Chapter 75 Organic Farming
Because this is the first time Li Yuan has planted 20 acres of vegetables at once, he has never had such experience before. Because I was worried that the effect of the gold beads was not enough, I used all the six I had saved.
However, judging from the current situation, six gold beads are just right to irrigate twenty acres of land. Although the seeds germinate a little slower than those in the vegetable garden, it is enough to satisfy Li Yuan.
More importantly, although the germination rate is fast, it is not yet shocking. It can be regarded as a good balance in the two aspects of planting efficiency and ensuring that it is not noticeable.
Imagine that if Li Yuan had just watered, the seeds would have sprouted immediately, and they could grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, which would be too scary. If that really happened, even if Li Yuan used the excuse of "imported new varieties" he couldn't explain it, and it would definitely attract the attention of others.
If that really happened, in order to keep the secret of the peach pit, Li Yuan had to give up the investment he had just made in the vegetable base, and immediately secretly rolled up the cover and left, and he also had to pray that he would never be seen again by Chen Wenchuan and others, then his loss would be too great.
And at the moment, the speed at which these vegetables sprout is just right, and the growth rate must not be too disappointing, so Li Yuan's hanging heart finally let go.
Over the next few days, all the vegetable seedlings grew well. As Li Yuan hoped, the growth rate of vegetables was just controlled within a relatively appropriate range. It's noticeably faster than regular vegetables, but it's not shocking. Let Chen Wenchuan and others not only make these imported vegetable varieties extraordinary, but also have no more doubts.
A week after germination, all the leafy greens had already pulled out two true leaves, and the tomatoes and cucumber seedlings were already more than an inch tall.
As soon as Li Yuan arrived at the vegetable base that day, Chen Wenchuan had already found him and made a serious suggestion: "Xiao Li, the vegetable seedlings are growing quite big now, isn't it time to fertilize?" ”
When Li Yuan planted vegetables in the vegetable garden before, he never applied fertilizer except for watering the water that melted the golden beads. So after listening to Chen Wenchuan's words, he didn't react for a while, but asked casually: "Do you want to fertilize?" ”
Li Yuan's question made Chen Wenchuan feel a little incredible, and he couldn't help but look at him like an idiot and said, "This is a must, how can vegetables grow well without fertilization?" It's also blame that I didn't warn you in advance, and you can only apply some fertilizer at this time! ”
Hearing Chen Wenchuan mention chemical fertilizer, Li Yuan also chuckled in his heart. Because the appearance and taste are superb, Li Yuan also has the heart to move closer to high-end vegetables. At present, the trend of high-end vegetables is undoubtedly to advertise organic certification. One of the conditions for growing vegetables to be certified organic is that chemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers cannot be used.
Just when Li Yuan was secretly thinking about this problem, Chen Wenchuan continued over there and said: "In addition to chemical fertilizers, pesticides are also essential. Although the weather is getting cooler, and there is the protection of greenhouses, there will inevitably be some pests and diseases, and these problems cannot be ignored......"
"Village Chief Chen, in fact, none of this is needed." Li Yuan pondered and said to Chen Wenchuan: "Didn't I tell you, these are high-tech vegetable varieties imported from abroad, except for watering...... These pesticides and fertilizers are also wasted, so it is better to save a few dollars. ”
Maybe Li Yuan's words were too amazing, Chen Wenchuan glared at him when he heard it: "Can there still be such vegetables?" Can you grow well without spraying pesticides or fertilizing? ”
"Uh...... Not exactly. Li Yuan also felt that what he said was too surprising, and hurriedly tried to find a way to remedy it: "The base fertilizer still needs to be applied, just bury some farm fertilizer in the ground every winter, and don't use anything else." ”
Although Li Yuan had already retreated to the next best, in order to comfort Chen Wenchuan and said that he wanted to apply base fertilizer, Chen Wenchuan still couldn't help but shake his head and said: "I don't believe it, how can you grow vegetables well with only base fertilizer, Xiao Li, don't be deceived by the seed seller." I heard that those foreigners are bad, and they like to use high-tech as an excuse to fool us when they have nothing to do, you need to have more eyes! ”
Knowing that Chen Wenchuan was for his own good, Li Yuan was also a little moved, and said to him with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already done small-scale planting experiments, and I really don't need to fertilize." ”
After all, Li Yuan is the boss of the vegetable base, since he is so sure, Chen Wenchuan can't continue to insist on using pesticides and fertilizers, but he can't help but mutter: "I want to see what these vegetables can grow like without medicine or fertilizer." ”
Li Yuan said with a smile: "Village Chief Chen, aren't organic vegetables popular now, and they don't use pesticides or chemical fertilizers." Since others can plant well, we must do it too. Our vegetable base also grows organic vegetables, so that the profits will be higher. ”
Hearing Li Yuan talk about organic vegetables, Chen Wenchuan was much less suspicious. After all, organic vegetables are also only fertilized, no pesticides and no chemical fertilizers. Thinking about it this way, Li Yuan's statement that he only needs to apply basal fertilizer does not seem so incredible.
So Chen Wenchuan nodded to Li Yuan and said, "Okay, then I'll tell the others the news, everyone is waiting to fertilize the vegetable field." ”
"Then I'll trouble you, Village Chief Chen." Li Yuan politely thanked Chen Wenchuan, then suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stopped Chen Wenchuan, who was about to leave, and said, "Village Chief Chen, I still have something I want to discuss with you." ”
Chen Wenchuan said simply: "If you have something, just say it, don't be polite." ”
"That's right, you also know that my home is far away from here, and it's very inconvenient to rush back and forth on both sides, so I want to get a foothold here in the vegetable base." Li Yuan said with a smile: "I see that there is an empty house on the side of the highway in the vegetable base, can you discuss with the owner of the house and lend it to me temporarily?" ”
Li Yuan's words made Chen Wenchuan very happy. In the eyes of the old village chief, Li Yuan's doing this undoubtedly shows that he attaches importance to the vegetable base and really intends to do it as a future career. In today's impetuous society, there are really only a handful of young people who are willing to do this.
So the old village chief immediately decided to vigorously support Li Yuan, nodded with a smile and said: "This is easy, that house was originally built by the village committee, I will say hello to the village and give it to you for free first." Anyway, you've already contracted the vegetable patch, and the house is right next to the vegetable patch, so who don't you need to use it? ”
"Then I'll thank you in advance, Village Chief Chen." This was definitely good news for Li Yuan, and he immediately thanked Chen Wenchuan with a satisfied smile on his face.