Is crop rotation necessary for a home vegetable garden? Do organic vegetable crops need to be rotated to be successful? In this video I will answer the question I get most often.. “Do I need to rotate my garden crops?
I’ll also show you the traditional way of crop rotation and a newer easier way to rotate your vegetable crops.
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…I failed my tomatoes this year I planted them in my former garlic beds without adding new soil…yellow and droopy…smallest yield in the last ten years. Thanks for the content always good to see the successes.
When dirt is used to grow whatever & rain & your hose wets it nutrients are pulled out of that dirt and diseased. A wise master gardener once advised>>
At the end of each season dispose of your used growing soil & replace with fresh next season. Dirt is cheap, it is more work that it is
worth to amend the old soil, work it in, break it up, that makes me tired just saying it. REPLACE growing soil each spring.
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One thing to note. If you rotate crops, you do not want to place them anywhere within 10-20 feet of where they were the previous year… preferably even farther. That way any pests, fungi, etc that was left in the old plot cannot easily reach the new location via traveling, spores carried by wind, insect, bird or animal. Also, any biochemicals emitted by the plants in the previous year do not interact with the newer batch of plants… An example of this would be the trees that spread chemicals that suppress the growth of competing species of plants.
WOW Thank you Brian for excellent information. I always wondered what are Brasica. Love the way you teach.❤😊
Great subject! I dutifully planned and rotated my crops for 2 years. After which I too gave that up and just topped with homegrown compost and mulch. Thank you for this video! I really like your book. I have been using companion planting for years. Have had other books but yours is by far the best because you break it all down, including crop rotation and other good gardening info. Plus I ordered the kindle version which allows me to search! Thanks again Brian, really enjoy your channels.
Half the tomatoes I'm harvesting are getting eaten by something. I have know idea what is doing this. Any tips?
Once again Brian, GREAT overview of growing our own food sustainably in healthy soil and having fun and the great satisfaction of watching the processes at the same time. It's all about giving back to the land isn't it? Good to see you enjoying your summer – looks like you all had a great time in Hawaii!! Thanks again for everything on both channels – take care to all 🇨🇦
the best thing i did was put a digester (composter) in the middle of my (subdivision home) back yard vegetable garden. I reduced the smelly garbage can & gained good compost worm poop in garden.
I have a small garden with 3, 8 foot raised beds that are in prime locations. 3 other smaller beds in partial shade in the afternoon. I've been rotating crops going on 3 years. Since I companion plant in these beds, its hard to keep up with rotating potatoes, peas, beans, onions, and cucumbers. I also plant in buckets, tomatoes and cucumbers. I'll be figuring things out for next years garden. Thank you for all of your help! I love this channel and always look forward to your posts!
I water daily with irrigation water by overhead watering and haven't had any issues. I'm in a desert area maybe it's too dry for water to stand on my plants. Possibly it evaporates more quickly. Also doesn't rain coming down, means that that is overhead watering?
My garden is too small to do rotation. I just add fresh composted soil every year.