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Corn & Beans

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Corn and Beans Work Well Together

✓Beans fix nitrogen that corn needs
✓Corn provides natural trellis for climbing beans
✓Increased yields for both crops documented

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium bacteria in bean root nodules
  • 2.Physical support structure
  • 3.Complementary nutrient uptake zones

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant corn first, let it reach 6 inches before adding beans
2Use pole beans, not bush beans
3Space corn 12 inches apart in blocks, not rows

📏 Recommended Spacing

Corn: 12" apart in blocks; Beans: 4-6" from corn stalks

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Traditional Native American agriculture
  • •USDA research
  • •University extension studies

Other Corn Companions

Squash✓ GoodMelons✓ GoodTomatoes✕ Avoid

Other Beans Companions

Squash✓ GoodCauliflower✓ GoodPotatoes✓ GoodBeets✓ Good

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