Every experienced summer resident knows that it is impossible to plant the same vegetable crops in the same area every year. This will negatively affect the harvest. The landing site must not only be changed annually, but must also take into account the predecessors. If such recommendations are followed, the future harvest will only increase each time, because vegetable plants will no longer suffer from pests and various infectious diseases, from numerous weeds. The soil in organic beds will eventually become not only the main source of plant nutrition, but also their reliable protection.
There is a proven crop rotation scheme that will help to gradually update the vegetable beds and switch to organic farming every year. This is a time-consuming business, so take your time, and first build at least one garden bed a year, taking into account all the important points. Patiently observing all the rules, you can get a reward in the form of an unprecedented harvest.
Crop rotation scheme for organic beds
First year
With the arrival of early spring, start building your first organic bed. Organic waste in it will decompose very quickly and generate a lot of heat. These growing conditions are ideal for any pumpkin crop. Therefore, first spill the finished bed with a solution with effective microorganisms, then cover it with an opaque dense film and cut holes in it for planting vegetables.
Such a "warm" bed is an ideal place for cucumbers, squash, squash and pumpkin.
At the end of the warm season, when the last vegetables are collected in the garden, it is necessary to sow one of the siderates (for example, calendula or legumes) on it. The grown greens should be left unmown until early spring.
Second year
The second bed is built according to the same rules and is sown with pumpkin crops again. Tomatoes, beets or any varieties of cabbage are now planted on the first bed.
After harvesting, both beds are sown with green manure: the first with radish or mustard, and the second with legumes.
Third year
The third organic patch is sown again with pumpkin seeds, the second with cabbage or tomatoes, and the very first with celery, carrots and onions.
Each time the dacha season ends with harvesting and sowing the beds with green manure. The "first year" bed is sown with legumes, the "second year" - with mustard or radish, and the very first bed - with cruciferous crops.
Fourth year
The crop rotation scheme and the construction of beds is repeated from year to year. Now a fourth bed has appeared.
On the very first bed, it is now recommended to plant potatoes, sweet and hot peppers or eggplants. On the other three, everything is sown according to the worked out scheme.
As for the siderates, they are also sown according to the tried and tested schedule. In the very first bed this year, you can also sow legumes.
Fifth year
This summer cottage season begins with the construction of the fifth bed.
The soil on the very first bed already contains a minimum amount of nutrients, since the biomass has completely decomposed.It is recommended to grow all kinds of greens on this bed - dill, parsley, sorrel, lettuce, as well as radishes or turnips.
Lupine is most suitable as siderates for the first organic bed, and on the rest, sowing is carried out according to a special scheme.
Sixth year
According to the worked out scheme, work is carried out on a new bed and on the previous four. The work plan changes only for the bed of the sixth year of planting.
First, it is recommended to plant vegetables of an early ripening period - Beijing cabbage, carrots, turnips, radishes or lettuce leaves. They will ripen by the end of July, and in August you can continue to work in the garden. After the vegetables are harvested, it is necessary to plant strawberry seedlings, which will grow, develop and bear fruit for 3-4 years.
Organic farming does not involve digging up beds. Before planting seeds or seedlings, it is enough to loosen the soil.
By observing the crop rotation on organic beds for six years, great positive results can be seen:
- The number of pests and diseases has been reduced to a minimum.
- Organic waste in the beds helps revitalize the soil.
- There is more free time, since it does not need to be spent on digging and watering the beds, as well as on weed control.
In order to transfer the entire land plot to organic beds, it is possible in the future to build not one, but 2-3 beds in one year.
For convenience, we recommend using the table in which a generalized crop rotation scheme is proposed.
| First bed | Second bed | Third bed | Fourth bed | Fifth bed | Sixth bed | |
| First year | Any pumpkin crops | |||||
| Second year | Any varieties of cabbage, beets, tomatoes | Any pumpkin crops | ||||
| Third year | Onions, celery, carrots | Any varieties of cabbage, beets, tomatoes | Any pumpkin crops | |||
| Fourth year | Potatoes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplants | Onions, celery, carrots | Any varieties of cabbage, beets, tomatoes | Any pumpkin crops | ||
| Fifth year | Green crops, turnips, radishes | Potatoes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplants | Onions, celery, carrots | Any varieties of cabbage, beets, tomatoes | Any pumpkin crops | |
| Sixth year | Strawberry seedlings | Green crops, turnips, radishes | Potatoes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplants | Onions, celery, carrots | Any varieties of cabbage, beets, tomatoes | Any pumpkin crops |
