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Cleansweep
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Yes ,
you could but,
it might be better to start another planting elsewhere before hand to give continuity of supply. There are only a few crops which will reach maturity more than once in a growing season, radish definately, spinach possibly, but mid season plantings often go strait to seed.
The principal of rotation year upon year is to avoid any pest or disease that a particular crop may be susceptable to, being already present when you plant out. Repeated growing in one place may deplete minerals necessary for that crop.These are technical considerations which may be heeded, but realistically, they should not be given too much influence on your choices. Treat them as ‘fine tuning’ once you succeed in general crop production.
Problems tend to be from the unbiddable sector :pigeons, slugs, butterflies and moths, the odd rabbit, too many b****y voles, all of which are not location specific.
Personally, I tend to replace cleared rows with the next quarters plantings, broad beans with leeks, potatoes with autumn sown overwintering salads, peas with brassicas, etc. and rotate annually, four crop types- based on legumes-leaf-fruit(curcubits)-root.
Best of luck, please report succeed or fail!
Cleansweep

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