Corn and beans in a pot

I wanted to try something a little different since I will be living in an area that has a year long growing season. I don't normally experiment because on the mainland of the US you only have limited time to grow and I spend that time with things that are tried and true methods.

My experiment is growing a dwarf variety of sweet corn in a pot. I even took it a step further and tried planting contender bush beans in the same pot. I'm using an 18" pot and planted the corn in a standard 5 pattern (just like you see on dice). I then speckled the beans in there between the corners of the 5 pattern.

I suspect that the corn will be too crowded and not produce but I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Even if it all makes, it won't be enough to produce a lot of food, but it will give confidence that this can be done. Sometimes that piece of mind is worth more than the food you produce.

As a side note. Once my bush beans produce I plan on planting a pole bean in its place and using the corn as a trellis. Cross your fingers for me!