RHS Level 2 Certificate Year 1 Week 19

RHS Level 2 Certificate Week 19 – Outdoor food production. Vegetables – crop rotation, intercropping and successional cropping

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Crop Rotation – benefits and limitations Inflexible – intercropping, catch cropping or mixed cropping do not fit well Planning the rotation also enables planning succession Personal taste is vital on a small scale – the grower might like brassicas but not carrots. One crop can benefit the next in the rotation – nitrogen fixing legumes; potatoes suppress weeds Most pests and diseases are mobile or have long persistence Minimises plant problems – pests, diseases and deficiencies Limitations Benefits

Successional cropping ,[object Object],[object Object]

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RHS Level 2 Certificate Year 1 Week 19

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