Whenever I see your posts Tony I assume that your having a big belly laugh in like your avatar. Puts a smile on my face, though sometimes I re-read it and guess that perhaps your being more serious than in my imagination....
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| Author: | Granny Smith [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rotating Crops |
How serious are people about rotating their vegetable crops? I don't put the same vegetables in the same spot, nor their relations, such as capsicum and tomatoes and potatoes, but sometimes I have to put things where I have space. There's no strict rotation such as following root vegetables with legumes then leafy veges, etc.. I'd like to know what others do. |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
we're pretty much the same at this stage. until we manage to get more beds sorted, we have to plant where we can |
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| Author: | oldute [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
I quite often put the same crop in the same place a few times in a row, depends on space available at the time. Try not to though. Usually add a heap of compost to the soil first though. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
I don't tend to think too hard about it..... |
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| Author: | Lord Viykor [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
earthbound wrote: I don't tend to think too hard about it..... Me either. |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
I plant randomly anyway. But it is a good practice. Helps not letting anything bad build up in one spot. |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
I've never bothered except with tomatoes - could certainly see crops being diminished over 3 years in the same spot. |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
Sometimes its one plant taking more of one element from the soil over time. You find that even with the regular fert they don't perform like they used to. |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
dufflight wrote: Sometimes its one plant taking more of one element from the soil over time. You find that even with the regular fert they don't perform like they used to. Agreed - that's part of the reason why I think the AP concept makes so much sense. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
Whenever I see your posts Tony I assume that your having a big belly laugh in like your avatar. Puts a smile on my face, though sometimes I re-read it and guess that perhaps your being more serious than in my imagination....
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| Author: | Lord Viykor [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
earthbound wrote: Whenever I see your posts Tony I assume that your having a big belly laugh in like your avatar. Puts a smile on my face, though sometimes I re-read it and guess that perhaps your being more serious than in my imagination.... LOL, I normally add smileys when I'm joking around. I use that avatar on a few forums Felix rocks. |
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| Author: | seamonkey [ Sat May 01, 2010 2:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
Too true EB I see that laughing cat of LVs first and I automatically think he is having a joke. We are going to have to sway him towards a non moving avatar 
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| Author: | earthbound [ Thu May 06, 2010 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops |
Yeah but it makes me smile....
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| Author: | Simo [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:21 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Rotating Crops | ||
I finally started doing this in the last few months. I'm using a 6 bed rotation cycle for the 6 red rectangle beds which are all the same size, the three round beds are for experiments herbs and other perennials.
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