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 ...

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.

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 ...

The demise of oilseed rape as a break crop has left a gaping hole in many rotations, but for one East Midlands farm, grain maize enables a better use of Sign in LATEST ...

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 ...