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For a healthy garden it is important rotate crops from year to year within your garden. You don’t want to grow the same plant, or plants from the same family, in the same location year after year. The chart below lists common garden vegetable families and will help you with your crop rotation plan. 

For example: If you grew tomatoes in bed “A” last year, you will want to rotate them to bed “B” this year – or at least a different location within a single bed. In addition, you don’t want to plant any other vegetables from the Nightshade family in bed “A” this year. 

Rotating crops keeps your soil healthy and reduces the likelihood of insect and disease pathogens that can build up when the same plants are grown in the same location year after year.

Vegetable Plant Families

Onion Family (Amaryllidaceae)
chives
garlic
leek
onion

Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae)
beet
chard
spinach

Mustard Family (Cruciferae)
broccoli
Brussels sprouts
cabbage
cauliflower
Chinese cabbage
kale
kohlrabi
mustard greens
radish
rutabaga
turnip  
Composite Family (Compositae)
lettuce     endive
globe artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke

Cucurbit Family (Cucurbhaceae)
cucumber
muskmelon
pumpkin
squash (all types)
watermelon Grass Family (Gramineae)
corn  
Legume Family (Leguminosae)
beans (all types)
pea

Nightshade Family (Solanaceae)
eggplant
tomato
pepper
potato  tomatillo

Parsley Family (Apiaceae)
carrot
celery
Florence fennel
parsley
parsnip

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The season's first Black Beauty aubergine (eggplan The season's first Black Beauty aubergine (eggplant), which I had deemed the Black Bear paw. Cooler than normal temperatures affected pollination as you can see by the multiple lobes front and back -- along with the telltale sign of catfacing on the bottom. But, no worries, the male eggplant (fewer seeds, less bitter), was delicious in last night's ratatouille! 

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