seed sowing techniques for vegetables, extending the season, catch and intercropping

1. RHS Level 2 Certificate Week 18 – Outdoor food production. Vegetables – crop rotation, intercropping and successional cropping

7. Crop Rotation – benefits and limitations Inflexible – intercropping, catch cropping or mixed cropping do not fit well Planning the rotation also enables planning succession Personal taste is vital on a small scale – the grower might like brassicas but not carrots. One crop can benefit the next in the rotation – nitrogen fixing legumes; potatoes suppress weeds Most pests and diseases are mobile or have long persistence Minimises plant problems – pests, diseases and deficiencies Limitations Benefits