seedtime
When farmers sow
Seedtime is the season for planting seeds, typically spring.
The word appears most often in the biblical pairing seedtime and harvest, representing the agricultural cycle and, by extension, the rhythm of effort and reward: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest shall not cease.
Figuratively, a seedtime is any period of beginning or preparation that will yield future results.
Planting for cultivation
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- plowTool for turning soil
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
drill · transplanting · harrow · cultivator · propagation · bedding · nursery · hoeing
Year's four divisions
- annualOccurring every year
- rotationTurning on an axis
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
recurrence · succession · sequence · interval · cadence · spring · vernal · calendar
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutNew plant emergence
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- promiseCommitment to act
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
anticipation · expectation · possibility · fertility · fecundity · latency · dormancy · quickening
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
- originStarting point or source
- outsetInitial point of something
commencement · infancy · threshold · foundation · conception · birth · onset · nascence
Gathering mature crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- husbandryFarm management practice
farmland · acreage · agronomy · soil preparation · compost · fertilizer · farmstead · tractor
Restoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
renaissance · reawakening · restoration · new beginning · fresh start · second chance · turning point
sowing
Planting for cultivation
broadcasting · drill · transplanting · harrow · cultivator · propagation · bedding · nursery · hoeing · weeding
seasons
Year's four divisions
- annualOccurring every year
- rotationTurning on an axis
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
rhythm · recurrence · succession · sequence · interval · cadence · spring · vernal · calendar · equinox
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
hope · anticipation · expectation · possibility · fertility · fecundity · latency · dormancy · quickening · stirring
genesis
Point of creation
outset · commencement · infancy · threshold · foundation · conception · birth · onset · nascence · advent
harvest
Gathering mature crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
husbandry · farmland · acreage · agronomy · soil preparation · compost · fertilizer · farmstead · tractor · pesticide
rejuvenation
Restoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
regeneration · renaissance · reawakening · restoration · new beginning · fresh start · second chance · turning point
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
seedtimeharvest
Gathering mature crops
harvest time · reaping · ingathering · gleaning · winnowing
seedtimewinter
Year's coldest quarter
autumn · fall · late autumn · Michaelmas · dormant season
time, seed, seeds, timely, seeded, seedling, seeding, seedlings, seedbed