Vegetable Crop Rotation

Veggie Crop Rotation

Improve your soil structure and nutrients, and reduce pest and disease risk by simple crop rotation.

With food prices on the increase now is the time to plant your own veggies. Big Garden? Small Garden? No Garden? Don’t know how to get the best out of your space?

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Follow our tips on good crop rotation and you will have bigger crops of healthier veges all year.

WHAT IS ROTATION?

A Crop Rotation system works on a three year cycle, with different types of crop being sown/planted in the ground each year to avoid any build-up of disease.

HOW TO START-PLAN

Make a list of all the plants you want to grow in your vege garden this year
Divide your list into summer and winter plants
Divide your plants into veggie type:
1 - Root & Bulb
2 - Fruit & Seed
3 - Leaf & Stem
Draw a diagram of your vege garden and divide into 3 areas, 1 area for each vege type per year.
Keep a record of what you grow and where, as a reminder for the next season.

THE RULES OF ROTATION:

For each area select a diferent vege type in year 1, then change to the next vege type in year 2 and the next in year 3, then back to the year 1 selection in year 4, and on it goesâ?¦.

Veggie Type 1:

Root & Bulb - Carrots, parsnip, potatoes, beetroot, kohl rabi, radishes, onions, leek, garlic

Veggie Type 2:

Fruit & Seed - Peas, beans, tomatoes, capsicum, sweet corn, eggplant, pepper, cucumber, endive, courgette

Veggie Type 3:

Leaf & Stem - Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, lettuce, silver beet, spinach, brussels sprouts

Long-term crops such as asparagus and rhubarb are grown outside the rotation.

FEED YOUR VEGE PLANTS:

You do not need different soil for different veggies ...BUTâ?¦ you do need different fertilisers:

Root, fruit and seed veggies require large quantities of Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) in a fertiliser as these two elements stimulate root, flower, fruit and seed formation and development.
Leaf and stem veggies require fertilisers high in Nitrogen (N) as this stimulates leaf formation and growth.
We recommend the Kings range of fertilisers, specially formulated to produce the best in your veggie garden:

Top Tipâ?¦ Mulching with PEASTRAW is very beneficial to help suppress water loss and weeds. Best done before the warmer weather.

Still unsure? Ask one of our friendly and knowledgeable staff members in-store.