digitS'
Garden Master
Good Luck !!
Remember that the Native Americans had a few thousand years to grow food plants. In SE Asia it was the same slash & burn agriculture (where the climate was decent enough, in Western Europe, too
). Climbing beans are often planted against the rocks bordering the garden. Also, slash & burn doesn't always mean everywhere is ash down to the soil surface. Piles of unburnt branches, dead bushes and logs are available for vegetables.
I have been successful giving pole bears - poles, in the 3 Sisters garden. They may traipse over to a cornstalk but the pole can be a primary support.
Of course, what I liked was how few weeds could invade the 3 Sisters. (What I didn't like was how I couldn't invade, either. So ... fresh is out and just plan on dry beans, corn and winter squash). Howsomeever, you can't just walk away and leave it for 4 or 5 months. I mean, whatabout the 4-legged pests! My idea is that the gardens were prime hunting sites. The shelter out there wasn't just for midday shade when the gardeners are out there. The old man may as well be sleeping there if the only other choice is coming home empty-handed
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Steve
Remember that the Native Americans had a few thousand years to grow food plants. In SE Asia it was the same slash & burn agriculture (where the climate was decent enough, in Western Europe, too
I have been successful giving pole bears - poles, in the 3 Sisters garden. They may traipse over to a cornstalk but the pole can be a primary support.
Of course, what I liked was how few weeds could invade the 3 Sisters. (What I didn't like was how I couldn't invade, either. So ... fresh is out and just plan on dry beans, corn and winter squash). Howsomeever, you can't just walk away and leave it for 4 or 5 months. I mean, whatabout the 4-legged pests! My idea is that the gardens were prime hunting sites. The shelter out there wasn't just for midday shade when the gardeners are out there. The old man may as well be sleeping there if the only other choice is coming home empty-handed
Steve