The simplest principle of crop rotation: remember one rule - and there will be no problems with plants
Ignoring the importance of crop rotation is a virtually 100% guarantee of a sharp decline in the yield of garden crops.
Moreover, the quality of the soil cover may deteriorate, and pests will begin to appear in the beds very often.
To avoid these problems, summer residents are forced to follow crop rotation rules.
There is a lot of information to keep in mind. For example, you need to remember which plants are the most preferable "predecessors" and "successors" for a particular garden crop.
But is it necessary? Maybe it is enough to learn one simple rule so as not to remember entire lists?
The simplest principle of crop rotation
The rule is called "Tops and Roots".
It consists of the following: it is desirable that the successor of a plant with an edible underground part be a representative of flora with fruits above ground.
In other words, if root crops were grown in the garden bed last summer, then this year it is better to plant a plant whose edible parts are located above the soil cover. The rule "works" in the opposite direction as well.
If you remember this simple principle, crop rotation will be observed in most cases. However, checking the list of "predecessor" and "successor" plants will never be superfluous.
