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CROP ROTATION
Mobro
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in Fruit & veg
Hi,
I've created 4 raised beds for crop rotation this year and will rotate; potatoes; legumes & alliums; brassicas; root veg.
I'm unsure what families- sweet corn, courgettes, lettuce and spinach belong to.
Any advice ?
Mobro
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I think in veg books they come under the heading 'other'.
Those all benefit from extra nitrogen so would ideally follow legumes if you have room left in the brassica bed. Otherwise just fit them in where you can.
Hi Mobro,
GW magazine did an article on crop rotation in the January issue. According to that - sweetcorn is in the grass group, courgettes in the cucurbit with cucumber, melon & pumpkin, spinich is in the beet group with beetroot and chard. It also showed how to double crop over a three year cycle. I could take a photo of the relevant bits and post on here but don't know if it would be allowed.