A plot of cultivated land for growing vegetables, fruit, etc.; a vegetable plot or field.
祖父は小さな畑で毎朝野菜を育てている。
My grandfather grows vegetables every morning in his small plot (garden).
畑に苗を植えるのは春の恒例行事だ。
Planting seedlings in the field is a spring tradition.
その地域ではじゃがいも畑が広がっている。
Potato fields stretch across that area.
小さい畑でも工夫すればたくさんの収穫が得られる。
Even a small plot can yield a good harvest with some ingenuity.
Used as a suffix meaning an area or field of specialization or activity (often read ばたけ in this use).
彼は営業畑で長年働いてきた人だ。
He is someone who has worked for many years in the sales field.
研究畑の人間だから、理論が好きだ。
Because he's from an academic/research background, he likes theory.
畑が違うので、その仕事にはすぐには慣れないだろう。
Since it's a different line of work, he probably won't get used to the job right away.
Colloquially, can refer to the womb or birthplace; a figurative/old-fashioned usage.
彼は田舎の畑（はら）で生まれ育ったという古い話がある。
There is an old story that he was born and raised in the countryside (lit. 'in the field/womb').
その表現は少し古く、現在はあまり使われない。
That expression is a bit old-fashioned and isn't used much these days.