Crop rotation sounds a bit grand, given that all our veggies were container-grown last year but I suppose that's what it is. I still have the soil in the pots and bags (was shop-bought compost) and I'm wondering what to grow where. In the dark recesses of my mind I have a vague memory of crop rotation in 3rd year Geography, being told you shouldn't plant potatoes in the same soil in consecutive years, and that you ought to put leguminous crops in their place. Something to do with adding nitrogen to the soil I think?
So I was thinking the following:
Last year: Beans
This year: Potatoes
Next year: Lettuce, onions, carrots
Last year: Potatoes
This year: Lettuce, onions, carrots
Next year: Beans
Last year: Lettuce, onions, carrots
This year: Beans
Next year: Potatoes
Is that right?
Or doesn't it actually matter this year as the compost is only one year old, would it still have plenty of nutrients? If I feed it would it be ok to re-plant with the same crops? It would be alot easier than shifting it all around between the pots and bags. I won't have enough soil in last year's bean pots for the potato bags so will probably end up reusing some of it anyway...
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