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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: rogertb on March 18, 2014, 15:16

Title: Crop rotation
Post by: rogertb on March 18, 2014, 15:16

Hi chaps I'm still confused about rotation, I want to create 4 plots of a similar size, Legumes, Brassicas, Potatoes and 'others' (asparagus etc) ... I'd really like a comprehensive list of all the veg. in each section so I can look up, say, which heading Fennel comes under. Also I kep coming across contradictions eg I thought parsnips would be with the potatoes (roots) but it seems they're a brassica, another good reason to find a good list ... can anyone point me in the right direction please ?

Title: Re: Crop rotation
Post by: DD. on March 18, 2014, 15:19

Parsnips are NOT a brassica, swede is, is that what you're thinking of?

Neither swede nor potatoes are root crops. Swede is a swollen stem and potatoes are tubers. Don't get too hung up about getting rotation smack on!

Title: Re: Crop rotation
Post by: rogertb on March 18, 2014, 15:38

OK thanks for that, I'll ease up a bit ...

Title: Re: Crop rotation
Post by: DD. on March 18, 2014, 15:41

The most important bit in my book is to not keep following like with like to prevent build up of disease and depletion of specific nutrients.

Title: Re: Crop rotation
Post by: Ma Lowe on March 18, 2014, 15:45

Try this link but as others have said there is no strict rule.

http://www.allotment-garden.org/crop-rotation/index.php

http://www.allotment-garden.org/crop-rotation/crop-family-group.php

and this

https://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=124

Title: Re: Crop rotation
Post by: rogertb on March 19, 2014, 07:11

Thank you all so much ...