What is a truck patch??

It also means the produce itself--as in "garden truck" = garden produce. It wouldn't necessarily have to be to sell. It's an old time use of the word. As a child, any extra spots besides the garden itself were called "truck" patches--often where we raised peanuts or popcorn & especially watermelons & cantaloupe.

A truck patch is what I raised here on my 2 acres for 6 years, We put up for our own use , ran a produce stand off our porch during the week and I loaded my pick up with produce to take to the local grower's market or flea market produce section to sell while my wife and stepson ran our regular flea market stand.

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Truck farmer here meaning market gardener. A truck patch to me is a chunk of old washing machine stuck on to a Ford with silicone bathtub sealant..... but thats just me.

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Truck Patch....yep, have seen and heard about them.....lol

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They call it a Truck Farm in this part of VA... and its the first I ever heard a "Kitchen" garden called that.
And sell their Veggies on the side of the road, in front of their farm for the most part.

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Shari

That term was still used in New Jersey in the early 1960's, when NJ was still the "Garden State" for Philly and NYC.

Truck farm around here...and they still have them.