Why I Don't Practise CROP ROTATION And Neither Should You!

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Check out my new book that you can pre-order now. Simplify Vegetable Gardening will be available on 16th Feb 2024. Pre-order now to be the first to get a copy of this book that has all my personal tips. geni.us/SimplifyVegGardening Crop rotation, Is it really necessary? You see as gardeners certain gardening tasks are taught and information is passed down from one generation to another. This piece of information is that you MUST practice crop rotation to prevent disease and draining the soil of nutrients.
This way of thinking is because it's been passed from large farmers who look after 1000s of acres of land who couldn't possibly think of looking after the soil by adding organic matter. They grow mono-crops and chemically feed their plants to get a crop.
In our gardens, we very rarely grow a single crop. So in this video, I am joined by Gardenerscott and we talk about the question, Is crop rotation really needed?
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@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Folks, Make sure to get across and check out Scotts channel kzfaq.info

@SeanInAlaska 3 жыл бұрын

Just saw Scott's video this morning and headed over to yours. I love this!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeanInAlaska Hey Sean. I am glad you enjoyed this. Scott and I worked on this for a few weeks because of issues and we wanted it to be right before we put it out. I am glad you found value in it

@trudysfun 3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening Gardener Scott sent me here :)

@rai55 3 жыл бұрын

Echo: I’m also here from your “cross pollinated” video with Gardener Scott. SO informative - thank you both! 🌱💫

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

@@rai55 Awesome welcome

@redcurrant2023 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the Caribbean. My father was a cane farmer who planted almost all the vegetables and rice that we ate. One of the most important lessons about agriculture that he taught me was......’ plant peas and/or beans right next to corn. Cover the soil with pumpkins and cucumber to keep the ground shaded from the hot sun. Near to it you can plant all the tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, okras and anything else. Don’t worry about moving them to another spot. Just make sure that you use all the cow or horse manure that you have to keep the soil healthy.’..he never had a problem with pests so I learned my lessons from him. His argument for planting the peas/ beans together with the corn was .....corn depletes the nutrition in the soil and the pulses replace it!! He was a successful farmer for 60+ years!,

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Your dad is a smart man

@redcurrant2023 3 жыл бұрын

Simplify Gardening was darling , was. He died at 91 and was in his garden till his late 80s. I am not far from that!!

@DSmith-ix1xf 3 жыл бұрын

Working with the wonderful weather of the Island, planting hand in hand and bringing up the soil like his own child, that was man who is now gardening in Eden. Thanks 👍

@redcurrant2023 3 жыл бұрын

@@DSmith-ix1xf I hope you have lots of company. I am now living in the U.K. and the weather has not been very friendly to me trying to grow some of my Caribbean foods eg bodi ( long beans) and seim . I am plodding along and have been feeding my family from the fruits of my labour…..onions, garlic, beans, lettuce, pak choi, beetroots, cucumber, lots of herbs and waiting to harvest my carrots and potatoes. Anyone who works the land to produce food is my friend….hi neighbour! Happy gardening.

@Berserk1Manga 5 ай бұрын

Well unfortunately nowdays we dont have cow or horse manure to use for fertalizer. So crop rotation is easy enough for me.

@GardenerScott 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Tony. I enjoyed working with you very much.

@SeanInAlaska 3 жыл бұрын

I loved these both! You guys should consider doing more of these! Great way to inform both of your bases!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

As did I Scott. I'm still watching yours as I write. I really enjoyed this topic and working with you was great. Thanks for the patience it took while we sorted the issues out

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeanInAlaska Thanks Sean We are both chuffed you really enjoyed this video. Scott and I have spoken about further videos so who knows mate :) Keep tuning in

@Neldidellavittoria 3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening I've come here from Gardener Scott's video. It'd be great to see more of these collaborations.

@jacoviljoen2186 3 жыл бұрын

Scott, There is a huge misconception amongst gardeners that soil gets depleted of nutrients. Soil never gets depleted of any nutrients, it has everything the plant needs. It is the life in the soil that gets depleted, killed by fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides, or simply not there to break down said nutrients into plant available forms. The reason organic material and compost work is because it introduces soil biology, bacteria, fungi, nematodes etc. to the soil that breaks down said material. It is thus more a case of soil inoculation than anything else. You look at a forest. No-one tills the soil, no-one fertilises, yet the trees keep growing and feed themselves. The soil never gets depleted. The reason farmers have to keep on fertilising is because they keep on killing the soil through tilling, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. It's a win-win for those selling them these poisons for they also sell them the treatment: fertiliser. Peace

@GreenSideUp 3 жыл бұрын

This is why No Dig works so well, it mulches and feeds the soil life. I have 8 no dig beds now, and I am adding 7 more through the winter this year. I have not stuck to rotation at all at any stage. My potatoes in pots use the same compost every year up to four years now, but being replaced in spring...Steve

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree Pal. Most of my garden is no dig and the soil is beautiful

@tennesseenana4838 2 жыл бұрын

Tony - I came over here from Scott's channel. Learning that I don't have to rotate my crops is a huge relief to me. Thank you both for these videos! I'm basically a new gardener with tons of things to learn. Because of my hard clay soil and Bermuda grass all over, I use 18 gallon totes and other containers for planting. I started to make compost from kitchen scraps, etc and compost tea from collard greens, thistle leaves, etc. Marigolds, garlic chives and basil are planted with my tomatoes. I have a container of rosemary nearby as well as one with mint in it. Gardening is like a lot of important things - the more I learn, the more I learn there is to learn. I'm so glad there are people like you and Scott who are willing to help us along.

@todd1469 Жыл бұрын

Great to see this team-up from to of my favorite content creators. Also I'm SO happy to have this information! I have been thinking about putting in some more permanent structures (specifically for tomatoes) and having seen your respective gardens and this video I feel much more confident in my plan. Thank you both!

@krankywitch 3 жыл бұрын

This is my 20th year with my little homestead. I tried crop rotation for the first 3 years and all I got was a whole lot more work than I needed. Since then I’ve used plant guilds. The only disease and pest problems I have can be attributed to weather variations - ie; cloudier/wetter than usual seasons mean more fungals and more pests. Because I’ve been saving seeds since year one, my crops are resistant, resilient and adapted to my soil & climate.

@Berserk1Manga 5 ай бұрын

What about nutrient depletions?

@maricelpagalan4528 3 жыл бұрын

You help so many gardeners with your videos. Thank you. This clears up the confusion and really does simplify gardening. Gardening should be fun and not so complicated.

@SeanInAlaska 3 жыл бұрын

Tony, as i said in Scott's video, you guys are my "go to" guys for all questions gardening! I really enjoyed this and would love to see you two do something like this again!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

I am sure Scott and I will work again, We enjoyed it very much and we spoke until way after 10pm and I then had to travel home from the studio. 4 hours of video for this 20 min video but was well worth it because it may answer peoples questions as to why we say its a waste of time

@angelinegrows7765 3 жыл бұрын

Watched this twice now 👍

@suzlin03 3 жыл бұрын

They're my favourite too

@nicholasjames3110 3 жыл бұрын

Great video both. Never has it been so important to look after our soils. Particularly in main stream agriculture.

@Haffy1952 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tony ,loved the collaboration with my neighbor down in Colorado springs, Gardener Scott. It was pretty cool watching and hearing you both. I too haven't believed much in crop rotation either in the 50 plus years I have been gardening, keep up the great work buddy.

@smezley50 2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking for a rotation plan for my allotment and came across your video, Charles Dowding is also of the same opinion, feed the soil and keep the ground covered with crops. Thanks Tony.

@alexskeens9845 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony and Scott for taking Initiative in helping people better thereselfs through knowledge of gardening yall are saving lives

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex. I am glad you found value in the conversation Scott and I had

@GardenerScott 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alex. It's heartwarming to hear you say that.

@sandyg3772 3 жыл бұрын

I love you both! Watching both of your videos has gotten me through the isolation from the pandemic (along with a few others'). My garden looks like a mish-mash of different "beds" and buckets, but it is growing food, thanks to what I have been learning from you guys. Thanks for all of the time and effort you put into these videos. Eventually, we will save the planet, one gardener at a time.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

We love you to Sandy. 1 garden at a time

@deewinston5651 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tony. I watch both your channel and Gardner’s Scott. I’ve learned so much from y’all. Really enjoyed the video.Thank you.👩‍🌾

@luckychicav7981 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great topic discussion between two great gardeners, thank you much appreciated!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks :)

@debkincaid2891 3 жыл бұрын

I love this discussion because it couldn't have come at a better time: got a new home & will be converting a large, useless lawn into garden beds. I've been turning this over and over in my mind and you resolved the anxiety I've had over this. Thank you! I'm going to check out your potato videos soon as well.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Oh i have plenty of potato videos for you to watch. Concentrate your time on other gardening tasks rather than crop rotation

@marlenarae6830 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony for posting this information. I have stopped rotating crops and all is well in my garden. I really enjoy your videos thank you for taking the time and effort to help us all!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Marlena. Glad you are find value in my videos :)

@cristianrosescu2914 3 жыл бұрын

Highly recommend watching the documentary “Kiss The Ground” on Netflix

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Will look at it thanks

@lispottable 2 жыл бұрын

Awe my two favorite u tube gardeners together. Thanks guys!

@davidmahon9452 3 жыл бұрын

watched both yours and gardener scots videos I've learnt so much in the short time I've been gardening. Tried growing potatoes in containers I got from Oakland gardens, Lettuce, carrots, radish, turnip with varying degrees of success. even tried Chinese lettuce which eventually bolted and went to seed because we had never seen it before. can't believe you have 21 thumbs down no pleasing some people. I appreciate the hard work you've obviously put in, thank you so much.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you always get thumbs down when the info goes against the grain. Usually for someone in this case who believes blindly that you have to. Its ok that they disagree with me and Scott, We are just putting our thoughts across and the reasoning. Folks have a right to choose to do what they wish with the information as always :)

@graemetracybradshaw9871 Жыл бұрын

for some reason, this is the first time I"ve seen this video and I'm a great fan of both of you..what a very vary interseting topic you guys should collaborate more, I loved it Well done

@Bearworf1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Two of my favorite garden experts. Love the video! I'd like to see more of these videos. Steve from Michigan

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve. We have spoken about future videos mate, So who knows what is around the corner. I really enjoyed working with Scott doing this

@sandy-rr1by 3 жыл бұрын

this is great! GS i've been seeing comments from you on various channels that i watch. i appreciate that you guys are collaborating & sharing your knowledge with so many of us. thank you both sooo much!!!

@GardenerScott 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. It was great working with Tony.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Scott and I had a great time working together

@NashvilleMonkey1000 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I garden the lawn keeps trying to rotate itself back into the garden beds, no matter how much I don't believe in rotating~

@floriebrown2089 3 жыл бұрын

I have discovered quite a while ago that planting my runner beans in the same area is quite successful. All I do is add compost every year and feed my plants organically through summer. This year I dug up weeds and added compost to the soil then I planted and kept feeding every week it has been very successful. But I will prepare my beds in the autumn. Digging up weeds take up gardening time, so lots of mulches this year. One year I grew Hungarian rye on my patch then I dug it in, that year I produced the best brassica ever. Thanks for the video Tony

@lar113 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your fantastic discussion. I follow Gardner Scott and now I am also following you!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Lar. Welcome to the channel. Dig around the videos i hope you decide to stivk around

@stephenluna7932 3 жыл бұрын

My 2 favorite gardening channels working together. Love it.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen

@theelpydimension 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video & topic, really well done. I found you thanks to Gardener Scott. I really appreciate hearing this about crop rotation, it makes so much sense. I get moving a plant, like not planting squash or melons where I hadvsquash vine borer, for a specific reason. But it makes sense you don't have to rotate like I've always heard, when I'm planting a diverse variety and successive plantings. I wondered about this (worried really) because in one bed I grew 8 different food plants, including an herb; how was I to plant it next year? Thanks for shedding light on this. Be well!

@denisemiller8620 3 жыл бұрын

My 2 favorite gardeners😊. Thanks for the informative video. It cleared things up for me😊

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Denise im so glad you enjoyed scott and my conversation

@patjoyce7247 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with such conviction Tony. I mentioned to you before I’m a novice but you are making sense and I will be putting it into practice.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thats great Pat. Im glad its helping you

@petertowns2012 3 жыл бұрын

loved the Video ,Ive got to agree that so much Info is past down through the years of gardening that it can become muddled and maybe the old way is not the best

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Some stuff is still perfectly viable to use. but then others like crop rotation isnt required, People have to read their gardens and see what works for them

@anniecochrane3359 3 жыл бұрын

You two are powerhouse gardeners with great practices and advice. Thank you

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Annie glad you enjoyed the video

@SuzyTopAgent 3 жыл бұрын

This is so reassuring 😊👍 you both dived deep. We're still building up our soil. We keep composting and generating lots of worms too. I like to scoop the worms and mixture on top of pots where it may need more nutrients and irrigating.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Just keep working on your soil Suzy. Before long its gonna look after you

@joycehennequin8469 3 жыл бұрын

Wow now that was very interesting,lot of very valuable information 👌 thank you so very much Tony for putting this video together.All the very best 🌱🌱🌱💕

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

I am very glad you enjoyed it and found value in it Joyce :)

@ronniebrace2917 3 жыл бұрын

Very much enjoyed, thank you both !

@jillsidock6589 3 жыл бұрын

My husband and I love your channel. We have found that you give T.H.E. most details on any given topic than on the other channels we watch. Garden Scott is up there too but you still take the cake. Although we love both of you guys.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Jill i appreciate that and please do pass on my thanks to your husband too. I am glad you are finding value in the channel

@roygreene2921 Жыл бұрын

We have farmers that are doing some of the practices you both are talking about and they're finding great success on the large scale

@ggoannas 3 жыл бұрын

I have just discovered you by pure chance. Absolutely brilliant. I learnt gardening by trial, error and observation. I have yet to grow vegetables seriously but I am about to get a small allotment, soon.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, that is great Juliette. Stick with the channel we have a big year coming and I will ensure you get the info you need to make your growing year a success. Welcome to the channel :)

@kimiyemlsmallgardendream8115 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw the subject I though wow both you and gardener Scott talking about the same thing? Then I watched both videos and how wonderful the collaboration of two knowledgeable Gardeners are!!!! 👏❤️👏❤️

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Kimiye, It was great to work on this with Scott

@denisebrady6858 3 жыл бұрын

Tony just fabulous- the most informative video. I am going to have a look at Scotts channel as well. Cheers Denise - Australia

@DigwellGreenfingers 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Tony. I have never practised crop rotation and I have always been no-dig. Nice to see that many others are following suit after all this time. I would say "jumping on the band-wagon" but that would be unkind. Feed the soil not the plant!

@lindapenney5207 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony for sharing and making for us

@paulsharman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You! I am just starting out on my first 'Bed' for veg for us to eat. That video really was informative.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you got value from it Paul

@gallopingg1 3 жыл бұрын

QUALITY INFO EVERY TIME.

@shorty8256 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and relieved now I don't have to worry about one more thing...I was concerned what to do so that is great news! All the best to you from NY USA...enjoyed your guest Gardener Scott...I watch him too! Also enjoyed the haul of potatoes...you are the King!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I am glad you enjoyed this and found you can save yourself some time this year

@captainheinie6355 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant information. thank you both.

@vivianyerton7937 3 жыл бұрын

I love seeing the two of you together. I love you both.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vivian we love you too :)

@GardenerScott 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vivian. We appreciate that very much.

@garyblake4296 2 жыл бұрын

To my shame I've just got round to watching this video, I follow both channels and it's great to see the bouncing of ideas between two respected gardeners.

@parallelpinkparakeet Жыл бұрын

I came across your channel from watching Gardener Scott's version of this video. I have two tiny in-ground plots on my rented townhouse backyard (if you can even call it a backyard lol). I discovered crop rotation while researching garden planning online and immediately became overwhelmed. I had no clue how I was supposed to crop rotate with one 7 sq ft and one 12 sq ft plot aside from not growing peppers, tomatoes, or eggplants for several years. Thanks for the reassurance that it's not necessary. Aside from building up my soil health, I'm going to concentrate on polyculture and companion planting. Maybe one day I'll have a place big enough to crop rotate for the funsies, but right now it would be a huge hassle.

@lexica510 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thank you! I'm gardening in such a small space that crop rotation isn't even possible, although I do try to pay attention to recommendations like "don't plant alliums next to legumes" (so the bunching onions go on one side of the bed and the peas go on the other). Off to check out Scott's video...

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy Scott's video and look around his channel too its great

@SheWhoWoodworks 3 жыл бұрын

Big Ag has helped to destroy so much... I am definitely not going to model my gardening practices after it. I agree completely. If your are gardening organically with compost and many different crops then there is no reason to copy crop rotation practices. Thanks Tony and Scott 🌱

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amber. Glad you dont follow out dated theories

@ukpaul9221 3 жыл бұрын

I was born in the UK - edge of Fen - close to the (currently) one of the most fertile regions in the UK or Europe and yet - I am well aware that these incredibly-productive regions are going to be so depleted in its soil that my great-grandchildren might witness the ultimate impending sterility of this amazing resource. The supermarkets demand uniformity before quality and the populace rightly looks for cheap food. Pre-emergent, post-emergent and follow-on sprays plus artificial fertilization instead of feeding the soil is destined to inexorably reduce prime land to virtual desert. That saddens me. Thanks for this vid - Paul

@craighughes5381 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video both. The way I need to grow because of shade and structures, means I can't crop rotate and it has been on my mind. But now this video has been made, it has put my mind at rest. I have used green manure in my empty bed and I wasn't sure if it works that well but now my worries have gone knowing you both use it to add nutrients to your soil. Once again... Thank you.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad its put your reservations to bed Craig

@paulinemorris5186 3 жыл бұрын

That was a very interesting video, this year one of my beds on a half plot allotment had a variety of plants and they have all done really well, were as the beds with just one type of croft have been full of pests! I know what Im doing next season and Im going to put green manure on the beds that have no crops over winter, Thank you ,you are inspiring.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome Pauline. Great to hear your using the cover crop too

@malk1275 3 жыл бұрын

Love the new format 👍 great info

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Well this is just a series I am thinking of doing, Not all videos will be like this Malk but just something to change things up a little

@dinavoutour7796 3 жыл бұрын

Hooray! I am newly retired and have the time to garden again. I had many successes and some failures this year and have now moved up to some bigger containers. I have a fall/ winter garden planted here in north east Florida. I was worried because I reused the dirt from my pots but I did work to improve it and will continue to do so. If I can master composting I will be queen of my garden.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Well i have the perfect video for you about composting kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJeTiaacqMzbmWQ.html

@stormvent2572 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you both for your immense knowledge. Blessings.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

@sowenchantedirishkitchenga8282 3 жыл бұрын

As usual a fantastic video! Thanks 🙏

@christianerardt3705 2 жыл бұрын

"Kiss the ground" is a fantastic documentation about healthy soil. I can really recommend it for a better understanding of this topic.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

@Nellyontheland 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful format mate. More to come in the winter months i hope.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

There will be lots to follow 😀

@thegreenviking1422 3 жыл бұрын

2 of my favorite gardeners in one video. feels like Xmas. I agree that you don't need crop rotation... its actually a principal that was taught to our farmers of old by fertilizer manufacturers. Monoculture + fertilizer kills our soil.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I totally agree. A great way to move more products

@fergusfarm3793 3 жыл бұрын

I've been reading a lot about remineralization. Its fascinating.

@jennifersiegrist8440 3 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed, will be binge watching your videos now 😄 I really enjoyed your video and Gardener Scott’s video. I hope you will be doing more soon.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jennifer. Welcome to the channel. Enjoy the videos i am sure there will loads to keep you going

@susanaquezada7671 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to both of you, excellent video

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Susana

@MyFamilyGarden 3 жыл бұрын

A nice bit of information, i do a lot of interplanting with probably about 80% of my veg, there are certain things i wouldn't grow in the same place over and over again like aliums. The method i use growing potatoes means i move from bed to bed each year because that prepares my bed for the for next few years to grow whatever else i'm growing

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Monty. Alliums are fine unless you get white rot like u had. We covered this in scotts video

@MyFamilyGarden 3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening not just because of the white rot, other diseases can build up because of growing in the same place like canker on tomatoes, interplanting will help reduce the risks especially with companion plants

@QAWSED2 3 жыл бұрын

Love the matching backgrounds Tony, but you got the Button, rock on Tony!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

We both got buttons but he didnt add his when I sent him the pic of the studio to greenscreen in

@ianlewin9243 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing how you both have the same wall colours and house plants!!!

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Ian this is my studio which i took you around in the last video. We greenscreened it into scotts for continuity

@chrisgait5533 3 жыл бұрын

First of all I would like to congratulate both for going against the flow and the explanations. I'm new to gardening, and although we have lived here for 15 years, this year is only my third year of experimenting! We live in Galicia NW Spain and our land has very shallow sandy soil on porous ghist rock, we now have raised beds and practice no dig as far as we can. We also follow the local practice of NO rotation and fill the space as soon as it becomes vacant. I was surprised to see the same crops in the same place year after year, so I questioned a few of the neighbours and got some funny looks! they hadn't heard of the practice, and why should we change if it works, well there are fields that have been growing the same crop for over 100 years! Another point is that they leave weeds to take over once the crop is collected as ground cover, and dig them straight in when ready to plant with a covering of fresh manure. When the weeds come up again they get dug back in. And finally many gardeners leave their brassicas to self seed, so the same plants grow in the same plot year after year. The local problem is weather related, on a cool foggy morning and too hot afternoons give raise to powdery mildew and blight. Thanks for the great video, cheers

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Chris Mildew and blight would become an issue there. All you can do is avoid getting the leaves wet at watering and allow larger spacings for better air movement

@garrett961 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I’m thirteen and I love gardening I have my own KZfaq channel about gardening I love making videos about gardening and giving advice to people about gardening.happy gardening.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hi garrett well done i will check your channel out

@garrett961 3 жыл бұрын

Simplify Gardening thanks 😊

@stevet1396 3 жыл бұрын

I have great soil where I am. One thing I have found, is a nice think mat of leaves in the fall. And I till them in, in spring. Leaves offer a winter home, for helpful bugs like lady bugs. And the leaves in the soil in spring attracts tons of worms. Soil is easy to maintain, if you get the worms doing most of the work.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

perfect

@allison5363 3 жыл бұрын

brillant conversation enjoyed it very much

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thats great you enjoyed it

@johnjude2685 3 жыл бұрын

I'm agree you two garden much the same and I listened hard to you both, I'm tilter man for now because I'm trying to remove some more rocks and believe the raised beds are natural dryer and at ground level I seldom add water But respect you both highly and working in your direction but not raise bed. Building a broad fork for my future Thanks, Thanks for you each.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Broad forking is a good way to add air without digging and disturbing the soil life too much

@douglaspearce9129 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent post, gentlemen.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Douglas

@acolley2891 3 жыл бұрын

Great topic. I hope your vertigo is better Tony

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Vertigo is much better thanks :)

@andreat9847 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to ending rotation in my small garden so plants get their preferred light and shade instead of being forced into less than ideal spots for the sake of the rotation. Thanks for this!

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

exactly give them the best conditions

@janbaltes2863 Жыл бұрын

Scott is here :)

@lisag9493 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative thanks for going to the trouble of making it ,, best wishes, Lisa

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found value in it Lisa

@lisag9493 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Tony I did, but I don’t think I’d continue to plant onions in the same spot where I’ve had white end rot ,, luckily i don’t suffer with club root on my brassicas ,, but tend to rotate if I can ,, rightly or wrongly, everything goes in my compost bins diseased or not,, best wishes, Lisa

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

@@lisag9493 I agree with that Lisa and in fact we mention white rot in Scotts video and talk about that

@maryoriordan616 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, loved the video. You mentioned the dreaded wire worm. I'm just gardening for the last 6 months and last month I discovered the white worm. Do you have a video on how to rid them or can you advise me. Thanks, Mary

@houseofbaboshka6456 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this guys, you helped my back :D

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@ragheadand420roll 3 жыл бұрын

My volunteers come back in the same spots each year and theyre healthy and happy In many spots i now have almost regular crops of volunteers

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Free plants and thats the perfect way to garden

@mikeross4 3 жыл бұрын

Tony, I watched a video talk by Gabe Brown who farms 5,000 acres in North Dakota and over the last twenty years he has transformed his farm from one dependent on artificial fertilisers, chemicals and herbicides to a thriving and profitable business with huge biodiversity by practicing no till and carefully chosen cover crops inter planted with his commercial crops. Many of his ideas, apart from using livestock, can be adapted to the allotment or vegetable garden and I am in the process of experimenting on my allotment this year. He is well worth looking up on KZfaq.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike

@Michael-wy4ph 3 жыл бұрын

I've not long got my allotment so its not ready yet but one of my ideas is to have a waist high raised bed and I want it covered in grass and with a bulb planter I'll make some holes and plant in some turnips or broccoli for example but everything else stays as lawn and my hope is it wont need watering as much as bare soil and instead of watering I'll just come and cut the grass and leave it there to break down. And to add nutrients aswell as the grass clippings I'll use worm juice and comfrey all the juice organic feeds we can make

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Thats perfect Juan so just ensure to keep that soil covered

@TRguy64 Жыл бұрын

Yes, just keep your soil fed and there should be really no problem regarding the need for rotation. I have kept my tomatoes in the same location for nearly 15 years and have no problem with production, same with the rest of the veggies!

@briansgardenandpolytunnel8172 3 жыл бұрын

i have a healthy respect for yourself, your programmes and what you stand for, but i have to be true to myself and follow my own beliefs................................brian

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Brian, The channel is here to help people and advise as folks get to know how to garden and understand what is happening in their own garden then that's when they can choose whatever method they prefer. This video isn't to convince you but offer an understanding of why we don't think it's required. The overall decision of what folks do with the info is for them to choose to use it or not my friend :)

@charlesschindler9109 3 жыл бұрын

Try and discuss that with your garden club or ag agency. They give that look, give a nod and then continue with their agenda. Reading it right out of the book.

@lidahalam8260 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tóny I am really enjoying your videos here in Australia,I would like to ask you,what sort if mix do you use in the grow bags for your potatoes? Thanks

@keshatton2334 2 жыл бұрын

I know that some of the Scottish potato growers use the same fields year after year. They spread seaweed on the fields which apparently kills off the nasties.

@darrenmurray861 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be honest, I always thought that crop rotation was used to mitigate diseases of cruciferous crops, but as you state, building up the soil to keep it healthy with good strong microbial life should be sufficient. The beds in my back garden are tiny, so I have to plant mixed beds and have seen a number of successes and failures, although these have been more related to sunlight and soil temperature rather than disease.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Its something thats been dragged out fo farming single crops and people think its beneficial but in the garden situation not really required so much

@darrenmurray861 2 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening crazy isn’t it? I wonder how much WWII has to do with this? The man from MAFF tendrils everywhere, telling people how they could best grow their own crops. It wold make sense if the one piece of information was spread to agriculture and homes together at the time.

@timadams8687 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I live in QLD Australia And I can grow all the year round Should I rest my garden at some point Thanks Tim

@bbtruth2161 3 жыл бұрын

Mulch and cover+. Singular, dogmatic methods don't make any sense to me. I use what nature gives me and what works through observation, study and effort. Completing the circle is important to me. I leave roots in ground, do covers, mulch, and add organic amendments, companion planting, raised beds for a few things, lots of no dig but not all. Constantly trying new ideas, and why not, if it doesn't work, do something different next time. I do rotate somethings but not for the conventional reasons. A lot of what you guys talked about has kind of come through time and trial and error for me. Very informative in that I feel like my intuition is reaffirmed. Great video guys.

@JohnJones-hs1is 2 жыл бұрын

Morning tony, what is the green manure that you us and how do you use it? If you have a video on it could you send me the link, you and a few other people that I watch are changing my mind on the way in which I was tort to garden. Thanks for all you help. John

@theurzamachine 3 жыл бұрын

Another thing that is being passed around is gardening instructions meant for industrial farming such as spacing potatoes out X inches in rows that are Y feet apart. The spacing is really only for tractor wheels.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you Phillip, all based around farming

@MosaicHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I live in the tropics and I want to start a vegetable garden. I'm starting with infrastructure first, im building a 3 bin composting bin, a outdoor garden tool closet and I built a shed that rain harvest water, after I finish that I will be building metal raised beds that are suitable for my tropical climate, I have no problems growing bananas and other tropical fruits.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

thats awesome to hear keep me updated

@chrispedersen6999 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Could you please give an insight into companion planting. I try to mix groups of herbs, vegetables and edible flowers to confuse problematic insects. Looks pretty also no disease.👍😊

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris its already programmed in for a video based on it

@GerryMantha 3 ай бұрын

But I do grow the same crop in each bed. It makes the logistics of growing food easier, as I feed my family mainly from what we grow here. I have garlic beds, they only grow garlic. The onions grow onions. The rows of beans grow beans. I'm doing no-till so growing different plants in it each year penetrate the subsoil differently, adding carbon to the depts of the soil all around once your rotation has done. I do appreciate Scott's advice on mulch. If you can get mulch of the right C/N ratio for your vegetables, like alfalfa hay you're laughing. No need for any fertilizer after that.

@NicolesGardenNS 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating!!

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@marktoldgardengnome4110 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with, "Healthy Soil, Grows Healthy Plants" that are less susceptible to problems. I also believe that crop rotation Doesn't take any more "time" to do than not rotating. Especially, if you're going to amend the soil, in one way, shape, or form anyway. Leaving amending out, because 1) you're going to do it anyway, and 2) different plants thrive on different nutrients, and one would be advised to know that also. Then all that's left is how much time does it take to plant a row of beans here, rather than there. Other then the use of permanent trellis's. And why not take advantage of what last years plants left behind. Plant leafy greens where Legumes were the year before and so on. I'm subscribed to about 7 different channels that deal with gardening. My "Go To's" There's a hand full more that I browse if I'm looking for an answer to a specific question. Compare notes, and make my decision. Scott is in the later. I respect what he suggests. TYFS, Stay Safe and Well Mark and Rosa

@thelittlefarmersfarm5706 3 жыл бұрын

This is like watching a Joe Rogan Podcast ... BUT MUCH BETTER & MORE RELEVANT Tony... Great Upload with You and Scott... He's got my Sub Man... Cheers Mr O ATB Tony M AKA ~Guru Murphinda!~

@susanaquezada7671 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The main thing is to feed and look after the soil.

@simplifygardening 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree