Can you call a vegetable plot “a vegetable bed”?
Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage uncommon?
For example a bed of flowers is called a flowerbed.
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Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage uncommon?
For example a bed of flowers is called a flowerbed.
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Ngram shows both as in use, with "plot" used somewhat more frequently.
– Cascabel
8 hours ago
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Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage uncommon?
For example a bed of flowers is called a flowerbed.
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asked 8 hours ago
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Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage uncommon?
For example a bed of flowers is called a flowerbed.
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HappyHappy
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Ngram shows both as in use, with "plot" used somewhat more frequently.
– Cascabel
8 hours ago
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Ngram shows both as in use, with "plot" used somewhat more frequently.
– Cascabel
8 hours ago
Ngram shows both as in use, with "plot" used somewhat more frequently.
– Cascabel
8 hours ago
Ngram shows both as in use, with "plot" used somewhat more frequently.
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Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage
uncommon?
Yes, and this is not uncommon.
bed Merriam-Webster
: a flat or level surface: such as a : a plot of ground prepared for
plants also : the plants grown in such a plot
as in:
- “The gardener planted a bed of roses”
- “The gardener planted a bed of flowers”
- “The gardener planted a bed of vegetables”
- "The gardener planted a bed of vegetables and ornamental flowers”
These are all correct, as bed means a plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Examples:
Build Your Own Raised Flower/Vegetable Bed ThePioneerWoman
How to Build A Vegetable Bed Biodynamically MotherEarth
- Build a Raised Vegetable Bed Denver Post
answered 8 hours ago
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@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
1
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
1
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
2
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
1
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
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Yes, you can, at least in UK usage. The Royal Horticultural Society refer to "vegetable beds" in their campaign for school gardening, for example.
They're not completely synonymous as you'll see from this description of my own garden: I have several veg beds, one strawberry bed, and two herb beds. They're island beds separated by paths and together make up the vegetable plot. The examples I've linked (along with the more common "raised bed") demonstrate that phrases of this form are quite flexible
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
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Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
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The etymology for the word 'bed' is fascinating. Basically, it means a bunch of layers that are able to be penetrated. Penetrated with what? For a sea bed or garden bed? Water and/or plants. For a vascular bed? Blood. For the bed we sleep in? Us. We dig ourselves into the layers to sleep. Even for the verb 'to bed' someone, the metaphor seems to hold out.
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Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage
uncommon?
Yes, and this is not uncommon.
bed Merriam-Webster
: a flat or level surface: such as a : a plot of ground prepared for
plants also : the plants grown in such a plot
as in:
- “The gardener planted a bed of roses”
- “The gardener planted a bed of flowers”
- “The gardener planted a bed of vegetables”
- "The gardener planted a bed of vegetables and ornamental flowers”
These are all correct, as bed means a plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Examples:
Build Your Own Raised Flower/Vegetable Bed ThePioneerWoman
How to Build A Vegetable Bed Biodynamically MotherEarth
- Build a Raised Vegetable Bed Denver Post
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
19.4k22269
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@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
1
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
1
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
2
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
1
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
|
show 9 more comments
Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage
uncommon?
Yes, and this is not uncommon.
bed Merriam-Webster
: a flat or level surface: such as a : a plot of ground prepared for
plants also : the plants grown in such a plot
as in:
- “The gardener planted a bed of roses”
- “The gardener planted a bed of flowers”
- “The gardener planted a bed of vegetables”
- "The gardener planted a bed of vegetables and ornamental flowers”
These are all correct, as bed means a plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Examples:
Build Your Own Raised Flower/Vegetable Bed ThePioneerWoman
How to Build A Vegetable Bed Biodynamically MotherEarth
- Build a Raised Vegetable Bed Denver Post
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
19.4k22269
2
@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
1
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
1
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
2
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
1
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
|
show 9 more comments
Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage
uncommon?
Yes, and this is not uncommon.
bed Merriam-Webster
: a flat or level surface: such as a : a plot of ground prepared for
plants also : the plants grown in such a plot
as in:
- “The gardener planted a bed of roses”
- “The gardener planted a bed of flowers”
- “The gardener planted a bed of vegetables”
- "The gardener planted a bed of vegetables and ornamental flowers”
These are all correct, as bed means a plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Examples:
Build Your Own Raised Flower/Vegetable Bed ThePioneerWoman
How to Build A Vegetable Bed Biodynamically MotherEarth
- Build a Raised Vegetable Bed Denver Post
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
19.4k22269
Can you call a vegetable plot "a vegetable bed"? Or is this usage
uncommon?
Yes, and this is not uncommon.
bed Merriam-Webster
: a flat or level surface: such as a : a plot of ground prepared for
plants also : the plants grown in such a plot
as in:
- “The gardener planted a bed of roses”
- “The gardener planted a bed of flowers”
- “The gardener planted a bed of vegetables”
- "The gardener planted a bed of vegetables and ornamental flowers”
These are all correct, as bed means a plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Examples:
Build Your Own Raised Flower/Vegetable Bed ThePioneerWoman
How to Build A Vegetable Bed Biodynamically MotherEarth
- Build a Raised Vegetable Bed Denver Post
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
19.4k22269
edited 6 hours ago
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
19.4k22269
answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
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answered 8 hours ago
lbflbf
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@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
1
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
1
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
2
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
1
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
|
show 9 more comments
2
@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
1
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
1
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
2
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
1
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
2
2
@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
@Happy For this American, a "yard" is a piece of land attached to a house. Usually there's a "front yard" and a "backyard" located in front of and behind the house, respectively. The yard (especially the front yard) may feature a "lawn", which is an area of trimmed grass. A "garden" is an area that is specifically cultivated for flowers or vegetables.
– Deolater
4 hours ago
1
1
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
@Happy You can ask another question if you want clarity about that (or search the site; I'm pretty sure it's been discussed here before) but basically, "yard" is any land around a house, and "garden" is an intentionally planted/cultivated part of the yard, of any size.
– 1006a
4 hours ago
1
1
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
@1006a oh, no, never mind, this I knew, thanks.
– Happy
4 hours ago
2
2
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
@Happy “Plot” would be unusual in UK usage. “Bed” is the normal term.
– Mike Scott
4 hours ago
1
1
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
@Happy I wouldn't say plot and bed are necessarily the same thing. To me a bed is a smaller area entirely given over to cultivation. A footpath running through it wouldn't be part of a bed, and would likely split things into two beds. A plot can be larger, and could potentially include the footpaths. Also, a small field (e.g. 10x10 m) might be called a plot but wouldn't be called a bed. -- But all that might idiolect issues.
– R.M.
3 hours ago
|
show 9 more comments
Yes, you can, at least in UK usage. The Royal Horticultural Society refer to "vegetable beds" in their campaign for school gardening, for example.
They're not completely synonymous as you'll see from this description of my own garden: I have several veg beds, one strawberry bed, and two herb beds. They're island beds separated by paths and together make up the vegetable plot. The examples I've linked (along with the more common "raised bed") demonstrate that phrases of this form are quite flexible
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
17.3k43174
Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, you can, at least in UK usage. The Royal Horticultural Society refer to "vegetable beds" in their campaign for school gardening, for example.
They're not completely synonymous as you'll see from this description of my own garden: I have several veg beds, one strawberry bed, and two herb beds. They're island beds separated by paths and together make up the vegetable plot. The examples I've linked (along with the more common "raised bed") demonstrate that phrases of this form are quite flexible
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
17.3k43174
Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, you can, at least in UK usage. The Royal Horticultural Society refer to "vegetable beds" in their campaign for school gardening, for example.
They're not completely synonymous as you'll see from this description of my own garden: I have several veg beds, one strawberry bed, and two herb beds. They're island beds separated by paths and together make up the vegetable plot. The examples I've linked (along with the more common "raised bed") demonstrate that phrases of this form are quite flexible
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
17.3k43174
Yes, you can, at least in UK usage. The Royal Horticultural Society refer to "vegetable beds" in their campaign for school gardening, for example.
They're not completely synonymous as you'll see from this description of my own garden: I have several veg beds, one strawberry bed, and two herb beds. They're island beds separated by paths and together make up the vegetable plot. The examples I've linked (along with the more common "raised bed") demonstrate that phrases of this form are quite flexible
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
17.3k43174
edited 8 hours ago
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
17.3k43174
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
17.3k43174
answered 8 hours ago
Chris HChris H
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Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
Actually, now that I think about it, your explanation is the most clear one!
– Happy
2 hours ago
add a comment |
The etymology for the word 'bed' is fascinating. Basically, it means a bunch of layers that are able to be penetrated. Penetrated with what? For a sea bed or garden bed? Water and/or plants. For a vascular bed? Blood. For the bed we sleep in? Us. We dig ourselves into the layers to sleep. Even for the verb 'to bed' someone, the metaphor seems to hold out.
answered 3 hours ago
CarduusCarduus
5856
add a comment |
The etymology for the word 'bed' is fascinating. Basically, it means a bunch of layers that are able to be penetrated. Penetrated with what? For a sea bed or garden bed? Water and/or plants. For a vascular bed? Blood. For the bed we sleep in? Us. We dig ourselves into the layers to sleep. Even for the verb 'to bed' someone, the metaphor seems to hold out.
answered 3 hours ago
CarduusCarduus
5856
add a comment |
The etymology for the word 'bed' is fascinating. Basically, it means a bunch of layers that are able to be penetrated. Penetrated with what? For a sea bed or garden bed? Water and/or plants. For a vascular bed? Blood. For the bed we sleep in? Us. We dig ourselves into the layers to sleep. Even for the verb 'to bed' someone, the metaphor seems to hold out.
answered 3 hours ago
CarduusCarduus
5856
The etymology for the word 'bed' is fascinating. Basically, it means a bunch of layers that are able to be penetrated. Penetrated with what? For a sea bed or garden bed? Water and/or plants. For a vascular bed? Blood. For the bed we sleep in? Us. We dig ourselves into the layers to sleep. Even for the verb 'to bed' someone, the metaphor seems to hold out.
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Ngram shows both as in use, with "plot" used somewhat more frequently.
– Cascabel
8 hours ago