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Southwestern Gardening
violetwest

Three Sisters: corn, bean & squash

violetwest
10 years ago

Has anybody tried growing these together in the traditional way? Am thinking about using a raised bed.

don't know when the right time to plant this would be, but I was just thinking about it.

This post was edited by Violet.West on Sun, Aug 25, 13 at 12:21

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