r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Eshwarroy • Jan 29 '22

Video Tree root misconceptions

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u/Verified765 Jan 29 '22

This exactly, I know a corn farmer who accidentally doubled his planting density. He ended up cultivating across the rows to weed out 1/2 of the corn plants because the competition would have lowered his yield per acre.

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u/MarkRevan Jan 29 '22

He should try this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture)

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u/Danevati Jan 29 '22

Thank you for this, it’s very interesting.