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Re: rotate

If you don't have a significant disease problem and you don't have a
serious pest problem and your soil is quite fertile then rotation is
unnecessary.  Few of us are blessed with these perfect conditions so
some rotation is wise.  It's not absolutely necessary to rotate every
crop every year.  My father grew potatoes on one 20' x 100' section of
the garden I now use for 15 years without any problem at all.

If your soil is of marginal fertility then you can supplement with a
good slow-release fertilizer which will reduce some of the effect of
growing the same crop on the same soil year after year.  Make sure you
know which nutrients the crop uses most so you can balance your
fertilizer.

Some crops are more succeptible to soil-borne diseases and pests than
others, and benefit more from rotation.

If you grow a leguminous green manure crop over winter then that counts
as a rotation in some cases, and never hurts.

All of the other answers I have seen to this message have had some very
good advice.

Steve  (Maritime...)

Pelky, Robert wrote:
> 
> Is it really necessary to rotate crops after just one season. Last
> spring I grew a garden in a spot that hadn't been used in several years
> and I had excellant results. Here are the veg's I grew.
> corn
> potatoes
> tomatoes
> spinach
> lettuce
> onions
> shallots
> tunips
> beets
> green beans
> peas
> green peppers
> eggplant
> cucumbers
> swiss chard
> kale
> zucchini
> carrot
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