02/14/2025
Getting ready for growth!!
What is ?
Definition: Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops on the same piece of land each growing season.
Purpose: It helps prevent soil diseases, insect pests, w**d problems, and builds healthy soils.
-Benefits:
- Improves soil's moisture absorption, reducing freshwater exploitation.
- Decreases soil erosion and enhances fertility levels.
- Prevents nutrient depletion caused by overproducing one crop.
- Returns nutrients to the soil without synthetic inputs.
- Interrupts pest and disease cycles.
- Increases soil health by enhancing biomass from different crops' root structures.
- Boosts biodiversity in the garden.
Best Order for Crop Rotation
Traditional Three-Year Rotation Plan
- **Year One**:
- Section One: Potatoes
- Section Two: Legumes, onions, and roots
- Section Three: Brassicas
- **Year Two**:
- Section One: Legumes, onions, and roots
- Section Two: Brassicas
- Section Three: Potatoes
- **Year Three**:
- Section One: Brassicas
- Section Two: Potatoes
- Section Three: Legumes, onions, and roots