CHANGING THE BED

CROP ROTATION IS A FOOD GARDENING PLAN THAT MINIMISES PESTS AND DISEASES BY GROWING DIFFERENT CROPS IN SUCCESSION

Jennifer Stackhouse

Crop rotation sounds stranger and more complicated than it really is. It refers to the system of growing vegetables in different parts of the garden in successive years to reduce pest and disease problems. In particular, it reduces the chance of soil-borne diseases and crop-specific pests building up and making it hard to grow crops. Rotation also allows each crop to benefit from the soil conditions left behind by the previous crop. As crop rotation is a non-chemical approach to pest and disease prevention and control, it’s an important concept for organic gardeners to implement. It can be done on a large scale using four to six separate beds, or in a small way by varying crops from year to year. UNDERSTANDING PLANT FAMILIES For crop rotation to work effectively, good plant knowledge and…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue#7.6 - 2017

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