How to Grow More Vegetables

(Brent) #1
Plant Families for Planning Rotations (Avoid planting members of the
same family in subsequent years.)

BEET FAMILY (Chenopodiaceae)
beets / mangels / spinach / chard / orach / quinoa


SUNFLOWER FAMILY
(Compositae, Asteraceae)
lettuce / endive / sunflower / salsify / artichoke / cardoon /
Jerusalem artichoke


GRASS FAMILY (Gramineae, Poaceae)
corn / rice / barley / wheat / oats / rye / millet / sorguum


PEA FAMILY (Fabaceae, Leguminosae)
beans / peas / fava beans / runner beans / cowpeas /
lentils /garbanzos / peanuts


COLE FAMILY (Brassicaceae)
broccoli / cabbage / cauliflower / kohlrabi / kale / collards /
radish / rutabaga / turnip / mustard


MORNING GLORY FAMILY
(Convulvulaceae)
sweet potatoes


AMARANTH FAMILY (Amaranthaceae)
amaranth


BUCKWHEAT FAMILY (Polygonaceae)
buckwheat / rhubarb


PARSLEY FAMILY
(Umbelliferae, Apiaceae)
carrots / parsnips / celery / parsley / fennel / coriander /
cilantro


ONION FAMILY
(Amaryllidaceae, Alliaceae)
garlic / onions / leeks / chives


TOBACCO FAMILY (Solanaceae)

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