Flashcards on Ethnoveterinary Medicine and Paleoethnobotany

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What three crops make up the traditional 'Three Sisters' companion planting system?

Corn (Zea mays), Pepo squash (Cucurbita pepo), and Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

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Companion planting

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Card 1

Question: What three crops make up the traditional 'Three Sisters' companion planting system?

Answer: Corn (Zea mays), Pepo squash (Cucurbita pepo), and Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

Card 2

Question: In the Three Sisters system, what role does corn (the 'oldest sister') play?

Answer: Corn stands tall in the center and provides structural support for the beans to climb.

Card 3

Question: How does pepo squash (the 'second sister') benefit the planting bed?

Answer: Squash protects from weeds and nibblers and shades the soil to keep it cool and moist, supporting plant protection and the water regime.

Card 4

Question: What function does the common bean (the 'third sister') provide in the Three Sisters planting?

Answer: Beans climb through squash and up corn to bind the plants together and fix nitrogen, providing fertilization.

Card 5

Question: What physical planting structure is mentioned for arranging clusters of Three Sisters crops?

Answer: Flat-topped mounds of soil built for each cluster of crops.

Card 6

Question: Give one archaeological or historical detail mentioned about squash in the content.

Answer: Squash seeds have been dated to around 1000 BC (Marble Bluff, Arkansas, USA).