Comment by Izkata
13 hours ago
> The practiced take, though, is quite the opposite? Crops are dominated by mono-cultured fields.
Not exactly. We have crop rotation because over time a strict mono-culture wasn't very good.
13 hours ago
> The practiced take, though, is quite the opposite? Crops are dominated by mono-cultured fields.
Not exactly. We have crop rotation because over time a strict mono-culture wasn't very good.
I'm curious on the numbers on this. Every time the general topic comes up, avocados and bananas seem to come up and completely spurn the idea. Googling says 80+% of crops are rotated on a regular basis. Though, it is noted that "cover crops" are sub 10% of rotations. Which seem to be required for fruit farms.
At any rate, I'll be reading more on this some. I have real work I should be doing, after all. :D