Has anyone planted Beans and Maize together?

[Humble Village Farmer]

Half the point of growing 2 different species is that they compete better and reduce the weed burden. Plus it stops you spending money on herbicides.

 

[ShooTa]

a little on 3 sisters.

 

[d williams]

If you grow maize closer to the equator, you can grow 2 crops in a season anyway, by growing one, harvesting it and growing the next.

Maize isn't going to like any kind of competition, especially before the 8-12 true leaf stage. And if you have ever seen bindweed hit a crop of maize, you wouldn't be keen on any kind of climbing companion.

There’s a lot of that done in Italy

 

[JackoTS90]

Update. Maize is up and away and so is the peas. Hoping because the peas came up 2 weeks later than the maize they hold on later at the maturing end. We’ll see how it all goes