Vegetable growing in the towns from Rzeczpospolita and Principality of Moldova in the XVI-XVII centuries / Legumicultura în oraşele din Rzeczpospolita şi Ţara Moldovei în sec. XVI-XVII

One of the agriculture branches practiced in the cities of Rzeczpospolita and Principality of Moldova of, in the XVI-XVII c., was vegetable growing. Vegetable growing has been stimulated by several factors including: geo-climatic factor (temperature suitable plant growth, the presence of water for irrigation and others); the religious factor (during the fasts the population consumed especially vegetal products); the commercial factor (the possibility of selling vegetables on the market). Practicing this branch requires more extensive knowledge of agriculture compared to other agricultural culture. Vegetable growing provided food and ingredients for different types of food. In the cities of these countries, the same vegetables were cultivated: cabbage, beets, carrots, onions, radishes and others. Usually, the vegetables cultivated by townspeople were used to meet local requirements, bringing some incomes to the inhabitants of urban settlements by selling them.