fallow land
Idle agricultural ground
Fallow land is agricultural land that has been plowed but left unseeded for a season or more, allowing the soil to rest and recover its fertility.
The practice of fallowing was essential in traditional farming before modern fertilizers, giving depleted fields time to restore nutrients naturally.
The farmer left the north field as fallow land this year.
Land described as fallow may also suggest neglected potential: Her talents lay fallow for years before she returned to painting.
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- dormantInactive but capable
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- natural regenerationEcosystems recovering without intervention
soil conservation · unused · tillage · cover crops · lea · water retention · rest period · habitat restoration · nitrogen fixation · set-aside · plowed · mulching · furrow · bare soil · stubble · carbon sequestration · weeds · weed growth
- farmlandfarms, farm, fields, field, barns
- land typespark, croplands, reserve, rangelands, forest
- ancient farmingancient farming, crops, fields, early farming, cultivation
- Biblical agricultureplowing, sowing, harvesting, reaping, threshing
- commonscommon goods, shared resources, commons, town common, village common
- Farm Metricsacre, acreage, bushel, bushels, crop yield
fallow landcropland
Land for growing produce
working farm · orchards · vineyards · gardens
fallow landindustrial site
Manufacturing or processing facility
urban development · built-up area · factory farm · commercial property