tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post338769463895860097..comments2023-11-05T06:09:17.322-05:00Comments on Milkweed Diaries: On FullnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-83162178679005436322010-04-21T07:49:06.136-04:002010-04-21T07:49:06.136-04:00Thanks, Aimee and Hello Anthony!
I've had goo...Thanks, Aimee and Hello Anthony!<br /><br />I've had good results with companion planting just winter squash or watermelon with beans. Last year we had great results with an interplanting of butternut squash and the Cherokee trail of tears beans - the squash just did its vigorous growing all season long, spreading all throughout the bean beds and making squash, and when we had harvested most of the beans and could pull down the bamboo trellises, it revealed a bunch of big fat butternuts.<br /><br />Sunflowers are good poles for beans, too...and I've always thought that growing brassicas underneath would be a good idea since they benefit from a little shade in the heat of summer when beans are hitting their stride, and since they are also are heavy feeders that would enjoy the nitrogen-fixing properties of the beans. Haven't tried it yet, for some reason. I say experiment and let me know what you discover....Milkweedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358496166576984299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-36701109221796815652010-04-03T02:17:57.941-04:002010-04-03T02:17:57.941-04:00Hey, I ran across your blog on accident. I was loo...Hey, I ran across your blog on accident. I was looking for things to plant with black beans. I want to grow Aztec Sweet Corn and Black Beans with another crop or two that might have mutually beneficial properties. I live in a mediterranian climate in California. <br /><br />I am aware of the holy trinity of maize, squash, and beans, but I was hoping to be more creative Do you have any suggestions? Even with something you may not have tried yet, but sounds good in theory Awesome blog by the way!Anthony Garzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063487670396119326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868856291902994549.post-63067834980367398922010-03-28T22:29:23.943-04:002010-03-28T22:29:23.943-04:00awesome! You go!awesome! You go!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.com