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mayans also grew beans, squash, avocados, pears, sweet potato's, guava, chili peppers, papayas and tomatoes. Mayans used a farming technique called milpa,also known as the slash and burn technique.the Mayans would burn down the land that was covered and the cut down the remaining foliage. This technique posed a problem because the land wouldn't last very long. The Mayans cycled through different areas to keep a stable farming.
Aztec Farming. 1  Aztec Farming and Agriculture: Chinampas System. 2  Aztec Farming and Agriculture: Chinampas Construction. 3  Aztec Farming and Agriculture: Farm Land Ownership Rules. 4  Aztec Farming and Agriculture: Farm Crops Grown. 5  Aztec Farming and Agriculture: Aztec Farmers. 6  Aztec Farming and Agriculture: Farming Tools. Aztecs used relatively primitive tools for Aztec farming and agriculture. They did not have advanced tools for the time such as plows. The most important tool for Aztec farming and agriculture was the classic wooden digging stick. This stick was called Uictli in the Nahuatl language. There were multiple types of these digging sticks and other than farming, it was often also used for other purposes such as construction and repair work.