maincrop
Chief agricultural yield
Maincrop describes vegetables, especially potatoes, that mature in the main growing season rather than early or late varieties.
Maincrop potatoes are harvested in autumn and store well through winter, unlike early potatoes lifted in summer.
We planted maincrops for keeping and earlies for summer eating.
Produce or relinquish
- marketVenue for trade
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
supply · commodity · staple · production · surplus · demand · price · trade
Edible underground tubers
- carrotsEdible orange taproots
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- beetrootEdible crimson root vegetable
- parsnipsPale edible taproots
cabbage · leeks · turnips · swedes · peas · beans · squash · pumpkins
Gathering mature crops
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
irrigation · fertilization · fieldwork · plowing · furrow · growing season · yield · maturity
Underground food storage chamber
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- dryingMoisture removal process
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
cold storage · humidity · ventilation · clamping · storing · long-lasting · stockpiling
Final period of cycle
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- maturity dateWhen debt must repay
- frost dateExpected freezing day estimate
yield
Produce or relinquish
- marketVenue for trade
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
self-sufficiency · supply · commodity · staple · production · surplus · demand · price · trade
potatoes
Edible underground tubers
- carrotsEdible orange taproots
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- beetrootEdible crimson root vegetable
parsnips · cabbage · leeks · turnips · swedes · peas · beans · squash · pumpkins · tomatoes
harvest
Gathering mature crops
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
tillage · irrigation · fertilization · fieldwork · plowing · furrow · growing season · yield · maturity · transplanting
root cellar
Underground food storage chamber
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- dryingMoisture removal process
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
shelf life · cold storage · humidity · ventilation · clamping · storing · long-lasting · stockpiling
late season
Final period of cycle
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- maturity dateWhen debt must repay