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<blockquote data-quote="LoveMoo11" data-source="post: 732802" data-attributes="member: 8863"><p>Crop rotation is a good idea no matter what you are planting. It allows the soil to replenish nutrients, prevents the spread of disease, and can reduce insect problems. Rotation can get pretty complicated, you can do it by plant family, by nutrient requirements, anatomical structure (root veg vs. leaf veg vs. fruit veg). I am more of an animal person than a plant person but I have had to take crop classes in school and one of my textbooks has some sample rotation plans in it. One sample suggests planting a cucurbit (which would include watermelon) following corn and followed by a crucifer like broccoli or cabbage. Another suggests planting an early lettuce crop then transplanting in watermelon plants later in the season. Watermelon also usually grows well following beans. I don't really know of anything that has an allelopathic effect on watermelon so it should be ok following pretty much anything. Just make sure the soil is relatively fertile-they like manure! good luck... it will be months before I can even think about starting watermelon plants.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I just wrote all that and went back and looked and saw that you wrote that you understand rotational planting...sorry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoveMoo11, post: 732802, member: 8863"] Crop rotation is a good idea no matter what you are planting. It allows the soil to replenish nutrients, prevents the spread of disease, and can reduce insect problems. Rotation can get pretty complicated, you can do it by plant family, by nutrient requirements, anatomical structure (root veg vs. leaf veg vs. fruit veg). I am more of an animal person than a plant person but I have had to take crop classes in school and one of my textbooks has some sample rotation plans in it. One sample suggests planting a cucurbit (which would include watermelon) following corn and followed by a crucifer like broccoli or cabbage. Another suggests planting an early lettuce crop then transplanting in watermelon plants later in the season. Watermelon also usually grows well following beans. I don't really know of anything that has an allelopathic effect on watermelon so it should be ok following pretty much anything. Just make sure the soil is relatively fertile-they like manure! good luck... it will be months before I can even think about starting watermelon plants. Sorry I just wrote all that and went back and looked and saw that you wrote that you understand rotational planting...sorry :oops: [/QUOTE]
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