Topic: crop rotation?

[littlebabybird]

OK i understand the theory but, what are the essentials?

i have 13 rods i can probably give the onions and garlic new ground for 8 years
brassicas i understand need a 4 year rotation to prevent club root.

whilst i don't intend to keep anything in the same place all the time is there anything else that
i need to be carefull with?

lbb

[Bill Door]

as a starter try this link

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles1200/crop_rotation.asp

then do a search on the site for crop rotation.


The main thing to remember is that it is your allotment and you can ring the changes as you prefer.

Happy gardening

Bill

[Unwashed]

Potatoes need a four year rotation to prevent the build-up of disease.

[Unwashed]

Brassicas go in after peas and beans because they benefit from the nitrogen that the latter fix.

Potatoes don't go in after brassicas because you probably limed for the brassicas and potatoes get common scab in limed soil.

Onion tribe pick up diseases from manure so don't put them in after crops that you manured for.

Potatoes and squash get on well in newly manured ground, but brassicas grow too nesh.

Leeks often go in after the new potatoes so you get a double use of the bed in the year.