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Is it possible to plant potatoes after cabbage: a note for summer residents
07.05.2023 16:48
Vegetable crops often demonstrate pickiness in terms of predecessors.
The quality of the future harvest depends not only on watering and fertilizing. The crops next to which potatoes, cabbage, carrots or any other vegetable grow also play an important role.
Potatoes and cabbage are popular crops that many summer residents grow. Therefore, they often wonder about their compatibility. For example, is it possible to plant potatoes after cabbage.
Potatoes and cabbage
An important principle for selecting pairs for rotation is the presence of common ailments and pests.
Following this rule, any plant with which potatoes do not have common pests and diseases is a safe predecessor for potatoes.
Cabbage meets the criteria, so potatoes can be planted after it.
An important nuance
Cabbage is one of the "gluttons". This means that during its development the plant takes all the nutrients from the soil, leaving behind "emptiness". White cabbage is especially prone to this.
Therefore, it is important to take this fact into account before planting potatoes. On former cabbage beds, the dose of fertilizers should be increased by 25-30%. This will support the potatoes at first and will not allow the plant to starve.
