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  • From: Andy Fellenz <artisanfarms AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Crop rotation & triple cropping
  • Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:39:49 -0400

I keep the same family or crop type for the season and change it the following season or after two seasons.  Example - lettuce, spinach, spinach, spinach, cover crop until following season.  The following season might see summer squash or tomatoes.  One thing I try to avoid is planting beds year after year into short season crops.  I like to change it up so that every other year or so, I can plant the bed into a season long crop.


Andy

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Barking Cat Farm <barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com> wrote:


So, I'm trying to wrap my head around a new crop rotation plan that includes double & triple cropping some beds during the year. This is an open field growing area, but will also apply to a high tunnel we're putting up this year. The beds are in permanent locations but are tractor cultivated. Those of you that are double & triple cropping, how are planning your rotations? Do you for instance ever do this:

bean -> bean -> something else?

Or are you always moving crop families within your triple or double cropping?

I've looked at the various literature about crop rotations and there seems to be as many opinions & options as there are people in the world. We grow a diverse number of vegetables & flowers, so it seems like this is always going to be complicated. Am I wrong? Any pointers?

Kim
Barking Cat Farm
NE Texas
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