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Corn & Squash

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Corn and Squash Work Well Together

✓Squash leaves shade soil, reducing weeds by 50-75%
✓Prickly squash vines deter raccoons and other corn predators
✓Improved soil moisture retention

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Living mulch effect from broad squash leaves
  • 2.Physical deterrent from spiny vines
  • 3.Reduced soil temperature fluctuations

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant squash after corn is established (4-6" tall)
2Use winter squash varieties with large leaves
3Allow 3-4 feet between squash hills

📏 Recommended Spacing

Squash hills 4 feet apart, positioned between corn blocks

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Three Sisters tradition
  • •Cornell University research
  • •Rodale Institute studies

Other Corn Companions

Beans✓ GoodMelons✓ GoodTomatoes✕ Avoid

Other Squash Companions

Beans✓ GoodNasturtiums✓ Good

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