The purpose with this drawing is to show our intention to divide the
vegetable parcel into plots. Unfortunately, there are only place for
three differen plots. The plot for green manuring is missing. We will
compensate for this by always sowing some green manure plants when the
soil becomes unoccupied during the growing season.
Many ways
In the garden littrature you can find many ways to divide your parcel
into plots. Even more, the plot varies to which a certain plant belongs.
We have choosen to follow Lars Krantz book: Rosendals trädgård,
but we are also very influenced by John Seymour's book The
self suficcient gardener. The difference between Krantz book
and many other garden books, is the use of flowering plants. Krantz
include many annual flowers species among the vegetables. Another big
difference between Krantz aproach to crop rotation is that he don't
grow the onions in the cabbage-plot, but together with the carrots.
This is because onions confuse the carrot flies, and vice versa.
- Plots A The legume plot; broad beans, runner beans, french beans, garden peas, asparagus peas, sweet peas and other flowers around them
- Plots BThe root plot; onions, early potatoes, carrots, red beets, swedes and parsnip.
- Plots C The cabbage plot; cauliflower, brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, savoy cabbage, gherkins, leek