Amy 16h @lolennui. bsky. social

(me making fun of your crop rotation idea and thereby holding our people back another 5000 years) jeff thinks the beans have to take turns Imao

  • shani66@ani.socialEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Eventually, yes, but it’s primarily about what nutrients are in the soil. You can grow tomatoes after potatoes* but that doesn’t add any of the nutrients potatoes need back into the soil.

    • I don’t actually know the nutritional needs of either of those crops
    • Revan343@lemmy.caEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I don’t actually know the nutritional needs of either of those crops

      Good pair to choose if you’re just guessing though; both being nightshades, their nutrient requirements will be similar. I’m not sure if potatoes need extra calcium like tomatoes though, I would guess not as that’s for the sake of the fruit