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Master Gardeners: Companion Planting

The Three Sisters method of planting corn, beans, and squash is a Native American method of companion planting that many Texans have embraced since we got here. The corn represents the oldest sister who provides support for the beans to be grown, the beans represent the giving sister as she provides nitrogen to the trio, and the squash is the protective sister, …

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