Crop Rotation / Crop Families
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:34 pm
Many people do not know the different crop families and what is related to what.
For a good crop rotation you should always plant different families each yeah instead of just planting potatoes in the same spot every year. This limits the amount of pest and disease your plants will have by rotating out things. It also helps with the minerals and nutrients in the soil by not depleting them.
Most people know that corn uses alot of nitrogen. And Beans provide nitrogen. So if you have a plot and you plant corn in it one year the next you should plant beans to replinish the nitrogen the corn used the previous year.
I hope this isnt too long but here is a list of different crop families.
Apiaceae
Carrots Celery Celeriac Parsley Parlsey Root Parsnip
Asteraceae
Artichoke Chicory Dandelion Endive
Brassicaceae
Arugula Boccoli Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Cress Kale Kohlrabi
Mizuna Mustard Radish Rutabaga Totsoi Watercress
Chenopodiaceae
Beet Orach Spinach Swiss Chard
Cucurbitacecae
Cucumber Melon Pumpkin Squash
Fabaceae
Beans Peas
Liliaceae
Asparagus Garlic Leek Onions
Poaceae
Corn
Polylgonaceae
Sorrel
Portulacaceae
Claytonia (Miners Lettuce) Puslane
Solanaceae
Eggplant Tomato Pepper Potato
Tetragoniaceae
New Zealand Spinach
Valerianaceae
Mache
For a good crop rotation you should always plant different families each yeah instead of just planting potatoes in the same spot every year. This limits the amount of pest and disease your plants will have by rotating out things. It also helps with the minerals and nutrients in the soil by not depleting them.
Most people know that corn uses alot of nitrogen. And Beans provide nitrogen. So if you have a plot and you plant corn in it one year the next you should plant beans to replinish the nitrogen the corn used the previous year.
I hope this isnt too long but here is a list of different crop families.
Apiaceae
Carrots Celery Celeriac Parsley Parlsey Root Parsnip
Asteraceae
Artichoke Chicory Dandelion Endive
Brassicaceae
Arugula Boccoli Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Cress Kale Kohlrabi
Mizuna Mustard Radish Rutabaga Totsoi Watercress
Chenopodiaceae
Beet Orach Spinach Swiss Chard
Cucurbitacecae
Cucumber Melon Pumpkin Squash
Fabaceae
Beans Peas
Liliaceae
Asparagus Garlic Leek Onions
Poaceae
Corn
Polylgonaceae
Sorrel
Portulacaceae
Claytonia (Miners Lettuce) Puslane
Solanaceae
Eggplant Tomato Pepper Potato
Tetragoniaceae
New Zealand Spinach
Valerianaceae
Mache