fallows
Fields left unplanted
Fallows are fields left unplanted for a season or more to restore soil fertility.
The practice dates to ancient agriculture—land worked continuously becomes exhausted.
Fallow land lies idle but not abandoned: The farmer let the back forty lie fallow this year.
Figuratively, fallow describes any period of deliberate rest or inactivity: Her mind lay fallow between projects.
Without activity or purpose
- restingIn a state of stillness
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- unusedNever put to purpose
- unplantedNot put in soil
unsown · quiescent · dormancy · intermission · sabbatical · break · respite · pause
Soil preparation for planting
- ploughingTurning earth for cultivation
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
- agronomyCrop and soil science
- husbandryFarm management practice
cultivation · arable · field · paddock · acreage · farmland · plot · pasture
Unwanted wild plants
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- untendedNot looked after
- neglectedNot given proper attention
brushwood · scrubland · unworked · unplowed · abandoned · derelict · disused · thicket
Biological self-repair process
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- restorationReturning something to condition
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
revitalization · rebirth · reinvigoration · refreshment · rehabilitation · reconditioning
Severely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
spent · worn-out · nutrient-poor · degraded · overworked · stripped · leached
idle
Without activity or purpose
unplanted · unsown · quiescent · dormancy · intermission · sabbatical · break · respite · pause · recuperation
tillage
Soil preparation for planting
- ploughingTurning earth for cultivation
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
- agronomyCrop and soil science
husbandry · cultivation · arable · field · paddock · acreage · farmland · plot · pasture · rotation
weeds
Unwanted wild plants
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- untendedNot looked after
neglected · brushwood · scrubland · unworked · unplowed · abandoned · derelict · disused · thicket · brambles
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- restorationReturning something to condition
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
replenishment · revitalization · rebirth · reinvigoration · refreshment · rehabilitation · reconditioning
depleted
Severely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
unproductive · spent · worn-out · nutrient-poor · degraded · overworked · stripped · leached
- left fallow
- fallow landCropless soil regaining fertility
- fallow periodUnproductive interval for recovery
- fallow deerSpotted Eurasian cervid species
- fallow fieldLand deliberately left unplanted