a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
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catch crop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | crop |
Examples of catch crop
catch crop
If you have beds that won't be in use for a while, catch crop the space with a quick-growing green manure for a couple of months.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is called a catch crop.
From the en.wikipedia.org
With the growing popularity of small-scale wild-flower meadows, I resolved to steal an idea directly from conventional horticulture and harvest a catch crop of seed before cutting the hay.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Hay making needs a week of dry weather but the clever bit about seed harvesting is that the grass needs only to be touch-dry, so it is an ideal catch crop for a damp climate.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Will my crop catch my neighbor's crop disease?
From the online.wsj.com
You might catch one or more of the current crop of presidential aspirants on the stump.
From the dailyherald.com
Holiday downtime is a good chance to catch up on the crop of entertaining viral Web videos that 2011 gave us.
From the post-gazette.com
Five years ago, folks would gather at the grain elevator to chat about crop and cattle prices and catch up on the news.
From the hemscott.com
To catch the cheats, European Commission officials examine images taken by the French SPOT satellites, which can reveal different crop types from space.
From the newscientist.com
