[Beetroot queen]

I am determined to get my crop rotation better but i admit to not knowing the groups some veg come under.

Cabbage and kale etc all brassicas but where does sweetcorn come.

I have read johns book many times but it too much info right now for my weee brain to take in. 

So what would follow the following crops on your plot.

Sweetcorn =
courgettes=
runner beans=
Pumpkins and squash=

Thanks for any help. I know i am being thick but i want a productive winter too although i know it all depends on what comes out when, the weather etc etc just drawing my plot map ( can you tell i am bored being left at home ) all i get to do is colouring 

[gavinjconway]

Take a look at this that I did on another forum in simple terms.. http://www.seedparade.co.uk/news/sowing/crop-rotations/

I colour code everything on my plot as to make it easier to plan.

[Aunt Sally]

We don't generally allow links to other sites that the poster has an interest in but I will let this go for now if you write article similar for us Gavin

[Beetroot queen]

We don't generally allow links to other sites that the poster has an interest in but I will let this go for now if you write article similar for us Gavin

Hehe aunty has plenty of tricks up her sleeve. 

I am still trying to work out it all. I cant get my head around crop rotation over 24 beds 

[gavinjconway]

Hi Aunty... sorry for the link but I dont actually have an interest in the site. It's not mine - I just did an article.

I'll gladly do one for this site no problem but I dont know where it would go?? There seems to be no blog/article section. Even Johns sections have gone!!

[gavinjconway]

Hehe aunty has plenty of tricks up her sleeve. 

I am still trying to work out it all. I cant get my head around crop rotation over 24 beds 

BQ - dont frett tooooo much. As long as you dont do potatoes / strawberries,  tomatoes or brassicas after each other. The rest are not too fussy. 

[Beetroot queen]

This is why i am rubbish at crop rotation. I am sure defined beds makes it harder otherwise i would split plot into four and use it as four mini plots if that makes sense.  i'll stress less and grow more, if i can work out whe to put it

[gavinjconway]

Yeah but splitting into 4 is not always the way to go as some veg types are going to be bigger areas than others.. .. just play with it a bit.

[Sparkyrog]

3 is best  spuds , brassicas and all others

[GrannieAnnie]

Hi Aunty... sorry for the link but I dont actually have an interest in the site. It's not mine - I just did an article.

I'll gladly do one for this site no problem but I dont know where it would go?? There seems to be no blog/article section. Even Johns sections have gone!!

I'd say, if you did the article for us Gavin, put it in Grow Your Own, and it can go in as a sticky that will stay at the top.  John's new website is separate to the forums, but still has a link which is up the top somewhere, but as I'm replying, I can't see where exactly at the moment!

Rotation plans are a good idea for newcomers who are a bit unsure of what follows what.   

[Aunt Sally]

Gavin has agreed to write some articles for us, Grannie

[rowan57]

Tip: Forget where you plant everything from year to year. This way, its a pretty low risk that you won't rotate at least every couple of years,

[mumofstig]

I only have a third of a full-size allotment, so it's difficult for me to follow a fixed rotation plan.

I just make sure that I don't follow something with exactly the same thing next year  It's so easy and stops all the worrying 

[Yana]

3 is best  spuds , brassicas and all others

But what if you don't grow spuds Sparkyrog?
I'm having trouble doing a crop rotation plan as I don't want to grow potatoes.

[GrannieAnnie]

Gavin has agreed to write some articles for us, Grannie

I now, but it was just because he was saying he didn't know where to put it!