zuke mounds alternating your corn/bean mounds. The center of 2 zuke mounds should be spaced 5' apart with a corn/bean mound between them. Your zuke mound should contain 3 zuke plants 4" apart in a triangle. You corn/bean mound should have 4 corn and 4 beans in an alternating square with 3" spacing. Remember to allow the corn to grow first letting it reach height of 15cm (6") before planting the beans and squash/zukes. There is a great diagram of 3 sisters planting below. Hopes this helps. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Three Sisters Planting
| I used this article to guide my planting. This year is my first attempt at 3 sisters, and I planted late. But I found it interesting the different patterns that are used to account for different environmental factors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Article on Companion Planting
