After working with the same beds now for 12 years, I've kept a log of what went where. The rotation schedule is based on the English model of crop rotations: So here's the list:
Carrots
Beans
Tomatoes
Peas
Cabbage
Corn
Potatoes
Squashes
The next year, shift the plants down one - so where beans were, the carrots go. Where tomatoes were, the beans go. Where peas were, the tomatoes go. Etc.
Because I've kept the same beds (love chicken compost!), the plans simply rotate every eight years. So I'm planting where I did in 2007. Man, I'm old and have lived here a long time!
Carrots
Beans
Tomatoes
Peas
Cabbage
Corn
Potatoes
Squashes
The next year, shift the plants down one - so where beans were, the carrots go. Where tomatoes were, the beans go. Where peas were, the tomatoes go. Etc.
Because I've kept the same beds (love chicken compost!), the plans simply rotate every eight years. So I'm planting where I did in 2007. Man, I'm old and have lived here a long time!