Grow Organically » Crop Rotation Rules http://www.groworganically.org/blog The answer lies in the soil Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:32:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Rules for Crop Rotation http://www.groworganically.org/blog/garden-wisdom/rules-for-crop-rotation/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.groworganically.org/blog/garden-wisdom/rules-for-crop-rotation/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:20:13 +0000 seekez http://www.groworganically.org/blog/?p=94
  • Never follow this years crop with another member of the same family.
  • Arrange your plan so that heavy feeders always follow legumes, which enrich the soil.
  • Potatoes yield best after sweetcorn.
  • Grain crops do best after legumes.
  • Root crops often take a lot out of the soil, so put them before legumes.
  • Having brassicas follow onions is beneficial.
  • Tomatoes are narcissistic and do not like to rotate.
  • Cucumbers and squashes are beneficial to most following crops.
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