What are the three sisters?

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What are the three sisters?

The Three Sisters refers to a traditional intercropping system of corn, beans, and squash grown together. Each crop supports the others: corn provides a tall stucture for beans to climb, beans fix nitrogen to enrich the soil, and squash vines spread along the ground to suppress weeds and retain moisture. This combination yields a reliable, varied harvest that helped sustain larger, more sedentary communities. Other crop groupings listed don’t reflect this specific planting trio.

The Three Sisters refers to a traditional intercropping system of corn, beans, and squash grown together. Each crop supports the others: corn provides a tall stucture for beans to climb, beans fix nitrogen to enrich the soil, and squash vines spread along the ground to suppress weeds and retain moisture. This combination yields a reliable, varied harvest that helped sustain larger, more sedentary communities. Other crop groupings listed don’t reflect this specific planting trio.

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