Ancient Horticulture and Gardening
Horticulture, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is a "Branch of agriculture concerned with the cultivation of garden plants--generally fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamentals such as plants used for landscaping,"and was often preformed along with Agriculture. One interesting fact about it is that it was more labor inducing than Agriculture. This was because the gardens were mostly on higher level grounds and rather far away from a water source, mainly the Nile. The ground used for Horticulture
was not turned into silt by the Nile and so needed more fertilization than the farming fields. Gardening was popular in Egypt and Egyptians often had their own small gardens across from their homes that grew various amounts of fruits and vegetables. |