Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Catch crop

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catch crop

Added to glossary by jerrie
Apr 26, 2003 11:31
21 yrs ago
English term

Catch crop

English Science Agriculture Agriculture
Agriculture, organic production, land conversion
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Note added at 2003-04-26 11:35:16 (GMT)
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Catch Crop

This is when quick growing vegetables like radish or lettuce are sown between the rows of slower crops such as parsnip. The catch crop must be sown and harvested before the longer growing vegetables need the space where the catch crop has grown.

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agree IanW (X) : Yes, it refers to any quick-growing crop sown between seasons of regular planting to make use of temporary idleness of the soil or to compensate for the failure of a main crop
3 mins
Thanks for additional info
agree Nancy Arrowsmith
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agree KORNELIA ZWIÓR-HOŁENKO : http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchpool.asp?target="catch%20crop"
53 mins
agree Sarah Ponting
54 mins
agree Maria-Jose Pastor
1 hr
agree DGK T-I
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agree LJC (X)
4 hrs
Thanks
agree Kim Metzger : Not to be confused with cash crop!
6 hrs
Give me cash every time!
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