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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: cudders on January 12, 2008, 14:25

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: cudders on January 12, 2008, 14:25

Hi all,

I've listed below all the crops I'll be trying this year and grouped them as I think per rotation group. This maybe wrong so could you check and correct any errors. I am left with a few that I'm not sure where to put them and would also like advice as to the correct rotation method.

Root crops : Potatoes (seperate), parsnips, carrots, onions, garlic, leeks.
Brassicas : Sprouts, cabbage, Cauli's, broccoli, swede.
Salads : Lettuce, spring onions
Greenhouse : Cucumber, tomatoes, capsicums
Permanent : rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, strawberry and cherry tree.

Others not sure where to put, Spinach, peas, runner beans, sweetcorn.

Any advice greatfully received  :D

Cudders

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: WG. on January 12, 2008, 14:38

Very close. I'd suggest ...

Potatoes:
Alliums:  onions, garlic (already planted?), leeks, spring onions
Legumes : peas, runner beans (some use permanent bed)
Root crops : parsnips, carrots
Brassicas : Sprouts, cabbage, Cauli, broccoli, swede.
Salads : Lettuce, spinach
Other : sweetcorn


Greenhouse : Cucumber, tomatoes, capsicums
Permanent : rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, strawberry and cherry tree.

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: gobs on January 12, 2008, 17:30

And of course, you can plant next to and treat as one block in your rotation, the salads, sweetcorn and the peas together, for evening out areas, depending on how much of each crop you grow.

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: love-my-plot on January 12, 2008, 21:43

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Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: cudders on January 12, 2008, 22:49

Right ok so how about his:

Potatoes : (seperate)
Alliums : onions, garlic, leeks, spring onions.
Root Crops : parsnips, carrots.
Brassicas : Sprouts, cabbage, Cauli's, broccoli, swede.
Salads: Lettuce, spring onions, Spinach, sweetcorn.
Legumes : Peas, Runner Beans (possibly permanent)
 
Greenhouse : Cucumber, tomatoes, capsicums
Permanent : rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, strawberry and cherry tree.

Now which follow which in terms of rotation?

Thanks again guys.

Cudders

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: WG. on January 12, 2008, 22:56

The main thing is not to have the same crop in the same piece of ground for two years running.

Yes, you can get sophisticated about rotations and you will doubtless receive many constructive answers to your question ...  but just keep that one thought in mind since you might just go mad trying to factor everything in.

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: dorset on January 13, 2008, 10:07

in a book that ive got it puts onions under other not roots

the new vegetable and herb expert, by dr.d.g. hessayon

so now im confussed, were do i put my onions?

Title: My list of crops 2008 - Help needed in rotation, class etc
Post by: WG. on January 13, 2008, 12:22

:? Never known onions to be called a root