from Late May to Early October
In the earliest days, a colonist would have to build his own house and grow his own food.
a good climate and fertile land meant the colonists could grow a large quantity of staple crops unlike colonists in New England, some slaves worked in the the middle colonies but not as many as in the south indentured servants did more of the labor
They grew tobacco, rice, and indigo
grains, and vegetables like corn
They showed them how to grow different foods and crops, which allowed the Jamestown colonists to survive.
Crops
In the earliest days, a colonist would have to build his own house and grow his own food.
a good climate and fertile land meant the colonists could grow a large quantity of staple crops unlike colonists in New England, some slaves worked in the the middle colonies but not as many as in the south indentured servants did more of the labor
In addition to food crops to feed the colonists, Virginia's BIG crop was tobacco.
probably corn, potatoes, and lettuce
wheat and corn
They grew tobacco, rice, and indigo
The Spanish colonists needed lots of workers to grow their crops, and to mine for gold and silver.
a good climate and fertile land meant the colonists could grow a large quantity of staple crops unlike colonists in New England, some slaves worked in the the middle colonies but not as many as in the south indentured servants did more of the labor
Some crops grow in a few weeks or months, such as radish or lettuce, others take years to become productive, such as apple trees.
Some crops grow in a few weeks or months, such as radish or lettuce, others take years to become productive, such as apple trees.
In the New England colonies, it was a lot harder to grow crops for a lot of reasons. The ground was more rocky, and harder to plant and grow in, especially near the ocean. Another reason that it was a lot harder to grow crops in the New England colony is that the weather was much colder. The winters were very cold and also very long. They killed many of the crops very quickly. The New England colonists relied on a lot of fish to feed their families, and sometimes they helped feed other families. Some of the crops that the New England colonists grew were wheat and corn.