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Rotation of crops
There is another thing to be considered in making each vegetable do its best, and
that is crop rotation, or the following of any vegetable with a different sort at the
next planting. With some vegetables, such as cabbage, this is almost imperative,
and practically all are helped by it. Even onions, which are popularly supposed to
be the proving exception to the rule, are healthier, and do as well after some
other crop, provided the soil is as finely pulverized and rich as a previous crop of
onions would leave it.
Here are the fundamental rules of crop rotation:
(1) Crops of the same vegetable, or vegetables of the same family (such as
turnips and cabbage) should not follow each other.
(2) Vegetables that feed near the surface, like corn, should follow deep-rooting
crops.
(3) Vines or leaf crops should follow root crops.
(4) Quick-growing crops should follow those occupying the land all season.
These are the principles which should determine the rotations to be followed in
individual cases. The proper way to attend to this matter is when making the
planting plan. You will then have time to do it properly, and will need to give it no
further thought for a year.
With the above suggestions in mind, and put to use , it will not be difficult
to give the crops those special attentions which are needed to make them
do their very best.
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