Lesson 4 – Succession and rotation Quiz

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What information do you need to be familiar with when succession planting?

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The water requirements of each vegetable

How the root systems develop

Whether vegetables are for leaf or root harvests

Each vegetable’s best sowing, transplanting and finishing times

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Which of these are examples of potential problems that can occur with second plantings, if you choose an out-of-season vegetable, or sow at a bad time? Choose three answers.

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Spinach sown in May to July risks bolting

Rotation gets messed up

Peas and broad beans sown in summer crop far less in autumn

Weeds take over

Lettuce sown in July to August give fewer harvests

Why is it helpful to be familiar with the main plant families? Choose three answers.

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You know which pests and diseases are likely

You know when to sow

You know the right amount of compost to spread on each bed

You know the best spacings to use

You understand how each vegetable grows

It is essential to make second pantings from a different plant family.

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True

False

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What are the two considerations when deciding on the second, mixed plantings in my trial beds?

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Whether there is time for a second planting to mature

Which plant families can follow each other

Whether it will be possible to control weeds

Whether there will be space for their development

Each vegetable’s need for feed

Which two diseases create some need for rotation?

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White rot of alliums

Clubroot of brassicas

Powdery mildew of cucurbits

Late blight of tomatoes and potatoes

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