The two perennial cereal grains, rye and wheatgrass, and three legumes, alfalfa, white clover and a species called sainfoin—all commonly grown as single crops in Alberta—were planted at the U ...

Cover crops are typically fast-growing plants such as brassicas, forbs, grains, grasses and legumes and are planted in late summer or fall into empty or fallow (fallow is a farming technique where ...

For example, beans and peas are both in the Legume group, and garlic and onions are in the Allium group. With a little planning you will have your crop rotation system going in no time.

One factor to consider when planning your vegetable garden is crop rotation, which may get overlooked ... Because they are legumes, crops in the pea family (Fabaceae) such as beans are nitrogen ...

Next up are brassicas, which generally follow legumes in crop rotation. Brassicas include a wide range of vegetables, from broccoli and Brussels sprouts to cabbages, kale and cauliflower.

While the price of the actual grain can be less than ideal some years, incorporating winter wheat into crop rotations allows for double-cropping or growing two or more crops in the same field ...

Crop rotation further helps to reduce the amount of fertiliser used, especially if you incorporate legumes, thus cutting the cost of production and increasing the profit margins. Though not proven ...