cultivators
Those who grow
Cultivators are people or tools that cultivate—that is, prepare and work land for growing crops.
A farmer is a cultivator of the soil.
Agricultural implements called cultivators break up earth and remove weeds between planted rows.
The word extends to anyone who nurtures growth or development: cultivators of talent, cultivators of fine taste.
Gathering mature crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- husbandryFarm management practice
- croppingCutting to resize
irrigation · reaping · threshing · sharecropper · homesteader · rancher · pastoralist · orchardist
Tool for turning soil
- hoeWeeding and tilling implement
- harrowToothed soil-breaking implement
- diskFlat circular object
- rototillerPowered soil-turning machine
subsoiler · furrowing · bedding · ridging · aeration · loosening · no-till · rotavator
Cultivating plants systematically
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
greenhouse · landscaping · perennials · annuals · herbs · ornamentals · topiary · nursery
Supportive care-giving
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
seedlings · grafting · watering · composting · mulching · pest-control · yield · maturation
Regular supporter or customer
- supporterOne who backs another
- promoterOne who organizes events
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- advocatePublic cause supporter
developer · nurturer · fosterer · encourager · sponsor · benefactor · mentor · champion
harvest
Gathering mature crops
cropping · irrigation · reaping · threshing · sharecropper · homesteader · rancher · pastoralist · orchardist · viticulturist
plow
Tool for turning soil
rototiller · subsoiler · furrowing · bedding · ridging · aeration · loosening · no-till · rotavator · tine
horticulture
Cultivating plants systematically
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
mulching · greenhouse · landscaping · perennials · annuals · herbs · ornamentals · topiary · nursery · transplanting
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- fertilizingAdding nutrients to soil
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
planting · seedlings · grafting · watering · composting · mulching · pest-control · yield · maturation · stewardship
patron
Regular supporter or customer
- supporterOne who backs another
- promoterOne who organizes events
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
advocate · developer · nurturer · fosterer · encourager · sponsor · benefactor · mentor · champion · enthusiast
- community gardenscommunity gardens, raised beds, compost bins, tool shed, garden clubs
- farm equipmenttractor, tractors, plow, plows, plough
- Farm Resourcestractors, seeds, fertilizer, soil, barns
- farm suppliesanimal feed, fertilizer, seeds, cattle feed, insecticides
- garden suppliesrake, planters, hoe, shovel, pots
- growersfarmer, farmers, crop farmer, organic farmer, grain farmer
cultivatorsgatherers
Those who amass
foragers · hunter-gatherers · hunters · nomads · pastoralists
cultivatorsdestroyers
Fast armed naval vessels
abandoners · despoilers · exploiters · wasters · degraders
- hand cultivatorSmall garden digging tool