These are hardy, pleasantly aromatic annuals, growing along roadsides in ruderal communities and in fallow land rich in nutrients.

Families began increasing the amount of time at work, bringing fallow land into use.

Repartition was usually carried out on the fallow land only, to avoid disrupting land under cultivation.

The farm should have little fallow land and a large farmhouse built of high quality material.

The primary habitats are everything but dense forests, such as meadows, heath lands, and fallow land.