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Look what is poking through the straw. Potato vines!We put some down on a bed of straw and covered, enclosed by a piece of fencingWhen they...

Look what is poking through the straw. Potato vines!

We put some down on a bed of straw and covered, enclosed by a piece of fencing

When they get a little bigger, we will add another layer of straw and cover.

We will keep adding layers until we get to the top then let the vines take off over the fence.

We had a naked spot in the front yard. Thought we would give the no-dig potato planting a try
~ @paul

#3Sisters #Gardening #Garden #Potato

I've been asked why I want to garden again since I've had a feeding tube for over a decade and rely on medical prescription formula...

I've been asked why I want to garden again since I've had a feeding tube for over a decade and rely on medical prescription formula to live on.

@penny eats but also, we plan on incorporating the beans and other vegetables into homemade formula to supplement the medical grade formula.

I love gardening. I've missed it. Having a ball of a time.

The corn is growing and the beans are in. In little over a week, we will plant the #pumpkins, #squash, #melons, #cucumbers, #watermelon...

The corn is growing and the beans are in.

In little over a week, we will plant the #pumpkins, #squash, #melons, #cucumbers, #watermelon & #zucchini

The #SweetPotato are taking off in their bags.

#3Sisters #Gardening

We had a happy accident. When our waterline was dug, a limb from one of our bushes got buried in dirt.It eventually rooted.We transplanted a...

We had a happy accident. When our waterline was dug, a limb from one of our bushes got buried in dirt.

It eventually rooted.

We transplanted a cutting last fall and it has taken off this year.

It's in a nice location up front on the road line that will add to the "English Village cottage" gardening of our front yard.

#Gardening

The mounds are done and the corn is planted.We have taken the side yard and made it essentially a #NoMow zone.The clover we planted last...

The mounds are done and the corn is planted.

We have taken the side yard and made it essentially a #NoMow zone.

The clover we planted last year is full and rich and hopefully will continue to take over what is left of the "lawn". It will serve as the border to the garden. Going to over seed the clover again.

When the corn gets around 5 to 6 inches high, the beans goes in!

The rows, marked by yellow, will be raised, boxed beds for veggies. #gardening

~ @paul

#3Sisters

Learn more about The Three Sisters of Indigenous American Agriculturehttps://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/stories/three-sistersWe're...

Learn more about The Three Sisters of Indigenous American Agriculture
https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/stories/three-sisters

We're using #3Sisters technique for the bulk of our vegetables that @penny eats but the remaining yard will be in the #EnglishGarden style, which has nothing to do with #Indigenous North American #Agriculture, as we try to reduce our lawn.

Are you ready for some #gardening A week late on planting the corn but we have until June 1st. #3Sisters Watch this space!Today is Friday,...

Are you ready for some #gardening

A week late on planting the corn but we have until June 1st.

#3Sisters
Watch this space!

Today is Friday, May 19th.
Saturday, May 20, the mounds will be made and corn will be planted. #Marigolds and #Sunflowers will be planted also.

Next we wait for #beans and #pumpkins, #squash, #melons & #zucchini planting time.

While we wait for the corn, raised beds around the edge will be made for traditional garden plants like #tomatoes, #peppers, #lettuce, etc.

Doing ( @paul ) more research to reduce the amount mowing of the yard and lawn as we introduce more nature to itWe have wild flower seed...

Doing ( @paul ) more research to reduce the amount mowing of the yard and lawn as we introduce more nature to it

We have wild flower seed for certain areas that will replace the lawn that won't need mowed and come back every year and now looking at adding large sections of dandelions

Follow our progress here. Photos coming soon as we start
#3Sisters
🔗 Lawns gone wild: Why you might just have to learn to love dandelions | Landscaping outcast finally gets some respect
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dandelions-pesticides-lawn-care-1.6030764

I, @paul, will be toot posting the conversion of our side yard into a Three Sisters and English Cottage Garden.Feel free to follow along...

I, @paul,
will be toot posting the conversion of our side yard into a Three Sisters and English Cottage Garden.

Feel free to follow along with our progress.

The ancient Three Sisters Garden method dates back to Native American culture. The trio of corn, pole beans and squash are planted together in hills, a crop management system called interplanting or companion planting