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English term or phrase:Catch crop
English translation:catch crop
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11:31 Apr 26, 2003
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Science - Agriculture / Agriculture
English term or phrase: Catch crop
Agriculture, organic production, land conversion
Empty Whiskey Glass
Local time: 22:47
catch crop
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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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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:47
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Thanks, Jerrie, and everybody!

Slainte!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
catch crop


Explanation:
see link

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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.

From link


    Reference: http://www.greenchronicle.co.uk/gardening/articles/catch_cro...
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Jerrie, and everybody!

Slainte!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxIanW: 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
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agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
39 mins

agree  anglista: 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
3 hrs

agree  Lesley Clayton
4 hrs
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agree  Kim Metzger: Not to be confused with cash crop!
6 hrs
  -> Give me cash every time!
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