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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-04-22, Page 45Page 1 I Gr.wing vetables on the four -yew plan pays off A garden's success depends — to a large extent — on how the garden is laid out and the manner in which the vegetables in the :garden succeed each other over the years. --A systematic, planned crop rotation pro- gram, regardless of the size of the garden. will help prevent the build-up of soil -borne diseases and insects and improve the soil structure. soil. acidity, and ultimately. plant food availability," says Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology Hor- ticulture Lecturer Bill Langenberg. • Some vegetables remove large quantities of nutrients from the soil and consequently, adversely affect the crops that -follow. - Cole crops cabbage. broccoli and cauliflower 1, salad crops t lettuce, endive and celery +• and garden greens spinach and turnip -togs) remove many nutrients from the soil. --And since these crops do not. return nutrients to the soil, vegetables that follow such as tomatoes and sweet corn. give much lower yields," he said. When garden soils are depleted, ;rowing plants are under greater stress and are more vulnerable to insects and disease. Weaker plants may require fungicides and insecticides to help ward off disease — causing organisms and pests: these spray - A systematic approach to gardening can pay divide ds ing-s increase the costs of growing vegetables and increase the chemical load on the garden environment. .So the best idea for a healthy-, profitable garden is to start with -a plan that will allow you to rotate the vegetables and make sure that the garden'receives manure, compost. lime- and fertilizer at times when they are really needed- In this way. the money- you spend on your garden is worth the invest- ment.- he said. Start with a rough sketch of the existing garden area. Ihvide this area into four equal parts. Use file First section for growing fruiting vegetables such as tomatoes. sweet corn. peppers and cucumbers. Use the second section for leafy vegetables Stich as .cole crops. salad crops Start Summer in Style IND _ 1ES INC. VISIT OUR NEW SHOWROOM AND SFF' and garden greens. Reserve the third section for legume vegetables such as peas and beans: and the fourth for root vegetables such as beets, car- rots, potatoes and onions. To maintain soil fertility levels, give each group of vegetables a specially -designed cultural and fertility treatment. To section I, the fruiting vegetables' sec- tion, work in some manure in -the fall: or in the spring, add manure plus a super- phosphate fertilizer. - At planting time. apply 10-20-20 fertiliser. At fruiting ,time. add an ammonium nitrate fertiliser as a side -dressing between the rows. 'For sweet corn, sidedress earlier. just prior to tasselling 1.. 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On- the oth• er hand. section IV. the root crops section, should not receive an applica- - tion of lime. manure or garden compost. By applying a 10-20-20 fertilizer instead. you can avoid an outbreak of scab on your -potatoes, carrots and other root crops: Next year,• in 1988, rotate the four groups - of vegetables in the garden. Move the fruiting vegetables to section III ; the legume vegetables to section IV: the root vegetables to section II and the leafy vegetables to section I. In the third year, 1989, move the fruiting vegetables.to the fourth section, the legume vegetables to the second section, the root vegetables to the first section and the leafy vegetables to the third section. In the fourth year, in 1990, move the - fruiting vegetables to the second section, the legume vegetables to the first section, the root vegetables to the third -section, and the leafy vegetables to the fourth section. In the fifth year, in,1991, the cycle starts over again. 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