To follow a simple four-year crop rotation, divide your garden into four areas or plots: Plot One, Plot Two, Plot Three, and Plot Four. In each of the next four years, grow a different crop or different members of the four crop families in a different plot following this rotation
Plot One:
Tomato family (year 1)
Onion family (year 2)
Bean family (year 3)
Cabbage family (year 4)
Plot Two:
Cabbage family (year 1)
Tomato family (year 2)
Onion family (year 3)
Bean family (year 4)
Plot Three:
Bean family (year 1)
Cabbage family (year 2)
Tomato family (year 3)
Onion family (year 4)
Plot Four:
Onion family (year 1)
Bean family (year 2)
Cabbage family (year 3)
Tomato family (year 4)
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茄科Tomato Family and others (Solanaceae family)
Tomatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Potatoes
Beets
Carrots
Celeriac and celery
Parsnips
Salsify
Scorzonera -
豆科Bean Family (Leguminosae family)
Peas
Broad (fava) beans
French (green) beans
Runner beans -
十字花科Cabbage Family and others (Brassica family)
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbages
Calabrese (Italian sprouting broccoli)
Cauliflowers
Radishes
Rutabagas (Swedes)
Turnips -
葱科Onion Family and others (Allium family)
Garlic
Leeks
Lettuces
Onions
Shallots
Sweet corn
Squashes, zucchini, and pumpkins (marrow and courgettes)