Summer fallow, sometimes called fallow cropland, is cropland that is purposely kept out of production during a regular growing season. Resting the ground in this manner allows one crop to be grown using the moisture and nutrients of more than one crop cycle.

What are fallow crops?

Fallow is a farming technique in which arable land is left without sowing for one or more vegetative cycles. ... Fallowing is also essential to biodiversity, which ensures the presence of predators which can control pests. It is a technique often used in crop rotation. Existing weeds may be affected by predators and pests.

What is a fallow season?

What is a fallow season? I'm borrowing this phrase from the farming community, and a fallow season is when you don't plant any crops in a specific field. This gives the soil a break and allows the nutrients to be restored to create a more bountiful soil for later seasons.