vegetables in England in the mid-1700s?

Question: What were common fruits/vegetables in England in the mid-1700s!?

Basically, what was common agriculture in England (or around England) around the 1740s!? Thanks, and you can get 10 points!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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by the 1740s about half the farmers in Norfolk and Suffolk were growing turnips and about a quarter had clover on their farms!.

Turnips provided extra winter fodder but also acted as a cleaning crop if cultivated properly with regular hoeing!. They were important in enabling some light lands, like the chalk downlands of southern England and parts of Norfolk, to be brought under the plough for the first time!. The clover crop not only provided extra fodder, but as a nitrogen fixing legume increased the supply of an essential nutrient for cereal crops!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Very good Elizabeth!. But forgetten in her mention is that fruit was a scarce item back then!. The climate is not right for it!. Potatoes were and still are the staple!. Some apples, some grapes, in certain parts, but mainly berries for what we consider fruit!. Most winter type vegetables were fairly common!. Kale, sprouts, etc!. Tomatoes were not because they were thought to be poison and a member of the deadly nightshade family!. Onions, cabbages, trunips radishes were very common!.Www@QuestionHome@Com