Crop Rotation Guides

Squash are notorious for leaving soil hungry and depleted. Learn how to restore your allotment beds using nitrogen-fixing legumes, alliums, and clever green manures for a bumper harvest next season.

Once the garlic is lifted, your allotment bed is primed for its next act. Discover the best follow-on crops to plant in the UK, from nitrogen-fixing beans to hardy winter brassicas.

Don't let your salad beds sit empty. From nitrogen-fixing beans to hardy winter kale, discover how to master the art of succession planting once your lettuce harvest is over.

Think your pea harvest is down to luck? Think again. What you grow in the bed the season before can make or break your peas. From brassicas to green manures, here is how to prime your soil.

Leeks leave the soil in a unique state. Discover the best follow-on crops to maintain soil health, avoid pests, and keep your allotment productive throughout the changing seasons.

Success with tomatoes starts months before you plant out. Learn which preceding crops, from nitrogen-fixing legumes to winter green manures, will set the stage for your biggest harvest yet.

Success with brassicas starts months before they hit the ground. From nitrogen-fixing legumes to the perfect soil prep, here is how to sequence your crops for a bumper harvest of broccoli, kale, and cabbage.

Sweetcorn are notorious 'heavy feeders' that leave soil hungry. Learn how to replenish your allotment beds with nitrogen-fixing legumes, hardy winter salads, and smart green manures after the summer harvest.

Clearing your tomato vines is only half the battle. Discover how to rescue depleted soil by choosing the perfect follow-on crops to maintain a healthy, productive UK allotment rotation.

Great carrots are grown in the previous season. Discover why your choice of preceding crop—from brassicas to green manures—is the secret to avoiding forked roots and carrot fly on your UK allotment.

Success with strawberries starts months before planting. From nitrogen-fixing legumes to the dangers of Verticillium wilt, learn how to prep your allotment soil for the ultimate harvest.

Success with sweetcorn starts months before sowing. Discover the best companion rotations, from nitrogen-fixing legumes to winter green manures, to ensure your soil is ready for this heavy-feeding crop.

Selecting the right predecessor for your garlic is the secret to huge bulbs and disease-free soil. From nitrogen-fixing beans to soil-cleansing potatoes, here is how to prep your bed the right way.

Success with courgettes starts months before the first seed is sown. Learn how to prime your soil using nitrogen-fixing legumes and green manures to ensure a record-breaking harvest on your UK allotment.

Success with beans starts long before the first seed is sown. Learn which crops prime your soil for a bumper harvest of runners and French beans while avoiding common pests and diseases.

Clearing an old strawberry bed is a pivotal moment in the allotment calendar. From nitrogen-fixing beans to hardy winter garlic, here is how to manage your soil for the next harvest.

Lifting your carrots is just the beginning. From nitrogen-fixing legumes to winter-hardy garlic, here is how to master the transition and keep your soil healthy and productive all year.

Success with parsnips starts months before sowing. Our expert guide explores the best preceding crops to ensure straight, pest-free roots, from nitrogen-balancing legumes to soil-cleaning brassicas.

Lifting the last of the parsnips leaves a unique gap in the gardening calendar. From nitrogen-fixing beans to sturdy winter greens, here is how to master the transition for a healthier, more productive plot.

When the courgette harvest ends, your soil needs a recovery plan. Discover the best follow-on crops to restore fertility and keep your UK allotment productive through the winter months.

Success in the salad patch starts months before you sow a single seed. Learn why the 'previous tenant' of your veg bed is the secret to growing crisp, pest-free lettuce throughout the UK season.

Success with leeks starts long before the first transplant hits the soil. Discover how to time your crop rotation, which plants provide a nitrogen boost, and which common vegetables to avoid to ensure a prize-winning harvest.

Success with squash starts long before the seeds sprout. From nitrogen-fixing legumes to strategic green manures, here is how to prepare your allotment beds for the ultimate squash harvest.

Not sure what to plant next? Learn what to plant after each crop on a UK allotment and plan crop rotation properly year after year.

Learn what to plant after brassicas on a UK allotment. Practical crop rotation advice to restore soil health and reduce pests and disease.

Learn what to plant after peas and beans on a UK allotment. Practical crop rotation advice to use legumes properly and keep soil fertile.

Learn what to plant after onions on a UK allotment. Practical crop rotation advice to avoid disease, protect soil health, and keep beds productive.

Learn what to plant after potatoes on a UK allotment. Practical crop rotation advice to restore soil health and keep beds productive season after season.

Learn how a 3 year crop rotation works on UK allotments. A practical, realistic guide to healthier soil, fewer pests, and better crops year after year.