ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Agricultural cycle

So, imagine you have a nice garden in your backyard. There are some seeds in a packet that you want to grow, but before you can do that, you need to prepare the soil. This means removing the weeds, tilling the soil, and adding fertilizer to make it nice and nutritious for the seeds.

Once the soil is ready, you can plant the seeds. You'll need to water them regularly, so they grow big and strong. As the days go by, you'll notice that the seeds have sprouted into little plants. This is called the "germination" stage.

Once the plants are big enough, they will start to produce flowers. The flowers will eventually turn into fruits or vegetables, depending on what kind of seeds you planted. This is called the "maturation" stage, which means the plants are growing up and getting ready to bear fruit.

After the fruits or vegetables have grown, you can harvest them! This means picking them from the plant and bringing them inside to eat or sell at a market.

Then, when the season is over and the plants have stopped producing fruit, it's time to clean up the garden. This means pulling out any remaining plants, getting rid of weeds and debris, and preparing the soil for next year's crop.

And that's the agricultural cycle! It's the process of growing and harvesting crops to sustain life and keep our communities healthy.