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Maybe you’ve vaguely heard of something called plant rotation and you were told it’s a good idea for your organic garden, but you’re not sure why you should do it and what exactly is involved. The easiest way to explain it is the same type of crop should not be planted in the same spot two years in a row.
It’s not enough to just rotate your plantings, you should rotate types. This makes it trickier, but certainly not impossible. Learn what plants are in which category and proceed with this knowledge when you start digging in the soil next season.
Why should you do this? Plants use the nutrients in the soil but not all plants use the same nutrients. The soil needs to build up again instead of losing the same nutrients year after year, which is what would happen if you have the same crop in the same spot.
The same plantings in the same spot weaken the soil, which is turn leads to weaker plants and invites disease. More than half the battle with organic gardening is preventing disease in the first place. Continue reading
