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EmailCrop rotation is key to a successful vegetable garden after the first year. It's important to grow vegetables in different areas of your garden each year to keep them healthy and combat pests
However, it can be difficult to plan the order of crop rotation and organize well, particularly if you are growing different amounts of a variety of crops.
This video explains a simple colour-coded method of crop rotation that makes the whole process much simpler and shows how the Garden Planner software can help.
The Garden Planner is available here: http://gardenplanner.almanac.com
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Very practical visual on crop
Very practical visual on crop rotation. I will recommend to my friends.
This looks very helpful even
This looks very helpful even though I have been gardening for years.
Haven't gardened for many
Haven't gardened for many years, need help.... I now live in town, much different . I live in western Nebraska
Judy, You'd need to ask us a
Judy, You'd need to ask us a specific question. As it sounds as if you are not sure where to start, we would recommend that you call your county's local cooperative extension for free and local advice! See: http://www.almanac.com/content/cooperative-extension-services
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