Good afternoon, my reader. The yield of any garden crops depends on many factors. These include a competent selection of a landing site, taking into account predecessors. Since the largest area is usually occupied by potatoes, it is necessary to take into account which crops it is advisable to grow after it.
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Crop rotation rules
Even in a small garden, it is worth considering a clear crop rotation system. Crop rotation rules do not imply the annual cultivation of one plant in a particular bed. This is due to the depletion of the soil, since each crop absorbs certain nutrient compounds, and harmful microorganisms also accumulate.
Crop rotation principles:
- Plants belonging to the same family are not recommended to be planted one after another on the same bed.
- In areas with fertile soil saturated with a sufficient amount of fertilizers, crops are grown that are highly demanding on the presence of nutrient compounds in the soil.
- Re-return a certain plant for growing to the previous bed only after 3-4 years.
- It is recommended to alternate annually "roots" and "tops", given that after root crops it is necessary to grow leaf crops.
- After plants that develop a powerful, large, branched root system, vegetables or greens with superficial small roots are planted the next season.
It is useful for yourself to draw up a plot diagram on an accurate scale, dividing it into separate ridges. Celebrate the crops grown each year.
Legumes, cruciferous varieties
Superphosphate with potassium sulfate should be added to the site after harvesting potatoes. You can use rotted manure. Then the crops are selected to grow for the next season.
If we turn to the legume varieties, then it is taken into account that this vegetation is capable of saturating the soil with nitrogen, which is assimilated from the air. The root system of these plants improves the structure of the soil, loosens and makes it more breathable.
It is recommended to grow beans, beans, peas on ridges, freed from potato tubers, in the form of the main crop. Plants such as sweet clover, lupine, clover are successfully used as siderates. They have a beneficial effect on the soil, making heavy loam looser, and also help prevent the development of nematodes, wireworms, scab. Sowing of green manure is practiced both in autumn and in spring. You can also use sainfoin, alfalfa, vetch.
When choosing plants belonging to the Cruciferous family, pay attention to the fact that varieties such as radish, rutabaga, horseradish will develop well in the areas after growing potatoes. You can sow turnips, radishes.
You should not plant seedlings of white cabbage, since it places high demands on the presence of elements important for development in the soil. If necessary, you can plant it only if there is no other more suitable place.
Mustard acts as a siderat. It is sown in the area immediately after digging up the tubers. By spring, the greens overheat, replenishing the deficiency of nitrogen and other important nutrients. Mustard also helps prevent the development of rhizoctonia, late blight.
Other cultures
After potatoes, squash with zucchini develop excellently, which allows you to get a bountiful harvest. These fast-growing, rather unpretentious vegetables are rarely affected by infections common on potato plantings.
They grow well in beds formed in areas where tubers were dug in the previous season, crops such as garlic - spring, winter, various types of onions, leaf lettuce, fennel.
Corn, parsley - root, leaf, parsnip, Swiss chard are successfully grown. You can sow spinach, celery, dill. Beets and arugula will delight you with a rich harvest.
Phacelia will demonstrate active development in the role of siderates. This superior melliferous plant with lush lush greenery reduces soil acidity and reduces the likelihood of overgrowth of weeds. In order to improve the structure and composition of the soil, oats or rye are sown before winter. In spring, young seedlings are buried in the soil during digging, enriching them with additional nutrients.
The correct approach to the selection of green or vegetable crops for the site where the potatoes were grown allows you to get the predicted rich harvest for the next season.
Do you know what you can grow after potatoes?
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