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  • Yet another Crop Rotation help & question

    Hi Everyone,

    I’m new and just starting our on the whole allotment thing, I am wanting to separate my plot into 11 raised beds and grow potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergine, peas, beans, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip, Swede, carrots, beetroot, parsnip, pumpkin, squash, cucumber, marrows, courgettes, onions, shallots, spring onions, leeks, spinach, sweetcorn and sweet potatoes and lots of fruit, but thats in a seperate section lol

    My 11 raised beds are as follows

    1 – Potatoes
    2 – Potatoes
    3 – Tomatoes, peppers, aubergine
    4 – Peas and beans
    5 – Cauliflower, broccoli, turnip and Swede
    6 – Carrots
    7 – Beetroot and parsnip
    8 – Pumpkin and winter squash
    9 – Summer squash, cucumber, marrow, courgette
    10 – Onions, shallots, spring onion
    11 – Leeks, spinach, sweetcorn and sweet potatoes.

    Now with crop rotation raised beds 1 – 3 are potatoes and tomatoes, raised bed 4 is legumes, raised bed 5 is brassica and raised beds 6 & 7 are Root veg with raised beds 8 – 11 being in the other category.

    Have I done this correctly as I’ve seen so much conflicting information! And if this is correct how on earth am I going to rotate them properly when I have only 1 raised bed in two categories??

    Thank you in advance for any help offered and sorry for the long post.

    Nessy

  • #2
    I would have a look at all the other threads that ask about crop rotation, if I were you.
    Sent from my pc cos I don't have an i-phone.

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    • #3
      First, I would say don't get too worried about an 'exact' crop rotation - what you are trying to do is to avoid growing the same crop in the same space year after year. Secondly, there are 'ideal' rotations of course, but I doubt many of us really manage that. Your 'others' category is very useful, because of course they can go anywhere.

      Good luck with the allotment.
      Growing in the Garden of England

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      • #4
        Thanks for the replies, it helps alot

        Nessy xx

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