What are the basic principles of crop rotation that should be followed: a note for summer residents

18.08.2024 08:15

Many people already know that crop rotation is an important condition for harvesting a quality crop.

This helps protect against many diseases and reduces the number of pests.

A proper planting plan will also reduce the amount of fertilizer used to restore the soil.

What are the basic principles to follow?

Related plants

If the crops belong to the same family, they cannot be planted after each other. In this case, the plants will not have enough nutrients.

It also increases the risk of developing diseases and causes the appearance of pests in large quantities.

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"Set" of diseases and insects

Before choosing a crop for subsequent planting, it is necessary to conduct a comparative analysis. If the plants have a predisposition to the same diseases or are liked by the same pests, then this is a bad choice.

When crop rotation is required

Despite the fact that this procedure is important and useful, it is not necessary to carry it out every year. One crop can be grown for three years.

But for the fourth season it would be wiser to find a "successor".

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor


Content
  1. What are the basic principles to follow?
  2. Related plants
  3. "Set" of diseases and insects
  4. When crop rotation is required