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How to use this list

When planting  vegetable crops from year to year, season to season, AND planting to planting, crop rotation is an excellent practice to incorporate in your garden. Rotating by crop families helps keep the soil more nutritionally balanced and can help prevent garden pests. Different crop families use different nutrients out of the soil, and attract different pests, so when replanting a bed, do it with a plant from another crop family.  When one crop is done yielding, say garlic in mid-summer, replant it with another crop, like fall broccoli or cabbage from the Brassicaceae family. Ideally, wait until crops from 3 other groups have been successively planted before replanting that first crop again. Add soil amendments such as compost/well rotted manure before re- planting a bed.

Vegetable Crops, by families
Rotate crops by group

GROUP 1
Apiaceae
Carrot
Celery
Celeria
Parsley
Parsnip

Chenopodiaceae
Beet
Orach
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Leaf Beet
Lambs Quarters

GROUP 2
Asteraceae
Artichoke
Chicory
Dandelion
Endive
Escarole
Lettuce
Radicchio
Sunflowers

Portulacaceae
Claytonia
Purslane

GROUP 3
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber
Melon
Pumpkin
Squash, summer
Squash, winter

GROUP 4
Fabaceae
Bean
Pea

GROUP 5
Brassicaceae
Arugula
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Cabbage, Chinese
Cress
Kale
Kohlrabi
Mizuna
Mustard
Radish
Rutabaga
Tatsoi
Turnip
Watercress



GROUP 6
Liliaceae
Asparagus
Garlic
Leek
Onion



GROUP 7
Poaceae
Corn



GROUP 8
Solanaceae
Eggplant
Pepper
Potato
Tomato


Fruit Crops
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Berries:
Blackberry
Blueberry
Boysenberry
Cranberry
Currant
Gooseberry
Grape
Loganberry
Raspberry
Strawberry
Fruit Trees:
Apple
Apricot
Asian Pear
Cherry
Nectarine
Peach
Pear
Plum
Orange
Lemon
Lime
Avocado
Mango

Herbs:

Angelica
Anise Hyssop
Borage
Bergamot
Catmint
Catnip
Basil- many varieties
Calendula
Chervil
Chamomile
Chives
Garlic Chives
Cilantro/Coriander
Cumin
Dill
Dandelion
Echinacea
Feverfew
Leaf Fennel
Flax
Goldenseal
Ginseng
Hyssop
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Lovage
Mint
Marjoram
Nettle
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Savory
Shiso
Thyme
Valerian

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