What to plant after the beet next year?

Beetroot is a tasty and healthy vegetable, which is the basis of many traditional dishes of Russian cuisine.It is not surprising that many gardeners often grow it on their plots. And in order to grow this root does not harm the yield of crops planted then in the same soil, it is worth considering what can be planted after the beets in the next year.

Even in antiquity, people noticed that changing types of crops grown on the same piece of land, can significantly increase or decrease their yields. Thus, the concept of crop rotation, which plays an important role in modern agronomy, was born.

The general principles of crop change are based on the fact that different plants require different amounts of nutrients from the soil for their growth. In addition, plants from different families are usually affected by various diseases and pests. Therefore, a well-thought-out change of crops grown from year to year on the same plot allows the soil to restore the balance of different elements and prevent the infection of new shoots with diseases and pests from the soil inherited from the previous harvest.

In addition, it is customary to alternate plants with deep roots and plants with a less strong root system. This allows you to maintain the soil in optimal condition - it will neither be too hard nor too loose.

Neglect of these rules leads to a very rapid depletion of nutrients in the soil and the accumulation of pathogens and larvae of various pests in it. As a result, the yield of any plants grown on such a ground will suffer greatly, and in extreme cases of persistent planting of unsuitable vegetables, the ground, in general, may become quite infertile for some time.

Despite the fact that beets are considered quite unpretentious plants that do not require special care, when growing them, you still need to follow the rules of alternation of planting. Since the beet is a root crop, its continuous cultivation in the same place leads to a significant increase in soil looseness. In addition, the cultivation of beets reduces the amount of potassium, boron and nitrogen in the soil and leads to a general decrease in its acidity. Finally, the regular planting of this vegetable in the same place leads to the accumulation in the ground of pathogens of chickens and fomoz, the larvae of beet root aphid and beet nematodes.

Therefore, in order to collect a good harvest, it is strictly forbidden to re-planting beets on the same plot. The basic principle of beet crop rotation is that it is possible to re-grow this fruit on the same bed only after three, and preferably four years.

After it, it is impossible to plant other plants of the family of specimens, namely chard and garden spinach. You should not plant after this root crop and cabbage - it also has sufficiently developed roots and requires approximately the same substances for growth. Therefore, cabbages in cabbage planted after beets will be significantly less, and disease resistance will be lower than in cabbages planted in the ground after more suitable crops.

Let us consider in more detail what types of vegetables can still be planted after beets.

• Legumes Many modern summer residents recommend planting various leguminous crops on the beds after beets, for example, peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas, and cowpea. Such advice is based on the fact that legumes have a relatively shallow root system, which allows the soil to rest and become a little firmer. In addition, legumes are characterized by completely different diseases and pests, which means that all the hazards characteristic of beets will remain “without food” for a year, so most of them will simply die.

• Eggplant. This member of the family Solanaceae grows very well in the beds on which there used to be beets. Like legumes, it is not affected by diseases and pests characteristic of beets and requires other substances for its development. Therefore, the yield of eggplant will not suffer at all, if you plant it in the garden bed, which in the previous year grew beets.
• Potatoes. This root crop requires quite loose soil for its growth, which means that the soil loosened by beets will be a great place for it. In addition, potatoes require for the growth most of the other substances, and potato diseases are mainly specific to this vegetable. Therefore, in order to gather a rich harvest of potatoes in the beds on which the beets were previously grown, it will be sufficient to simply water them regularly.
• Squashes and pumpkins. Squashes, pumpkins, and other members of the pumpkin family quietly tolerate planting in the soil in which root crops grew before. For their planting does not require any special training, although basic feeding will still not be superfluous.

• Cucumbers. Cucumbers are characterized by completely different diseases and pests, and other substances are needed for the development of their shrubs. Therefore, planting cucumbers the next year after the beets is a good way to get a bountiful harvest of this vegetable.
• Tomatoes If you plant tomatoes in beet beds without much preparation, you will not have to rely on a good harvest: these plants need similar sets of nutrients. However, the roots of tomatoes are much weaker than those of beets, and the pests and diseases characteristic of the root crop are absolutely not terrible for him. Therefore, if you pre-feed the soil with the help of humus, complex fertilizers or peat, then after the beets you can harvest a good crop of tomatoes.
• Radish. Radish requires for its growth about the same substances as beets. However, this root crop is bearing fruit very quickly, and the pests and diseases in it are characteristic of cruciferous, and not blooming. Therefore, after the standard feeding of the plot on which the beets grew, on it you can safely grow radishes.

• Carrot. Carrots require a lot of substances for development, among which there are those that are depleted after beets. But to the pests and diseases of beets, carrots are quite stable, therefore, to grow them, it is enough to fertilize the earth with the help of compost.
• Garlic. This plant does not require a large amount of nutrients for its growth and grows well in almost any soil. The main condition for a good harvest of garlic is a high illumination area.

In order to keep track of the crop rotation, it is necessary to divide your plot into conditional sectors, mark them on the plot plan and indicate each year which crops are grown in them.

To reduce soil depletion, planting plants known as siderats helps to harvest crops. They should quickly grow and serve as fertilizer for future fruit-bearing crops in the next season. These include:

• all beans;
• winter rye and wheat;
• oats;
• barley;
• mustard;
• rape;
• alfalfa;
• buckwheat;
• clover;
• mallow.

About what to plant on the released beds, see the following video.