4 bed rotation to 3 bed removing brassicas for space?

 

Would there be any problems down the line if I change my crop rotation to 3
instead of 4 bed.I have planted onion sets ,these have taken up one bed
which I was going to grow carrots & parsnips with .Being as we least like
brassicas & they sound like hassle to grow,I was going to grow the carrots &
parsnips in this bed instead.
So cut a long story short would there be any effects if I remove brassicas
altogether from my rotation.

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Thanks Keith,England,UK.

 


The purpose of a 4 bed rotational system is to ensure that any given
plant family, or group of families are not re-grown in the same place
before three complete seasons have elapsed. Taking brassicas out of the
rotations would be a help in planning the crops and beds, but other
plants still need the time gap. If the ex-brassica bed were left
uncropped, i.e. fallowed for a season, the plan would be easier to work.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

 

All 4 beds are new,this is my first veg garden.I am finding like most I cant
fit every thing in ,so I was thinking of ditching the brassica bed and
making  two beds into one larger bed,if this makes sense.
I am getting confused now!!

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Thanks Keith,England,UK.

carrots &

brassicas

 

Gardening is all about compromise, in the long run nature will not be
beaten.  Logically potatoes should be discarded, as they take up so much
room.  However to lose the taste of new potatoes! SIGH


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In practical terms, just try not to plant the same crop on the same
ground two years running, and try not to plant the ground with a close
relative of what was there last year.

Basically you have roots (carrot family = carrot, parsnip (and
parsley)), potatoes and beets (almost everything else) - they need one
set of nutrients

Leafy things need nitrogen

And things that you grow for their 'fruits' need higher levels of
potassium. In this third group, peas and beans are special, because,
unlike other plants, they can 'fix' free nitrogen, which gives them a
competitive edge if there isn't much nitrogen in the soil. And if, at
the end of the season, you pull off the tops for the compost heap and
leave the roots in, it'll increase the nitrogen levels for next year's
crop.

Traditional cropping rotations are based on older eating habits.
Nowadays we seem in general less keen on brassicas, so, as you are
finding, things need to be adapted a bit.

--
Kay
       "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"