me, too. kg had an article a few months ago about crop rotation. (i think it was the july issue? dunno: i spent 3 weeks reading all my MIL's back issues, so things are a bit blurry) but everyone and their uncle has an opinion on it. i had heard of 3 bed crop rotation, but have seen diagrams for up to 5 beds!
because of my space (9 feet by ten feet) and farm labor (desperately eager to help 4 year old) i am going with one 3 by 4 ft rectangle in the bottom right corner for him and his sunflowers and blue flowers and carrots, and then a 4 foot wide l-shape around it with all the things *i* want to grow. because i can't stand the thought of wasted space, the 2 ft path between them (i call it the "falling down space", 4 yr olds fall down a lot... nevermind their mothers) will have containers in it. if things go *realy* well, maybe i'll even make some runner bean arches over the path, as i could use the shade.
while visiting mil, visited Harlow Carr where they had a kitchen garden almost the exact same size, shape as the one i described. they used the small square for perennials, and then rotated the crops in and out of the big L as they were ready. (they claimed they could feed a family of 4 on their ten by ten plot. they neglected to mention the large greenhouse the family would also need.
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if i had more space, i would do proper rotation but i'm not sure it's practical in my space. just going to grow stuff and see what happens.
