crop rotation help
Norfolk Grey Offline
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Hi all, hope you are good. Yes I am back 5 seconds and all ready after help, but hopefully most of you know I already love ya or I wouldn't ask (even if it has been longtime, no see) Big Grin

Okay, confession time. My gardening efforts have diminished over the last several years to the point I can't even remember my crop rotation. I know I do four groups (P&B, Brassicas, Roots and Onions/Squash/Corn) What I would like help with is where you think the last 2 groups should go and why? 

So option 1:-

1. P&B
2. Brassicas 
3. Roots 
4. Onions/Squash/Corn

option 2 :-

1. P&B
2. Brassicas 
3. Onions/Squash/Corn
4. Roots

Many thanks as always
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Veggie Offline
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Lovely to see you, NG Smilexx
As for crop rotation...........Duh!! No idea. I'm still a just bung it in sorta gardener.
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Norfolk Grey Offline
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Thank you Veggie. I have been trying to have a little catch up and the most obvious constant is you are still nutty and the sun still shines on you and your garden. (daffs in Jan???) x   Wink  Big Grin Smile
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Sorry to disappoint you, but the daffs didn't flower until 1st February this year. Laggards. Big Grin
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Norfolk Grey Offline
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^^^In all fairness I am still stuck in January. The January/ winter blues are still biting me in the bottom. Grrrr!!!! I am able to laugh about it though so it can't be all bad x
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My feelings are that crop rotation is for farmers who practice monoculture on whole fields, where I can see it would do some good! Rolleyes

I'm a 'Just don't follow like with like' type of person, if possible? Smile

There are two types of crrop rotation, annual crop rotation and true crop rotation (which is basically don't follow like with like) Rolleyes

I don't think I am as random as Veggie though as I do sometimes plant in straight rows! Tongue Big Grin
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^^^what are rows???  Big Grin Big Grin
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The only crop I rotate are onions....as Vinny suggests, we don't grow on an agricultural scale.

Nice to know you are still around Smile
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Bren Offline
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I move my brassicas to the next bed along then everything else gets planted in a different space to last year.
The only onions I grow are spring onions they're grown in modules then get planted in any gaps.
This seems to work for me.
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SarrissUK Offline
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I don't rotate either generally speaking, only if I can remember. I have never had much problems with pests either.

Welcome back NG Smile
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