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The cereal grains, oats, rye, barley and wheat, were important. Root vegetables were grown and stored over winters. Fruit was grown and eaten fresh, dried, or made into wine or cider. Cabbage family plants were grown, as were peas and fava beans. Fresh greens, such as lettuce, were grown. Certain spices and seasonings were grown in Europe, most importantly mustard.
Crops varied across Europe, but in England the varieties grown were:
- Six-row barley (Hordeum vulgare)
- Bread Wheat/Club Wheat (Triticum aestivocompactum)
- Oats (Avena sativa)
- Rivet wheat (Triticum turgidum)
- Rye (Secale cereale)
- Spelt wheat (Triticum spelta)
- Flax seed (Linum usitatissimum)
In some cases all these would be grown together in the same plots of land, producing "mixed grain" or maslin flour when ground up at the mill - the bread produced was also known as maslin.
Other crops included hemp and an assortment of vegetables and fruits.
Vegetables included field beans, peas, beets, turnips, swedes, radish, parsnip, lentils, leeks, onions, garlic, fennel, carrot and wild carrot, cabbage, asparagus and celery. A wide range of herbs were also grown.
There were no potatoes, tomatoes, maize, runner beans or other foods native to the Americas.
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What kind of crops did the medieval grow?
Spring crops: barley, vetches, oats, peas, and beans. Fall crops: wheat and rye. These are just a few examples, but it varied by location and necessity.
What would the person with the surname Reaper do in medieval times?
A reaper gathers or reaps crops, so a person with this name would gather crops.
Who were some Famous knights of Medieval Times?
A medieval knight in the middle ages or medieval times was William the conquerer
What is a medieval person?
A person who lived in medieval times.
What is a medieval valet?
a little vassle or a little lord in medieval times
Did medieval castles grow vegetables?
Yes they did because they had lots of fields of crops
How did the Niger River shape its surroundings in medieval times?
The Niger River helped shape the surrounding area in Medieval times because it offered a source of water for the area. People were able to grow crops near the river and had access to fresh water.
What kind of crops did the medieval grow?
Spring crops: barley, vetches, oats, peas, and beans. Fall crops: wheat and rye. These are just a few examples, but it varied by location and necessity.
In medieval times who did the most work?
The farmers to harvest crops for food and to have animals for meat
What would the person with the surname Reaper do in medieval times?
A reaper gathers or reaps crops, so a person with this name would gather crops.
Who sold food in the medieval times?
There were markets, do usually farmers who grew their crops sold their food at the market.
Is it hard to grow crops in Egypt?
It is not hard to grow crops in Egypt because in the ancient times they just wait for floods and plant their crops because they know when it is coming and when it does they are ready for it then they got surpluses (extra food) from growing crops.
How would people get food in medieval times?
from animals in the wild or the bakery or peasents grow it
Why are different crops grown in different times of the year?
Different crops are grown in different seasons as each crop has a time to grow.
What was the importance of the sun to the people who lived in ancient times?
because there crops needed to grow
What was the importance of the sun to people who lived in ancient times?
because there crops needed to grow
What is grow crops?
seeds of a fruit or vegetable grow crops
