lie fallow
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April Mayes: “The seed was sown. It would lie fallow for years, then germinate and grow until it finally flowered”, end quote.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Many lie fallow, creating a niche for the non-native, fire-prone grass that now occupies 25 percent of the entire state.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2023
The point isn’t the money, backers say, so much as pressuring building owners to rent their spaces rather than letting them lie fallow.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
While modern life can hardly allow for farmland to be left to lie fallow in order to rejuvenate, substantial environmental action is within our grasp.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2022
Each year, one field was allowed to lie fallow, and the other two would be planted with a crop different from the one planted there the year before.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
