Chapter 200 Water and fertilizer for the second crop of melon
Chapter 200 Water and fertilizer for the second crop of melons
For green shell crayfish, the best size is two green shrimps.
Among crayfish, this should be regarded as the top quality...
The shrimps are large in size, have thin shells, and the meat is plump and tender.
Coupled with Linshan's craftsmanship, the crayfish produced is bright red in color, spicy and delicious, especially the shrimp heads, which are spicy and rich in umami. As for the meat of the shrimp tails, the meat is smooth and tender.
The big shrimp tail is delicious.
The two little guys, Ye Yu and Tang Tang, took matters into their own hands and followed suit by scratching the shrimp heads and eating the shrimp tails.
"You two can't eat too many shrimp heads." Wang Yue stared at the two little guys and said, peeling off a shrimp tail and putting it in Tang Tian's mouth.
"The shrimp heads are delicious." Ye Yu said.
"The nutrition of shrimp tail meat is better." Wang Yue said.
Shrimp heads are the easiest place to hide heavy metals.
Although the breeding environment for these crayfish is good, the water there is clear...
But the two of them are children after all, so I think it’s better not to eat too many shrimp heads.
Ye Zhi knocked the baby on the head: "Listen to auntie."
"Oh." Ye Yu took another crayfish, broke off the head and put it in Ye Zhi's bowl.
Ye Zhi chuckled, picked it up and took a bite, then bit open the tongs and ate the tender meat inside.
"Here, take a sip of wine." Tang Xun picked up the wine glass.
"Let's go." Ye Mo and the others also picked up their wine glasses and everyone clinked their glasses.
In the mountains, it's extremely hot during the day.
At night, it gets cooler.
During this period, I have been busy harvesting watermelons and cleaning the melon vines...
Everyone is very tired.
After free time, let's sit together in the evening, drink beer, and eat crayfish. Don't be too happy.
In the evening, I ate crayfish, chatted, and boasted...for more than an hour.
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the next day.
Ye Mo and the others slept until almost eight o'clock before getting up.
Xiaomian's parents have already prepared breakfast.
"Is there anything going on today?" Xiaomian's father asked.
"It's okay." Ye Mo said.
"Then I'll go fishing later."
"Why are you fishing so early in the morning?" Xiaomian's mother glanced at him: "The reservoir is full of mud now..."
The water level in Niujiangling Reservoir has dropped a lot, and there are almost no good fishing spots left.
"Let's go to Dawanhe and have fun, why don't you go?" Lin Shan said with a smile.
"I won't go. It's sunny again today, and I'll be too nervous to go out in the sun." Xiaomian's mother shook her head.
"Where is Dawanhe?" Ye Mo asked.
Lin Shan pointed to the large mountains to the east: "A small river crossing the mountains."
"It's a bit far?" Lin Xiaomian said.
"Dozens of kilometers."
If we went directly over the mountain, it would probably be less than ten kilometers, but there is no road in the mountain.
Just as he was talking, Father Ye drove over and shouted: "In-laws."
Lin Shan was still eating and turned to look over: "So early?"
"Old Tang and the others have already set off and are waiting at the foot of the mountain." Father Ye said.
Ye Mo’s father drove the newly purchased Wuling mini.
The car is small, but it can run quite well.
It may be because of the new car. There were three of them yesterday, with the air conditioner on, going uphill and downhill...
When I bought the car yesterday, it had a full battery. After driving it for an afternoon, I used up all the battery and traveled a total of more than 240 kilometers.
Lin Shan quickly took a few bites of rice, then went over to get a fish box and a parasol: "Can your car fit them in?"
"The seats in the back can be folded down, it's very spacious." Dad Ye opened the trunk and found a set of fishing gear inside, with several fishing rods inside.
The car was small, so the car was reversed at once, the motor sounded, and it ran very fast.
When we arrived at Sister Xiaomian's side, two other minis were parked on the roadside waiting for them.
It was agreed that the car would take the baby to and from school. The second uncle took the third uncle, and Tang Ming took Wang Hao... These people were very happy.
Fishing is currently prohibited in the Jinsha River. If there is no fishing ban, it is also good to go fishing in the Jinsha River. It is very close to the Jinsha River from here. It is only a few kilometers away by taking a small rural road.
The Dawan River that Lin Shan mentioned belongs to the boundary of Chuncheng. The jurisdiction of Chuncheng is very close to here, and is blocked by a mountain range...
Nature is very magical.
Hongshan Town is currently experiencing drought, the vegetation on the mountains is sparse, and fire prevention signs are written everywhere.
After crossing the mountains to the east, you can see the scene of the revival of all things on the earth, which is green and full of vitality.
Driving a small car, we arrived at a sparsely populated area.
Two people and one car, chatting and admiring the scenery... Then they find a place with beautiful scenery, build a fishing spot, and put up stools or fish boxes.
A few people were preparing to go fishing when someone came over and said, "Hey...it's a closed fishing season, so you can't fish here..."
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Ye Mo and the others had breakfast.
Lin Xiaomian and her mother drove out.
Aunt Xiaomian wants to plant watermelons. The watermelon seedlings have been grafted and will be ready for transplanting in about ten days.
Extra large watermelon varieties, if you want the watermelon to grow well, you need to start burying fertilizer in advance now.
Ye Mo also began to be busy with his own affairs, driving a pickup truck and loading up a truck full of fertilizer to the water tower near the melon field.
Fertilizers are mainly urea, soluble trace element fertilizers, and Lingquan.
The earliest watermelons picked, after watering, have reawakened the vitality of the melon vines. New melon vines have grown...
Applying urea now can help melon vines grow quickly.
Pour the fertilizer into the large water tank of the water tower, then take out a handheld mixer and mix cement and putty powder. The mixing rod is very long and can be said to go deep into the bottom of the water tank.
There is a lot of fertilizer poured in, so it needs to be stirred to speed up the dissolution...
After finishing his work, Ye Mo went to the melon field and connected the hose water gun.
The drop is more than 30 meters, and the pressure of the water is very high... After draining the water from the drip irrigation pipe, there is a smell of urea, so we start watering.
If managed now, the fruit will be set in early May and a batch will mature by the end of May.
Kirin melons are the most planted, with more than 14,000 plants. If they are all managed, there will be an income later.
The management of the second crop of melons is much easier. This time, when applying fertilizer, you have to wait until the fruit is set. There is no need to add organic fertilizer...just use fruit-setting compound fertilizer.
However, when the second crop of melons matures, the price of watermelons at that time should not be high.
The second melon harvesting period is at the end of May and beginning of June. The price of watermelon at that time was definitely not as expensive as it is now. But compared to the end of June and July... the price should still be good.
As long as the watermelon grows beautifully, it should be worth it for more than two yuan per catty.
Ye Mo is considering whether it is necessary to plant a second crop of melons.
If you want to manage these watermelons well and make them grow beautifully, labor costs will definitely be indispensable.
"One plant leaves two vines...or three vines."
"If you leave two vines, I feel...the profit is a bit low. If you leave three vines, one vine and one melon..." Ye Mo was also confused.
If three vines are left and the watermelons that grow are not sweet, that will be troublesome.