Volume II, Chapter 138: Transplanting Fruit Trees
It's not too good to hunt them, the first time I was scared by it, and the second time I knew it was it, I wouldn't be as unbearable as I am today.
However, it seems that it is very necessary to build a fence around the house in a certain area when you are free, so as to ensure that you will not be harassed by it at night!
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, after a few days of rest, I almost returned to my best state, and I could start loosening the soil and digging the ground.
Generally speaking, with last year's continuous busyness, most of the things have been resolved, and the rest will either take time to accumulate slowly or not be very urgent, so the pace of this year may be a little slower from the current point of view!
However, because the crops are seasonal, they are still planted at the same time in previous years, which is also a task that cannot be shaken every year......
This year's planting scale will change relatively largely, and the total area is close to three acres after the ground is occupied by tree stumps, which is enough to plant all crops, and even exceeds.
This season's corn and sweet potato area should be expanded, one acre and a half miles each, the reason for the expansion is that there is not much corn at home, only less than 500 catties left.
I can leave so much because I don't consume much myself, and most of it goes into the stomach of the pheasant, otherwise it may only be three hundred catties!
Greens, spinach and potatoes spread out over an acre of area, and the rest goes to carrots, peppers, sugar cane and herbs, which are necessary but smaller crops.
The scale of cultivation has exceeded the area of the island, not only is the area larger, but the number of new varieties has also increased considerably, and every sign is that the days are getting better......
Life is more stable, and the starvation situation like when I first arrived on the island can be said loudly, it is gone!
At this time, if you can have a pot of wine, it should be more meaningful to set off the atmosphere, but it's a pity.
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In late March, after I had finished my last work in the field, I returned to my normal state, that is, my idleness.
Although I haven't made much bricks recently, it doesn't mean that there is no output, according to my estimates, the bricks and tiles in the third room are basically more than half, and it won't take too long to get them together if you do it so lazily.
The number of chickens has been a major concern last year, especially in the second half of the year, and this matter finally ushered in a turnaround at the beginning of the month.
The chicks broke their shells, and the hens didn't strike this time, so the hatching process was basically not a concern, and the smooth and successful output was not found until I went to feed the chickens.
Eight eggs were very Buddhist at the beginning, but in the bottom of my heart, I still thought that I could turn all of them into chickens, after all, greed is human nature.
Although the result is not satisfactory, it is also a very satisfactory result, a total of six are produced, one is lost during the growth period, and five grow to about 20 days, and the probability of loss should be very small!
Five chicks is not much, but it is not a lot, and it is a number that I am very happy with, because with the fact that there are exactly ten of five adult pheasants, a number that I can give them a shot at.
It's been so long since I've tasted chicken that I can salivate at the thought of chicken and chicken broth, so I didn't put up with it, and today I'm going to slaughter one of the old-looking pheasants.
It didn't take long for the chicken soup to be served......
Chicken soup is a very good delicacy, and the chicken soup made by a few years old hens can make the most of this deliciousness, and a delicious chicken stew even makes me feel at home!
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The spring woods, the season of island flowers, and the refreshment of the blue sea and blue sky are intoxicating, and I have no intention of doing anything in such an environment, and I feel that I am so sorry for myself not to see the scenery!
Well, the rare bit of poetry was not stifled by me, and I was ready to go into the woods and clear the path of the long grass again.
In addition to the original specialty of the island--- crocodiles, there are usually some seabirds in the sky, and there are no animals such as pheasants and sheep on the island on the ground.
Not only that, but even smaller animals such as rabbits have not been found, which has to be said to be a pity!
But the few fruit trees I found also reminded me that now is a good time to transplant young seedlings.
In addition to the function of replacing some foods, the function of fruit is more to provide some nutrients for the body and enjoy the body and mind when tasting as a snack!
However, this island is different from the original island, where even if the fruit trees were scattered, it could be reached in a quarter of an hour at most, but now the island is narrow and long.
Some of the fruit trees I found were not very close, and I often missed the ripening time and had a bad memory, which did not mean much to me, but made me start to build a new orchard.
There are many orchards on the island, with twenty or thirty fruit trees of several varieties, large and small, and although they have not yet eaten a single fruit, it is only a matter of time.
Not to mention anything else, but some are not very willing, the fruit trees that were planted and cultivated with great effort at the beginning were finally able to bear fruit in the past two years, but they moved for other reasons!
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The possibility of returning to live on the island is 100% certain, so I feel very wasted that the fruit trees on it are so idle, and I feel sorry for my own hard work there......
I decided to go back to the island and transplant the fruit trees that I had planted in the first place, and plant them in their current location.
Before I started, I spent another two or three days planting hundreds of grape seeds in the trees on one side of the crop field, nearly 200 square meters.
If it weren't for the thought of fruit trees, I would have forgotten about it, and I wouldn't know when I would have been able to drink wine.
Even if it is discovered in time, it is estimated that it will take at least two years to eat the first grape, and as for drinking wine, it is only fate......
The other fruit trees on the island were completely out of my consideration because of their size, and the target was mainly in the orchard I had transplanted before, and even these twenty or thirty trees would take a lot of effort.
But when I walked to the orchard, the first thing that attracted me was not the dozens of fruit trees, but the magnolia trees that I had obtained in the drifting bottle.
The magnolia tree in full bloom stands out from the crowd in an orchard, and in addition to its distinctive beauty, its other values are worth mentioning!
First of all, its floral fragrance is noble and elegant, and you can smell that unique fragrance from a distance of ten meters from the tree.
But this is not what attracts me the most, what attracts me the most is its medicinal value and edible value, which are destined to be looted by me today!
Magnolia flowers contain a lot of substances that are beneficial to the body, and have a very good effect on treating headaches, nasal congestion, rhinitis and other symptoms, and can also be used for skin care, although I am a man.
It can be used to cook, it can also be used to make tea, and it can be placed in the room to enhance the fragrance after drying, it seems that the original curiosity is really curious, otherwise there will be no magnolia flowers of these two trees in front of you!
Although it is not in line with my original intention of transplanting fruit trees, I can't control so much, and I am going to remove all the magnolia flowers from the tree first, not only will the flowers not escape my clutches, but the tree will also be removed by me.
These two trees are now the thickness of an arm, and if they are dug up with all the roots and mud, they should be able to control it at about 100, and if two trees are 200 catties, it will be a piece of cake for the ship.
The weight of the flowers is really not very conspicuous, and the flowers of the two trees are only harvested two or three catties when they are all removed, which is obviously not interesting for eating, but after drying, it is used to make tea and add fragrance in the room, I think it is a good choice.
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Due to the limited buoyancy of the ship, it is not so easy to transport fruit trees, and only one round trip is guaranteed in a day, which leads to nearly ten days before the work is finished.
Usually when you arrive in the morning, you have to dig up the tree in good condition, then load it onto the boat and fix it, and then plant it in the ground after returning.
The process is similar, but the size of the trees varies greatly, and most of them can transport two or even three trees at a time, and the speed is not bad.
There are also three or five camphor trees transplanted along with the fruit trees, and after experiencing the effect of camphor oil, they attach great importance to its effect, and its existence has not yet been found on Crocodile Island.
Of course, there is also a sense of accomplishment, but there are also regrets, the largest three or four fruit trees are close to the calf in diameter, and if it were normal, they should be able to bear fruit this year, but unfortunately because of their large diameter, the possibility of transplanting is also ruled out.
It's not that these big trees are not suitable for transplanting, the key factor is that their weight is too high, not only is the buoyancy of the boat not enough, but my strength is not enough to move them.
This is not the same as the dried trees, each tree with a certain amount of soil is more than 300 catties, which is a weight that I can't bear!
It's a pity that a few fruit trees that bear fruit right away can't be moved, but it's unlikely that they will be moved, so you have to leave them here, and if you come back here occasionally, it's an option to pick the fruit along the way.
The process of transporting these fruit trees is not a little more difficult than carrying other things, it can be regarded as a world of difference.
At one end of the tree is a stump with mud, and most of the weight is on it, so the center of gravity is very difficult to control, and even if you live in the sea, it will shift when you encounter wind and waves.
The most unexpected of all was that I almost capsized the whole ship, and if I hadn't instantly stood on the opposite side of it and quickly brought it back to the middle, I might have fed the crocodile!
But no matter how difficult the process is, it has always become a thing of the past, just like the main island, the moment the grinding disc and other tools that still exist on the island are removed, the intersection between it and me is almost completely broken.
And this time, after moving the only fruit tree that still has a little bit of longing, this last thought has also been broken, and it may be difficult to have a chance to return there in the future, except for the shallow sea fishing for seafood and kelp!