Fw: garden planning
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- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 12:33:51 -0800
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Very well said Allan...
I'm all for learning, but it must be fun too..
Sincerely,
~Carleen~
Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
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> Allan replies
> Like all things in gardening, it is really a matter of what you
want to
> do personally. In principle planning in extreme is fine, in
practice
> there are so many things that can upset it that you often have to
> abandon it. We had a considerable debate about planning and
rotation on
> another forum, people came up with 2 year, 3 year, 4 year ,even 5
year
> rotation. The basic rules as far as I can see are try not to plant
any
> crops twice in succession in the same place, particularly
brassicas, and
> if you get onion white rot problems steer clear of that plot for
onions
> indefinitely. Apart from that it is helpful to follow legumes with
a
> leafy crop to take advantage of the nitrogen residues. Any more
than
> that, it's up to the gardener to decide. Above all if you can't or
don't
> want to plan a detailed rotation plan, don't let that put you off.
> Allan
