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  • #1

    Which Veg belongs to which family

    Hey this is prob a newbie question but here goes...

    I have seen a seed sowing chart on here before but is there one to say which family all the different veg belong to? This would help greatly for anyone starting crop rotations (ie me!)

    For example which family does a pumpkin belong to?
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  • #2
    Pumpkin is a squash I do believe, like Courgette.

    Other families are like Brassicas (cauli, broc, cabbage). What are you growing this year?

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    • #3
      I used this as i'm in the same boat as you this year

      Royal Horticultural Society - Gardening Advice: Crop Rotation
      Serene she stand amid the flowers,
      And only count lifes sunny hours,
      For her dull days do not exist,
      Evermore the optimist

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      • #4
        Pumpkin is a cucurbit and belongs to the 'Other and Odd's and Sod's' family!
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          Hi Ski, hope this is of some help...

          Fabaceae (Legumes) - Peas, Beans, Peanuts

          Brassicaceae (Brassicas) - Cabbages, Brussels sprouts, caulis, broccoli, romanesco, calabrese, kale, swede, turnips, kohl rabi, radish, seakale, cresses

          Solanaceae - Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines

          Apiaceae - Carrots, parsnips, celery, celeriac, fennel

          Liliaceae (Alliums) - Onions, shallots, leeks, asparagus

          Chenopodiaceae - Beetroot, spinach, swiss chard

          Cucurbitaceae - Cucumbers, squash, pumpkin, marrows, courgettes, melons

          Asteraceae - Lettuce, chicory, salsify, endive, globe artichokes, cardoons, jerusalem artichokes

          Poaceae - Sweetcorn

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          • #6
            Thank you everyone!

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            • #7
              I put my squash in the space vacated by early potatoes (in June).

              Plus anywhere else I can squeeze them in ... they don't have a dedicated plot of their own in my crop rotation.
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                The brassica family is huge - it also includes most oriental greens such as pak choi, mizuna, mibuna, tatsoi, komatsuna and mustard greens (but not chopsuey greens, which is a chrysanthemum and therefore related to lettuce).

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