I thought I would put up a picture of my "three sisters" experiment. That's the one following the lead of the American Indians who grow corn, beans and pumpkin together. I planted corn plants and then a climbing bean seed beside. I don't know if you can see very well but the beans are winding themselves around the corn as support. The pumpkin is a late addition and is one of those little Golden Nugget plants - it is providing extra ground shading. So support, shelter and ground cover is all going on here. I have used plenty of compost though as all good feeders.
I was a bit late to the party with my veggies this year. We built a fully enclosed vegetable garden towards the end of the year to prevent last years native animal food fest fiasco from being this years. A good friend helped me plant out the garden with seedlings but there wasn't much thought, rhyme or reason about where anything went to be honest. I love the idea of three sisters and am going to give it a go in Spring. Cheers for sharing what is obviously a good idea :)
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