Growing Methods

Question 1

What is a crop rotation system?

Answer 1

Crops are grown on a rotation around an area of land, a different crop grows in a different position each year.

Question 2

How do you start a crop rotation system?

Answer 2

divide a plot of land into 4 sections of equal size.

Each section will grow one group of plants, that group changes each year

This is a four year rotation.

Question 3

benefits of rotation systems are?

Answer 3

soil fertility increased
weeds lessened
Pest/disease lessened - life cycles broken by removing host plant.
Viral diseases can be reduced
Soil pH can be balanced.

Question 4

name some pest/diseases that rotation systems break up

Answer 4

Parsnip canker
Clubroot of brassicas ( cabbage & cauliflower)
root rot of peas and beans
eelworms in potatoes

Question 5

How do beans fix nitrogen?

Answer 5

via root nodules, so if you plant brassicas after beans they will benefit from a (N)enriched soil.