Rotating Crops in your Garden

Practicing crop rotation is very crucial to reduce the plant diseases

and insects that attack your vegetable garden. Crop rotation

simply involves not planting crops of the same family in the

same section of the garden year after year.

Plant diseases and insects are liable to infect or be attracted to

plants of the same family. Some larvae, beetle, scab and etc.

will stay in the soil through the winter. Rotating your crop will keep

these from attacking your plants as quickly.


Some plants are natural deterrent to some diseases and

insects of other plants.. Garlic and onions are of beneficial use to

repel some insects and soil retained diseases.

The crop following another crop should be able to compliment the

soil and be of a beneficial use. Like planting a member of the

cabbage family to offset some of the diseases and insects that

attack potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant.

Replenish your soil by planting a crop that will replace the nutrients

removed by a crop of heavy feeders. Following sweet corn with peas

or beans will help rebuild and revitalize your soil and boost your yields.

Divide your garden into four equal sized sections. Decide which crops

are to be planted in each section. Now decide which section will follow

and compliment each other, and your garden.