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Re: Crop Rotation

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The reason for crop rotation is to allow the soil borne problems 
associated with plant families to have a chance to 'die' before 
planting the same family in that spot again.  You are encouraged 
not to plant tomatoes in the same spot for another 2 years.  So, I 
have 4 - 3ft squares (growing next year).  I plant tomatoes in one 
square one year, square 2 the second year, etc.  So tomatoes 
don't go in sq. 1 until the fifth year.  (Peppers and potatoes are in 
the tomato family and should not follow tomatoes).

The other reason for crop rotation is to replace nutrients lost in 
crop production.  In that case, your cover crop may help.
On 24 Jun 99, lusbyt wrote:

Hi All, I know it's important to do crop rotation. I wanted to 
know if including cover crops in my rotation "counts." This is 
what I was thinking. A bed growing tomatoes and then 
followed by a cover crop for winter and spring, then tomatoes 
planted again for summer. Would doing this keep my soil 
healthy?
Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
lyoung@npiec.on.ca


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