Farming Techniques
The Aztecs built floating gardens called chinampas, or floating gardens. These gardens were extremely fertile. They were even able to produce up to seven crops annually. First the farmers created reed rafts to allow the seeds to germinate. Once they were planted on the gardens the growing time had been cut down considerably. There was even a system of these "floating gardens". They were set up with spaces in between them so farmers could move easily in between them in canoes.
Not all the food for the Aztec population was grown in the water. Many houses had small plots of land to grow crops for the families that lived in them. These houses were generally outside densely populated areas but non the less important to the people that lived in them. Terrace farming also took place in the Aztec empire. Just like today small plots of land were carved into the sides of mountains and hills. This kind of farming gained extra space for more crops. The last kind of farming was valley farming. This is just farming in a valley. The advantage to valley farming is that extra water slides down the hills or mountains to the garden.
Not all the food for the Aztec population was grown in the water. Many houses had small plots of land to grow crops for the families that lived in them. These houses were generally outside densely populated areas but non the less important to the people that lived in them. Terrace farming also took place in the Aztec empire. Just like today small plots of land were carved into the sides of mountains and hills. This kind of farming gained extra space for more crops. The last kind of farming was valley farming. This is just farming in a valley. The advantage to valley farming is that extra water slides down the hills or mountains to the garden.