Standard Crop Rotation System For An Allotment

This is a four year rotation plan with an extra large area for potatoes. The plan divides the allotment into five parts.

One part (in the middle) is for permanent plants such as fruit, herbs and flowing plants. The remainder is divided into four roughly equal parts for the plants to be rotated. Start in year one and then move on to to subsequent years.

At the end of year four start the rotation system again at year one. The soil should be prepared as described for each part of the plot.

YEAR ONE

YEAR TWO

YEAR THREE

YEAR FOUR

Each year, treat each of the plots A, B and C as described below.

PLOT A POTATOES	PLOT A OTHER	PLOT B	PLOT C
Cultivate Double dig adding manure or well-rotted compost. Add two good handfuls of blood, fish and bone meal per sq. metre (yard). Crops Potatoes	Cultivate Double dig adding manure. Add one good handful of blood, fish and bone meal per sq. metre (yard). Crops Aubergines, beetroot, carrots, courgettes, celeriac, celery, cucumber, garlic, leek, onion, marrow, parsnips, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes	Cultivate Single dig. Add two good handfuls of blood, fish and bone meal per sq. metre (yard). Crops Broad beans, cress, French beans, globe artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, lettuce, Lima beans, okra, peas, soya beans, runner beans, spinach, sweetcorn, Swiss chard	Cultivate As plot B. In addition bring the pH level up to 6.5 - 7.0. Crops Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, calabrese, kale, kohl-rabi, radishes, swedes, turnips

GO TO PREVIOUS PAGE

GO TO GARDENACTION CROP ROTATION PLAN