From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Pavel314 wrote:   
   ...   
   > In a few years, we'll probably switch the pumpkin patch with vegetable right.   
      
     i try to rotate everything each season, but in   
   a few gardens the soil is so poor that i keep   
   planting beans until i can get it into shape.   
      
     the rest of the gardens i rotate the tomatoes   
   into first with the worms/worm compost and then   
   follow with onions the next year.  i squeak some   
   garlic in one of the gardens.   
      
     after several years they're due for another   
   shot of worms/worm compost and since we don't   
   over do it with what we plant and harvest and   
   return all food/paper scraps and plant debris   
   the garden soil has gradually improved each   
   season.   
      
     i also rotate the areas i plant squash every   
   year or two.  we went three years last year and   
   it was ok, but it was time to move on.  this   
   year with the seeds going in late we don't have   
   too many squash out there to harvest.   
      
     considering where we started and how things   
   have changed and how much we do harvest from   
   these gardens i'm pretty happy with how it   
   has been going.   
      
     different plants use different nutrients so   
   it makes a lot of sense to rotate crops as then   
   you will not need to amend so heavily and still   
   can get decent crops.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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