Crop Rotation Planner

How It Works

Crop rotation is one of the simplest ways to keep your garden healthy year after year without chemicals. The idea is straightforward: do not plant the same type of crop in the same bed two years in a row. Different plant families have different nutrient needs and attract different pests. When you grow tomatoes in the same spot every year, the soil loses the nutrients tomatoes need and tomato-specific diseases build up in that soil. By rotating, you break pest and disease cycles naturally. Legumes (beans and peas) are especially valuable because they actually add nitrogen back to the soil, which benefits whatever you plant there the following year. Even if you only have two beds, alternating between two crop groups is better than no rotation at all.