corn, bean squash?

If you are talking about the traditional "three sisters" system of the Native Americans. They used the multi-colored flint Indian corn. The beans were a pole bean type that used the corn stalks to climb on. They were a type of bean that was harvested and consumed as dry beans. The squash was also a vine type squash that climbed on the corn. Often pumpkins are used, they are also a type of squash. The vines run on the ground and give good ground cover to help with weed control.

If you are wanting to use this method in your garden you could change things around to suit your needs. For example you could use sweet corn, pole green beans to be harvested fresh any type of squash you wanted. A vine squash may work better but a bush type of squash would do as well. I expect you could use eggplant as well if it is shade tolerant, I've never tried it. Good Luck.

Wealllll, eggplant ain't squash. Its more like a tomato.

Field corn, since sweet corn is a rather new hybrid thingie. Some field corn can be eaten 'green' but isn't sugary.

So many beans! I always think of Lima beans in that context. Not sure why. But many dry beans can also be eatten "green". and then they make more and can be stored.

Squash...There are old heirloom squashes which are much like pumpkins. Also acorn squash and so many others.

When people refer to corn, beans and squash, they usually mean sweet corn (my favorite is Silver Queen), green beans (my fav Blue Lake 274), and yellow squash. My husband likes yellow crookneck, but much of it is wasted on the skinny neck. That's why I prefer yellow straight neck. Zucchini is also very popular squash, and can be used in any way that yellow squash is used. No, eggplant is not included, but can sometimes be used in the same way. Eggplant is a member of the nightshades family, which includes tomatoes. These are some of the favorites of Southern gardeners, like myself.

Organic Corn. Never use a genetically altered plant, those need pestisides to live,...you don't want them. You want an original/organic varity.

Green Beans,...beans that vine. Try to find oganic seeds/plant.

Most corn that farmers use today are Genetically Altered and won't grow unless pestisides are usded. The corn is dependent of chemicals to live.

In the end, the plant is full of these chemicals and then you eat at them. It is not a self-saficant way of living or long life.

Go to an organic farmer for the seeds of the corn. They'll know what your looking for.