What crop can be planted after carrots?

Practically every gardener knows that planting carrots in the same area is not worth it, because after the harvest season, the land loses its useful components and becomes poor. But every summer resident has his own secrets about the proper growing of vegetables. Such knowledge comes with experience, and it is about them that we will tell.

In order for carrots to grow well, it is necessary to choose light or medium loamy soils that are fertile. Also note that carrots negatively relate to fresh organic matter and do not tolerate the density of sowing. For growth it is necessary to periodically loosen the soil and regularly water the area. If you follow these nuances, then in the end you will gather a ripe, even, and most importantly, tasty and rich in vitamins root vegetable.

In order to get a lot of harvest, it is necessary to pay attention not only to the variety, to proper care and fertile soil, but also to crop rotation.

For example:

• you should not plant in one area of ​​a plant of a similar species and even of a family;
• if you plant the same type of plant on the plot for the next season, the shoots can be affected by the same disease as the previous type;
• It is not recommended to plant on the site and plants that require other care.

Carrots will not give a rich harvest the next year, if you plant it on the garden where the umbrella plants grew. Ideal for the growth of carrots are suitable beds after cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage and zucchini.

Carrot itself, having given up its harvest, is an excellent predecessor for many crops.

After it you can sow:

• tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, or potatoes;
• cabbage, as it allows the soil to take a break and restore its useful qualities;
• beans, peas and other leguminous plants;
• garlic and onions, as they disinfect the soil;
• radish, which has a high rate of ripening.

Even on the garden after carrots can be planted perennial berries, which include strawberries and strawberries.

Quickly and perfectly restore the quality of the land after the carrots siderata, which include mustard, rye and oats.

Almost all gardeners know that carrots negatively relate to the introduction of manure on the beds. If an inexperienced gardener does not take this fact into account, but has previously fertilized the soil, then it is better to plant other plants in this place - for example, cucumbers, onions, cabbage or potatoes. But carrots in this place can be planted in the next season. Manure negatively affects the quality of carrots, their appearance, and shelf life.

Different crops can be planted in the ground fertilized with manure to the place of carrots.

• Cucumbers. Such plants do not grow in the ground, but outside. In order for vegetables to yield a lot of harvest, fertilizer must be applied to the land, which is used as manure. Also, manure restores the fertility of the soil, which was depleted after the root.
• Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants or cabbage. Such vegetables are ideal for planting carrots in the garden, as they do not need nutritious soil. As for cabbage, it allows the soil to rest.
• Bean plants. These cultures enrich the soil with useful substances.
• You can also plant and radishes. Although radish is a root vegetable, it quickly ripens, due to which it is on this list.

Making the right choice of plants that can be planted next to the carrots will help care and preservation of the harvest. Thus, if onions or garlic are planted near a garden bed with carrots, they will frighten away with their smell a pest, such as a carrot fly. And the neighborhood of carrots with onions is doubly useful, as carrots also serve as protection against pests that can attack the onions.

Orange root grows well near legumes, tomatoes and herbs. It is not recommended to plant carrots near apple trees, because it will affect not only the taste of carrots, but also apples. Carrots will grow badly after parsley.

Excellent growth rates can be noted after tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, garlic and various greens.

Crop rotation is used to improve the soil by planting some plants, which alternate with others every season. If such manipulation is carried out in compliance with the rules, then every year you can get a rich harvest. Any vegetable or greenery affects the quality of the crop next year, since they all take the necessary components from the soil, and thus impoverish the land. Also, the quality of land can be affected by pests that attack crops.

Consider the basic rules of crop rotation.

1. In order to get a high yield, instead of crops with large roots for the next season, plants are planted with smaller ones. But it is not necessary to make such a manipulation in the inverse scheme.
2. If the crops are medium late, then they should be planted earlier. This is justified by the fact that the longer a plant grows, the more time the earth needs for full recovery.
3. In place of vegetables, which may be subject to certain diseases and pests, for the next season they plant vegetables that are not amenable to such diseases. If you do the opposite, the pests will appear with enviable regularity.
4. In autumn, after harvest, the soil must be prepared for the next season. For such preparation, it is necessary to dig up the site and feed it with all the substances that were collected by plants. For example, after harvesting beets, potatoes, and carrots, the land will be depleted and it needs fertilizer, which includes phosphorus and nitrogen, to restore.
5. It is not recommended to plant a similar type of vegetables one place earlier than after 4 years. During this period, the soil will pick up all the necessary substances for excellent growth and high yields of the same carrot.
6. Also do not forget about the proximity of plants with carrots. Such factors affect the yield - for example, carrots will grow poorly next to cabbage, but will give excellent yield near onions and peas.
7. In order not to confuse all the details of gardening, it is recommended to make a plan of the site and mark on it which plants and when they were planted, and what can be planted next to them.

In order to get a high return of the crop, you should not rely only on crop rotation.

It is also necessary to adhere to some rules and recommendations that distinguish experienced agronomists.

• Carrots should not be planted in places where a small shadow sometimes appears.
• For planting carrots, it is better to choose a plot with a light and fertile soil, which include sandy and loamy soil with an average level of acidity.
• Although it is believed that carrots are a cold-resistant root crop, but for its development after planting, moist soil is necessary.
• The preparation of the soil for planting such a root must be carried out in the fall, and for this, a good solution would be to feed the soil with all the beneficial substances that the carrots will begin to pick up in the spring. It is important to use organic fertilizers - humus or compost.

• In the spring, a week before sowing seeds, the site is recommended to pour abundantly and cover with film.
• Since the carrot is a vegetable that has a low germination rate, it is recommended to use only fresh seeds.
• After planting the seeds, it is necessary to conduct regular, but moderate watering - if there is too much moisture, the seeds will begin to rot, and the future root crop will turn out to be deformed.And if the carrot was not watered for a long time and there was a severe drought, then the fruits will crack and harden. At the exit you will receive nothing more than tough vegetables that do not have good taste.
• While caring for the crop, it is not allowed to use fresh manure as a top-dressing site, as carrots have a negative attitude towards such fertilizer.

On thematic forums, you can often see the views of gardeners with different experience. Most of them, nevertheless, tend to think that it is necessary to follow all the rules of crop rotation in order to get a good harvest. Almost all gardeners agree that the best idea would be to plant carrots on the site every four years, constantly changing the place of planting. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that not all plant varieties can be planted after carrots, and the carrot itself does not treat all “neighbors” with “understanding”.

Some farmers carried out experiments and tried to plant the same area with carrots for the next year. Or planted crops that are not suitable for this type of vegetable. Unfortunately, most of these experiments were unsuccessful. Gardeners say that even if in the first year the seeds grew healthy, then the following years the harvest was too small or it was not there at all.

The following video is about crop rotation.