Crop rotation is the basis for future harvest. Experienced gardeners even make a planting plan for several years.
Such a calendar will simplify the task. For example, you won’t have to rack your brains over what to plant where you grew zucchini last season.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, spoke about the intricacies of crop rotation.
Crop rotation
The point is that predecessor crops have a huge impact on how other crops that follow them will grow and bear fruit.
This is associated not only with soil depletion, but also with the risk of spreading diseases and pests.
Do not plant after zucchini
1. First of all, this concerns cucumbers, watermelons and melons.
They simply don’t have enough nutrients to produce a decent harvest.
Rest assured that after them the soil will be even more depleted.
2. Zucchini and pumpkin crops will produce a poor harvest in the old location.
The reasons are the same – exhaustion, illness.
Planting options after zucchini
These can be tomatoes and bell peppers, root vegetables, and also legumes, which will saturate the soil with nitrogen.
By avoiding these mistakes, a summer resident will be able not only to reap a rich harvest, but also to protect the soil on his plot from depletion.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
