potato patch

Spud growing area

A potato patch is a small plot of land where potatoes are grown, typically in a home garden rather than a commercial farm.

The term evokes modest, subsistence-level agriculture: Grandma tended her potato patch every morning.

Like other compound terms with patch (pumpkin patch, cabbage patch), it suggests a defined growing area rather than a full field.

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soil · dirt · dirt road · harvest · rows · digging · hoe · planting · eyes · sprouts · earthy · furrows · tilling · mound · root · starch · french fries · Idaho

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Opposites
type of cultivated land

potato patchorchard

Fruit tree plantation

apple orchard · citrus grove · fruit orchard · vineyard · tree farm

land use

potato patchparking lot

Outdoor vehicle storage area

wilderness · concrete jungle · urban development · desert · shopping mall

scale and formality of cultivation

potato patchcommercial farm

Profit-driven agricultural operation

industrial agriculture · factory farm · wilderness · fallow field · wasteland

Family

potato, patch, potatoes, patches, patched, patching, patcher, patchy, patchwork

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G