Is my rotation plan good?

[kathykate]

Had fun on my first year of allotmenteering and have learned a lot! This is my rotation plan for the next four years. Is it OK? I'm slotting in a few things here and there to move around with the main groups I've put them with. Would love to know if I'm on the right track.

Just noticed plan has come out tiny so this is what I'm doing. I have four beds and they follow this rotation ie. this is bed 1.

2015 Onion group
2016 Potato group
2017 Peas/beans group
2018 Brassica group

With onions, I'm slotting in courgette, squash

With Peas and beans I'm slotting in sweetcorn

With Brassicas I'm slotting in dahlias

With potatoes I'm slotting in a row of beetroot

THANKS! PS my plot is 25m x 4m.

[kathykate]

Actually think this is a better scheme...

2015 Onions
2016 Legumes (peas/beans)
2017 Brassicas
2018 Potatoes

[WendyC]

Your second rotation is the same as mine. I put carrot, beetroot and parsnip in the onion bed.

[Jungle Jane]

I think your plans good,peas following potatoes works well. You could add some green manures to dig in?

[kathykate]

OK good, and can anyone remind me which section doesn't like manure before planting? Is it Potatoes?

[Martin H]

Potatoes like manure. In fact if you are only going to manure once, do it before the potatoes.
You need to avoid manure with carrots and parsnips, it encourages the roots to fork.

[Martin H]

Oh, meant to say, the only problem with potatoes after brassicas is, if you are growing purple sprouting broccoli or spring cabbages, you'll be wanting to get potatoes in before the brassicas are all finished. So make sure you grow brassicas that finish in time.