Taking Turns
Backyard & Garden Design Ideas|Issue#15.4 2017

If you want a sure-fire way to maximise your yields, try crop rotation

Fabian Capomolla
Taking Turns

Crop rotation is the system of growing a sequence of different crops in the same soil or position in your veggie patch to help feed the soil and in turn control weeds, pests and diseases. The practice dates back 8000 years to the Middle East — they wouldn’t have known the science behind the method at the time, but being good gardeners they observed their crops and noticed improvements.

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