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Arrival of Potato
1588 was when the potato first arrived in Ireland. It is thought to have reached Ireland in the hold of a Spanish ship. -
Tulip Frenzy the Start
The start of the tulip frenzy in Holland was in 1637. It was the first time such a craze for a flower occured. -
Tulip Frenzy the End
The tulip frenzy ended in 1643. It's end was for reasons simlar to those of the Great Depression. -
Tulip Era
Start of Sultan Ahmed III rule. He was the ruler of Turkey until 1730. His reign was known as the Tulip Era. -
Newton Pippin
The Newtown Pippin, a popular apple, spread to Europe as reported by Ben Franklin. The Pippin was originally from Flushing, New York in a cider orchard. -
Rise in Wheat Price
The wheat price in Europe reached impressively high amounts due to the failed wheat harvest. It was unattainable for the poorest of Europe which brought the idea of using the potato to the people of Europe. -
John Chapman Nurseries
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) had many nurseries from Western Pennsylvania to Indiana. They held thousands of the apple trees that he had planted himself. -
Death of Johnny Appleseed
This was the year of the death of the legend, Johnny Appleseed. He died in Fort Wayne. -
Potato Blight
The potato blight reached Ireland. This blight brought chaos with it because of Ireland’s dependence on the plant. -
Broken Tulips
The virus that caused broken tulips was discovered. It was discovered with the help of the electron microscope. -
Kazakhstan
The center of diversity for apples was discovered in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. This location was discovered by Nikolai Vavilov, a Russian botanist. -
THC
Raphael Mechoulam, an Israeli neruscientist, identified THC in marijuana. THC is the substance in marijuana responsible for the psychoactive effects. -
Indoors-Marijuana
Marijuana started to be grown indoors. Until then it was much more common for marijuana to be grown outdoors. -
NewLeaf
The NewLeaf started to be grown. It is still being tested and perfected. -
Sea of Green
The Beginning of the Sea of Green occured during 1987. Dea of Green is a state-of-the-art growing regimen . It consists of a hundred clones. After two months it will yield three pounds of sinsemilla. -
Amsterdam Growing
Amsterdam started to become a very popular spot to grow marijuana. It became common to grow marijuana.
