2006-12-12 00:45:55 · 4 answers · asked by lhuz 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Letting land lay fallow for a year was believed to be necessary in the days before fertilizers. That gave it some time to recover. Most farmers would rotate their crops, planting corn one year, then beans, then leaving it fallow (they'd divide it into thirds, so they'd still have an income every year). It won't hurt it anymore, since the fertilizers replenish the nutrients in the soil, such as nitrogen.
2006-12-12 00:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if they not plant for 1 year, there are no plants, no food, and there will be floods.
2006-12-12 02:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by thebig10baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The worst that can happen is he loose money for his crops. This one year layover is good for the soil though.
2006-12-12 00:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by R W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The field will just become over run with weeds for that year.
2006-12-12 00:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by gypsyiiiis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋