Corn takes up so darn much space for so long a time with little return. Can I grow something along with it?
A. Sure you can, but be kind to both groups. I interplant pole beans. The beans grow up the stalks and don’t hurt a thing. Q. If farmers grow pumpkins in cornfields, why can’t l? A. There’s no reason on earth why you can’t, but how many pumpkins can you use? I’ve found thatcorn and cucumbers become great friends. You see, lots of folks don’t know it but corn likes its feet in the shade and its top in the sun. So my cucumbers, melons, and squash can be a growing mulch for my corn. That may seem contrary to what I said earlier about planting vines only at the east, but it’s not. I said the vines would grow over the other small plants, but corn is not one of them.
