: Lehigh Valley Master Gardeners Got shade Don’t Worry , You Can Still Grow Veggies Back to Main Page February 24, 2012 Crop Rotation in the Garden Total People in Discussion : 0 Posted by Kate Brandes at 08:23:00 AM on February 24, 2012 The placement of certain plants in your garden like potatoes , tomatoes , and beans can have a huge positive impact on controlling pests and maximizing the nutrients in the soil . 0160 Garden plants can by grouped into four main families : 1 legumes , 2 greens , 3 squash and corn , and 4 tomatoes , potatoes , eggplant and peppers . 0160 A simple rotation strategy would be to divide your garden into four quadrants planting each family together in one of the four quadrants . 0160 Then , each year shift the families between quadrants in a clockwise or counter