Continuous Use 1St Rotation

Data Set 1: Tomato Crop Continuous Use of Soil Versus Rotated Use of Soil

Continuous Use – 1st Rotation

Section Height # of Veggies Color Taste Plot 1.1 8 ft. 85 Red Delicious Plot 1.2 9 ft. 85 Red Delicious

Continuous Use – 2nd Rotation

Section Height # of Veggies Color Taste Plot 1.1 10 ft. 90 Red Average Plot 1.2 9 ft. 88 Red Average

Continuous Use – 3rd Rotation

Section Height # of Veggies Color Taste Plot 1.1 9 ft. 95 Red-Orange Average Plot 1.2 10 ft. 100 Red-Orange Bitter

Crop Rotated – 1st Rotation (rested in between)

Section Height # of Veggies Color Taste Plot 1.3 9 ft. 75 Red Good Plot 1.4 8ft. 80 Red Delicious

Crop Rotated – 2nd Rotation (rested in between)

Section Height # of Veggies Color Taste Plot 1.3 7 ft. 65 Red-Orange Good Plot 1.4 6 ft. 70 Red- Orange Good

Crop Rotated- 3rd Rotation (rested in between)

Section Height # of Veggies Color Taste Plot 1.3 7 ft. 50 Red Delicious Plot 1.4 7ft. 45 Red Delicious

Definitions:

Continuous Use – The plot of land is planted and harvested every ten weeks, then immediately cleared out and reused Rotated Use – The plot of land is planted and harvested, however at the end of the ten weeks the plot is cleared and allowed to “rest” until the following year