in2ebook Chapter 250 Taro
Chapter 250 Taro
It's okay to make strawberry jam, and small movements won't hurt your chest.
Zhao Yeqing first drank the medicine under Mu Xi's watchful eye, then stuffed the largest strawberry in his mouth. After the bitter taste was relieved, he started making strawberry jam.
The jam is simple to make. Just chop it into pieces and boil it in a pot until thick, then add sugar.
Being able to return to Meishan, she can also take over things from Meishan's house, including the condiments she had stocked before, including salt and sugar. She has become richer, especially salt.
She originally bought a lot of salt to make kimchi, but then something unexpected happened. There were a lot of seasonings in the trunk of the pickup truck, and salt accounted for most of it.
There are B&Bs and restaurants in tourist areas, and there are many hoards of condiments. After removing the improperly stored ones, the remaining stock of salt, sauce, and vinegar is also gratifying.
Of all the condiments, there is the least amount of sugar. This may be because the people who survived in the tourist area had no other food supplies and could not eat other condiments. Sugar can be eaten empty-handed and can replenish energy very well.
They haven't had time to move most of the things back. There are too many things to do now.
While Zhao Yeqing was cooking strawberry jam at home, Mu Xi planned to go out and check out the citrus orchard first.
Sure enough, just as Zhao Yeqing had guessed, the citrus trees in the areas most exposed to the sun were not so affected by the spider mites. Instead, the citrus trees that were partially exposed to the sun and partially shaded were the most severely affected.
In addition, neither of them had time to take care of the orchard, and there was no water source passing through the orchard, so it was already in a state of severe water shortage.
Mu Xi didn't care whether it was still sunny and not suitable for watering. He planned to find a way to divert the water from the ditch and stream not far away, so that when they had no way to water, they would not be flooded. Fruit trees die of thirst.
There was no shade in part of the citrus grove, and the sun was shining down from above, like turning on a super-high-wattage electric light, which made him feel a little confused.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt my eyes sting, so I could only walk forward with my eyes half-closed.
When he reached the edge of the stream he dug last time, his heart froze at the sight.
The water source is almost gone, and only the thickness of the wrist is left.
Not to mention that it can be diverted, it is estimated that this small stream will not be able to protect itself in a few days.
Also, the groundwater near the meadow is already abundant. During the last high temperature, the water source in Meishan was already exhausted when it was only in the early 40s.
Mu Xi suddenly remembered that Zhao Yeqing had said before that he would wait for ripe taro, and hurriedly walked behind the thatch to check.
Sure enough, the taro that had big green leaves before was now withered and wilted.
The temperature is too high.
Taro likes warmth and moisture, and the optimal growth temperature does not exceed 30°. Now that the humidity is almost gone, and the weather is too hot, naturally it cannot handle it.
Mu Xi took out a small hoe from the basket on his back and dug out the taro seeds in the soil.
The underground temperature is much lower than the surface temperature, and the underground taro seems to be in good condition.
The taro they have here is not the kind of small taro, but the kind of large taro similar to the one in Li County, Guangxi Province. It has high starch content and is very large. Any one of them is at least the size of a dragon fruit.
Mu Xi dug out all the grown taro seeds and put them in baskets to take back to see if they could be planted in the basement.
The taro problem has been solved, but what should we do about the water source?
Mu Xi couldn't think of a way at the moment, so he could only water the orchard with bottled water.
The water pours down from the fruit trees, washing away some of the spider mites on them, and then flows into the soil to nourish the fruit trees.
After finishing a large orchard, I went to look for tobacco on the way home.
Walking to the location of last year's tobacco field, Mu Xi saw a small patch of tobacco that was still growing. Although there were not as many as last year, it could still solve some of his urgent needs.
He remembered what Zhao Yeqing said, not to pick all the leaves, but to dig up the ones that were growing and plant them first. After all, with this little thing, picking all the leaves would not be enough.
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Zhao Yeqing's jam has been finished. Making jam is not difficult, but the difficulty lies in preserving it. If it is not handled well, the inside of the jam will become moldy in a few days.
All glass jars used for storage must be sterilized and dried before use.
A basket of strawberries only made two small jars of jam. She put the jam in the refrigerator for storage, then went down to the basement.
It has been less than half a month since I last fertilized strawberries, watermelons, and fruits and vegetables.
She took the fertilizer and fertilized the strawberries and watermelons first, and then dealt with vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.
It is more suitable to use chemical fertilizers for fruits. The fruits after targeted application of elemental fertilizers are much more delicious than those only watered with organic fertilizers.
There are not so many requirements for fruits and vegetables. Of course, they will grow better with chemical fertilizers and are easier to take care of. But after all, the current conditions do not allow it, and she also wants to use organic fertilizers to grow fruits and vegetables and eat them healthier.
Organic fertilizers tend to breed small bugs. She squatted in the basement to remove bugs by hand. She thought that if she saw little ladybugs outside next time, she would catch them and put them in the basement. This would recycle the ecosystem and help eat aphids. such pests.
When Zhao Yeqing came up from the basement, Mu Xi happened to walk into the yard.
He took off his backpack and said, "The small stream next to the orchard has almost dried up. I have dug out all the taro growing beside the water. There are also a few tobacco plants. They haven't grown much this year. I've dug up all the good ones. Digging it back.”
Zhao Yeqing took a look, and sure enough he saw big taros with soil inside. He counted seventeen or eight of them.
Taro likes moisture and warmth, but it is also very tolerant of shade, so it should not be a problem if planted in a basement.
Mu Xi carried the backpack directly to the basement door. The sun was almost setting now. He pushed away the soil covering the basement and opened the PC board to let the plants inside ventilate and receive the last bit of sunlight today.
It was inevitable that dirt would fall down when the board was opened. Zhao Yeqing waited until there was no dirt left before walking into the basement.
The vegetables that were previously planted between fruit and vegetable crops were also based on their characteristics. In addition to seasoning vegetables such as garlic and onions that repel insects, there are also mint, lettuce, celery, etc.
Mint can also help get rid of insects. It may be because of planting these crops with special fragrance that there are no spider mites on tomatoes and peppers.
She didn't have much experience growing strawberries, so she wasn't sure if she could mix with these. But judging from the current situation, the need for insect repellent was more urgent. She took a small hoe, dug up a mint plant and planted it among the strawberries.
I inserted a few garlic bulbs in the middle of the gap, hoping it would work.
Zhao Yeqing plans to plant taro near tomatoes. Tomatoes are now in their fruiting period and require a relatively large amount of water. Celery, lettuce, and mint planted near tomatoes are all vegetables that require a lot of water.
When fruits and vegetables with the same characteristics are planted together with taro, there will be no problem because watering the taro will cause the surrounding soil to become moist.
As for tobacco, Zhao Yeqing now has a headache. Before, he only thought about digging it up and planting it, without thinking about where it should be planted.