Rotating your crops each season will help break the cycle of pests and weeds. Simply move your crop from one place to another to balance nutrient demands that crops make on the soil, foil insect and disease attacks, and deter weeds.
For effective crop rotation, divide your crops into these (4) different crop types for (4) different rotations:
1. Leaves: these plants thrive on nitrogen. Lettuce, salad greens, spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale
2. Fruits: thrive on phosphorus. Squash, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants
3. Roots: love potassium. Onions, garlic, leeks, carrots, beets, radishes
4. Soil Builders: excellent for the soil because they store nitrogen from the air and release it into the soil. Legumes, beans, peas
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