Here’s a truth: strict crop rotation was invented for huge monocultures — huge fields of one or two crops — where pest pressure, disease, and nutrient depletion spiral out of control. Home gardens? They’re often totally different. When you grow lots of different plants together, especially including legumes, herbs, flowers, deep-rooted and shallow-rooted types, you get natural pest control, richer soil life, and smarter nutrient cycling. For example, legumes (beans, peas) pull nitrogen out of th