It is known or suspected the Romans planted root vegetables, a kind of white carrot, and raddishes, turnips in Roman Britain, however it would seem from my understanding that the knowledge of root veggies was largely lost! In Tudor times for instance the poor simply ate bread and mainly just grain was sown. In my 1st Edition Britannica, 1760s-70s, I read the entire article on Agriculture and Farming and it talks about new introductions of these root vegetables to Scotland!
My question is this. How catastrophic must have been the death at one time, or multiple times, to simply forget about root veggies! I suspect the plagues plus comet(s).
Charles Kos
It is known or suspected the Romans planted root vegetables, a kind of white carrot, and raddishes, turnips in Roman Britain, however it would seem from my understanding that the knowledge of root veggies was largely lost! In Tudor times for instance the poor simply ate bread and mainly just grain was sown. In my 1st Edition Britannica, 1760s-70s, I read the entire article on Agriculture and Farming and it talks about new introductions of these root vegetables to Scotland!
My question is this. How catastrophic must have been the death at one time, or multiple times, to simply forget about root veggies! I suspect the plagues plus comet(s).
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