What to plant after …?
Pick what grew in the bed last. We show what fits the year after and how long the rest needs a break, with the reason and the source.
What grew in the bed last?
Crop rotation breaks by plant family
How many full years a family needs before it goes back into the same bed. The same species waits at least 3 years, peas 6.
- Cabbage family4-year break (sources: 4–5)
- Legume family3-year break (sources: 3–4)
- Carrot family4-year break (sources: 4–5)
- Daisy family3-year break
- Beet and spinach family3-year break (sources: 3–4)
- Onion family4-year break
- Squash family4-year break (sources: 4–5)
- Nightshade family4-year break
For other families, such as the mint or grass family, our sources name no break of their own. Perennials like strawberries and rhubarb are not part of the rotation.
Questions and answers
What does “a 4-year break” mean?
Four full years without that family in the bed. If tomatoes grew there in 2026, the nightshade family can go back in 2031 at the earliest.
Where do the breaks come from?
From advisory leaflets of the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Agriculture and the South Tyrolean Farmers’ Association. Where they differ, we use the smaller number and show the range.
Does the checker cost anything?
No. It is free and needs no sign-up. Crop rotation is always free in the app as well.
Sources
All tools
- Last frost dateAverage and safe date for German postcodes
- Planting calendarStart indoors, sow, plant out: dates for your area
- Companion planting checkerGood neighbours with evidence, honestly labelled
- Plant spacing calculatorHow many plants fit in your bed
- Raised bed soil calculatorLitres and bags for your raised bed