Okay, so I've finally figured out how to get logged back on... I'm in the process of planning out plots for this year. 

One that I want to do is a Three Sisters demo plot for the kids that come to the farm.  I'm going to follow the planting guides on this site for a 10'x10' plot. http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/3sisters.html  She did a really good job of describing how to set it up.

Last year I experimenting with organic seeds, but for this year, since I'm still not certifying as organic, I'm going to use heirloom and (organic if possible).  There is a place near me (Western PA) called Heirloom Seeds  (www.heirloomseeds.com) I haven't been able to get them on the phone, but am hoping to be able to get the seeds from there. 

This is what I've decided on for my Three Sisters plot:

Corn:  Country Gentleman (cat#52) circa 1890

Beans: (I want to talk to them and see if I can try both without them cross polinating) - Genuine Cornfield (#220 actually used in cornfields, no date given)  AND/OR - Cherokee Trail of Tears (#237) circa 1838

"Squashes":  - Cornfield Pumpkin (#88) for the obvious reason (I'm looking for cooking uses only) AND - Sugar Baby Watermellon (#2009) (this is based on looking at 'companion planting' like at http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/complant.html)

Last year I tried sunflowers and peas... I got Mamouth Sunflower seeds... boy did I under estimate just how tall they would get!  I'm gonna try them again this year with mellons on the bottom.  I just need to find a sunflower that has a good head of edible seeds, but stops growing around at 7' or under instead of the monsters that I had last year.  They were definitely interesting, but super hard to protect against wind and rain damage.

Anyway, have finally figured out this login thingy... so hope to write more often.

Later

Kami