Commonly used spices are generally divided into two categories: aromatic and bitter.

For example, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, licorice, perilla, cumin, thyme, etc., are aromatics.

Nutmeg, white cardamom, red cardamom, grass fruit, kaempfera, good ginger, long pepper, angelica, etc., are bitter fragrances.

In addition, there are hemp peppercorns, spicy chili, pepper, mustard and ginger, and schisandra chinensis.

Before she came, Ji Yu had already checked the seeds, and they were almost the same as what she requested, and there were several common ones.

There are also some that are only suitable for tropical and subtropical climates, and cannot be grown even if you buy them, such as pepper. And pepper is not yet planted from seeds, but needs to be propagated by cuttings.

Like this, you have to buy it from the market.

It is almost certain that the price will double in the south and the north, but at present, all the conditions are not available, and it is helpless.

As for those that are more common in the local area, such as star anise and chili peppers, there is no need to grow them.

Ji Yu sent the seeds down, and at the same time introduced their characteristics, maturity period and planting methods one by one.

"Dill seeds, fifteen inches tall, fragrant smell, strong drought tolerance, not strict soil requirements, sandy loam soil with good light conditions is the most suitable.

It smells slightly of nutmeg, tastes numb, and has a strong fennel smell, making it an important spice for sausages.

The growing cycle is 80 days, and seeds can be sown in spring and autumn. Seedlings emerge ten to fifteen days after sowing, and about forty to fifty days, when the fruit begins to turn yellow-brown, the whole plant is cut off, and threshed when it is dried in the sun.

Dill has a long flowering period and inconsistent seed ripening times, so it needs to be picked in batches. The harvest usually starts in mid-June and is basically completed by mid-July. ”

"Cumin can be sown in all seasons and is equally suitable for sandy loam soils in mountainous areas.

Its fruit can remove the odor in the meat and make it regain its flavor, and it is an essential spice for roasting fish stews and making marinated foods.

The stems and leaves also have an aroma and are often used as fillings for steamed buns, dumplings and other foods.

If it is sown in spring, it will be harvested in June. ”

"Basil is heat and drought tolerant, and it is also less demanding on the soil. It is suitable for preparing cold dishes or making soups, sweet and spicy, with a slight mint flavor.

Moreover, medicine and food are of the same origin, and all herbs can be used as medicine, which has the effects of dissipating heat, detoxifying, strengthening the stomach and invigorating blood.

Now sow seeds, flowering in June, when the seedlings are two inches high, you can pick young stems and leaves, and the fruits are ripe from July to August, and you can pick seeds. ”

"Needless to say, coriander can be cultivated all year round, and it can be harvested in 40 to 60 days after sowing...... But we have this locally, so we can plant a little less. ”

In addition, it is also said that some things such as this need to be soaked to promote germination, and that one needs to be rubbed in half, and similar to this need to be put first and then planted at the end.

Anyway, everyone doesn't understand it, they just know that it's right to do it.

After sprinkling the ditch mud a few days ago, according to the thickness of the soil layer required by Ji Yu, the ground depth has been turned over once, saying that this can make the soil more loose and breathable, and it can also be mixed with the ditch mud, which is also conducive to the growth and reproduction of microorganisms.

There is a stream at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, and it is not difficult to use water, but it is not easy.

Ji Yu divided the three acres of land into more than a dozen areas of different sizes, which looked very much like the form of an experimental field.

After leveling the furrow, the part that needs to be watered is fully watered, and the area that everyone is responsible for is divided, and everyone leads the seeds to their respective areas to get busy.

The plot assigned by Widow Xie is next to Ji Yu, and the work of the two does not affect the chatter.

"You said you don't know how to farm, you know a lot, these spices are planted or something, I haven't heard of them before, where did you learn them?"

Ji Yu naturally can't say it, because her grandparents did this in her previous life, and she has been exposed to it since she was a child, so she will know a little.

"I heard it all from Dr. Xin, and some of it was ...... with my mother" I silently apologized to Dr. Xin and Wei's from the bottom of my heart.

"I also know a little bit about the skin, it's okay to use my mouth, but it's not okay to work hard. Don't talk about comparing with Aunt Xie, you look at Brother Liangzi and Dacheng, it's been so far in a while......"

The so-called giant in language and dwarf in action are talking about her.

"They're just stupid, but they can't compare to your brain."

Is your brain good? Not necessarily.

This is what she has been exposed to the most since she was a child, and it can also be said to be another obsession.

After my grandparents closed the breakfast shop, they returned to their hometown in the countryside and made a living by growing spices.

From the initial few acres of land to a small fight, to the contract of migrant workers to plant a large number of land, from the beginning of the stall to sell, to become the supply base of many manufacturers.

Both of them are not very good at business, so they have not done a lot of work, but they have persevered for most of their lives.

Ji Yu's dream when she was a child was to take her grandparents' class.

She likes to go to the plantation, piece by field, plastic greenhouse to plastic greenhouse, and she shuttles through it, each of which can be treasured.

She likes to be surrounded by the smell of spices, and for her, it is the warmth of home, the feeling of familiarity to the bones.

It's a pity that before she really grew up, the second elder's body couldn't hold on, and her only daughter had a successful career, so she disdained it, and the plantation could only be handed over to someone else.

This is the biggest regret in Ji Yu's heart.

Now that she has time and freedom of choice, she wants to make up for this regret.

Widow Xie began to talk about something else.

"I don't know if I can make money, if I can, I'm afraid your three acres of land won't be enough."

Ji Yu also thought about this question.

"There are dates or not, let's talk about it. If the experiment is successful, it means that the money is rolling in, and when the business grows bigger and there is more spare money in hand, then contract or buy land. ”

When the time comes, she will no longer plant the land, and hire someone else to plant, and she will free up her hands to make compound spices.

If Hu Liang was so angry, Widow Xie would definitely scold him for not knowing the sky.

But it was Ji Yu who said this, and Widow Xie inexplicably began to look forward to it.

used to make dehydrated vegetables, Ji Yu also said that it was an experiment, and in the end, not only made money, but also made a lot of money.

Then this time it will definitely be the same! The girl hasn't done anything yet.

Thinking about it this way, Widow Xie worked more energetically.

In fact, there is another reason, Ji Yu didn't say it.

These three acres of land were reclaimed by Ji Lianbai with great effort, and they were also the only "property" she received from the Ji family when the family was separated.

The Ji family thought it was a wasteland with no grass, so they used it as a rice flower to send her.

She prefers to turn waste into treasure and make these three acres of wasteland the most valuable land in the village.

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Chapter 172: Turning Waste into Treasure