Bed MemoryWhat to plant after peas or beans
After peas or beans, plant a leafy or heavy-feeding crop from another family: kale, cabbage or broccoli, sweet corn, squash, or tomatoes.
Avoid following them with more legumes such as fava beans. Check a bed below.
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Why leafy crops often follow legumes
Many rotation plans put leafy cabbage family crops right after peas and beans, which leave some nitrogen in the soil when their roots are left in place. Peas sown in early spring are often done by early summer, leaving time for a fall crop of kale or broccoli the same year.
A worked example
Bed 1 grew snap peas from March to June 2026. Pull the vines, leave the roots, and set out kale or broccoli starts for fall. Beans and peas go to another bed in 2027.
Questions gardeners ask next
Can I plant beans after peas?
It is better not to: both are legumes and share some soil diseases. Move the beans to another bed.
What grows well after beans?
Cabbage family crops, sweet corn, squash and tomatoes are common choices.
Should I pull bean roots?
Many gardeners cut the plants at the soil and leave the roots to break down in the bed.