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Crop Rotation - Control Pests and Balance Nutrients

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Ashleigh Smith
I'm Ashleigh Smith, a native to Northern Utah. I first gained a love of gardening with my grandmother as I helped her each summer.

I decided to make a career of it and have recently graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Horticulture from Brigham Young University - Idaho. My studies have focused on plant production while I also have experience in Nursery & Garden Center Operations.

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5 comments

  • Elizabeth A Sutton Feb 6

    Do we always need to rotate heavy feeders with light feeders every other year? Or, can we rotate heavy feeders with other heavy feeders? Can you give us a sample of good crop rotating – that is – what vegetables rotate well with each other? Thank you .


  • Nancy Romaine Feb 5

    Ashleigh,
    This article is super helpful, particularly how you categorize which plant families are heavy and light feeders. We utilize cover cropping periodically, but I do need to also keep track of crop rotations. In my experience, having a full year growing season in Hawaii can lead to problems without such practices.
    Mahalo and aloha from Kauai!


  • Liza Feb 5

    I appreciate the thought about crop rotation, but bemoan the lack of detailed information as to how the different plant families might follow each other. There is also a real dearth of information on how these plant families can follow each other when more than 1 planting per year is possible.


  • Jes BT Mar 16, 2024

    I love this article. We have 6 plots and 5 beds in each plot. We keep written notes every year to keep it all sorted. Thank you for the information.


  • Danielle Romero Mar 6, 2024

    This is my first year growing, this was such a helpful article


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