Catch crop
A quick crop, usually of salads or green manure, grown on ground that is empty for a few weeks.
catch crop A crop which grows quickly and makes use of space which is not available to grow a longer-season crop.
Radish can be grown as a catch crop between rows of slower growing vegetables.
A first sowing can be made under cloches and then further sowing can be done at weekly intervals until the middle of summer.
 See also: Plant, Soil, Growing, Grow, Vegetable
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