Complete the following activity on an A4 sized page and include in your portfolio.
Title: Crop Rotation
Aim: To plan a crop rotation cycle for a vegetable garden.
Method:
CAREFULLY choose four crops that you wish to plant in your garden.
Research how each crop would be beneficial in your crop rotation cycle. (hint: re-watch these videos).
Draw a chart showing the order that you will plant each crop. Include a fallow period in your chart.
List the benefits that each crop contributes to the crop rotation cycle at appropriate locations in the chart.
Results:
Include your chart here.
Discussion:
What is crop rotation?
What are the benefits of crop rotation?
Why did you select each crop to include in your crop rotation?
Why did you use the particular order that you chose for your crop rotation?
What is fallowing?
How is it beneficial to crop rotation?
What are two disadvantage of crop rotation? Be clear.
Conclusion:
Do you think crop rotation is an effective method of maintaining soil fertility? Give the reason for your answer.