I don't always follow it to the letter, but if disease is an issue for you due to a small space, rotating helps!
Question - Can winter squash be planted in the same garden space as the previous year? Any other rules about reusing same areas?
I don't always follow it to the letter, but if disease is an issue for you due to a small space, rotating helps!
If you have a problem with squash bugs or plant diseases, I wouldn’t recommend it. Otherwise go for it, but keep an eye out for problems.
In general, the more you plant the same crop in the same area then the more depleted the soil becomes, and more disease is likely to be a problem.
Thus if you do so, add soil amendments each year, manure etc, and plant different varieties of crops.
That said, we have planted varieties of tomatoes, big and small, and they do well, though some kinds are prone to disease. The Supersweet100's are planted much the same spot though and have produced abundantly. Early Girl's seem to be the best for normal size toms, thanks be to God. A fair amount of soil amendments are added each tear to this 15' x 20' plot
However, the butternut squash did not do well overall this year, partly due to lack of sun and being planted in the same spot which does not get much in the way of soil amendments.
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I plant my butternut in a 3-sisters area, with corn, green beans dining up the corn, and squash preventing weeds in between. I don’t remember the particulars, but somehow this variety ends up putting nutrients back into the soil so it can be replanted year after year. Last year was yearfour and everything grew well.