After providing sweet potato seedlings, Ganguyu, who returned to Cyprus, became the most idle of the entire famine eradication committee.

All parties are busy rolling out the promotion of sweet potatoes, and even Yin Yimo has returned to the eight districts under the jurisdiction of the royal family first. Several royal relatives in the royal family directly divided up the eight areas around Guangyao City, but the fertilizer and water did not flow into the fields of outsiders. Yin Yimo presided over the relevant work on behalf of Ethan IV.

"There is a high priest leading people to work on his own territory, and there is a dean on the Standing Committee, so my brother is naturally happy. Gangu Yu said while sowing small black seeds into the seed holes one and a half feet apart, "Otherwise, if you let my brother continue to intrigue with the group of guys at the foot of Cameron Mountain all day long, then you will die of exhaustion?"

"Heh, wow, the old lady is afraid that one of them can't help it, so she directly sends a killer to bury you. Lena was eating with a bowl of shaved ice.

"Brother is also worried, so don't contact it often, so as not to escalate the conflict. Gangu Yu finally straightened up and smiled with a smile.

Pei Pei, who was also holding a bowl of shaved ice on the side, immediately became nervous: "It's so dangerous! What should I do? Do you need to ask the high priest to equip you with more bodyguards?"

"Now my brother can be a bodyguard for most of the people in the Natural Forest!" Gan Guyu glanced at her and spread his hands, "Don't worry, at least they will be in peace for a while now." ”

They had just received the benefits of the Famine-Eradication Committee, how could those nobles whose interests were paramount not be able to figure it out at this time? If they wanted to make trouble, they would have to wait at least until they had basically controlled the Famine-Eradicating Committee.

Even so, Keen is worried. Gangu Yu spread his hands a little helplessly: "You better take care of the present, it's your turn to water." ”

"Oh......" Pei Pei stuck out his tongue and jumped into the field to water the newly planted watermelon seeds.

In such weather, it is natural to plant some melons and fruits that are necessary for summer to relieve the heat. Therefore, Gangu Yu led everyone in the southern suburbs planting base. In addition, Lina, who watched the excitement, chose a few sunny open fields and started planting watermelons.

This time, Gangu rain was made of loose soil and sandy loam soil with good drainage. The soil layer is deep, the soil is fertile, and a sufficient amount of farmhouse manure is applied as the base fertilizer.

Watermelons have large fruits and high yields. Therefore, it requires a lot of water, but it is also a plant that is not tolerant to moisture, so the drainage of the soil also needs to be ensured, and in general, it is necessary to dig drainage ditches. It can be said that the whole process of watermelon cultivation and the rationality of irrigation are the top priorities.

Gangu Yu first asked Liang Yue to preside over the growth of all things, and he led the others to wait in the field. In the melodious chanting, the watermelon seedlings broke through the soil and the cotyledons opened. This is followed by patches of emerald green feathery leaves. When the watermelon vine grew to a foot long, Gangu Yu motioned for Liangyue to stop casting the spell.

"Hey, is this okay?" Liang Yue looked at the melon vines in the field with a puzzled expression, and couldn't help but ask, "When I heard the name watermelon, I thought it was a kind of melon." Is it actually eating its young leaves?"

"Watermelon leaves?" Gan Guyu cried and laughed, "Brother really hasn't eaten this thing." However, it is said that the rhizomes and leaves of watermelon are decocted in water, but they have certain medicinal value. ”

Hearing Gangu Yu's words. Liang Yue naturally knew that she was thinking about it. The purpose of growing watermelons is not just a few leaves that look like they are full of good-looking leaves.

Really. Gangu Yu then arranged the next work, first of all, pruning.

Watermelon vines are luxuriant, and if they are allowed to grow arbitrarily, the vines and melon leaves overlap each other, which will affect its photosynthesis rate and delay the fruiting of melons. Therefore. When the main vine grows to about a foot, pruning is required. Generally speaking, the most widely used method is double vine pruning, that is, a strong side vine is selected at the base of the watermelon plant, and the rest of the side vines are removed.

This is followed by the pressing of vines. After pruning, the watermelon plants are more evenly distributed in the melon field. At this time, the vine can be pressed with soil blocks on the vine knots to promote the formation of adventitious roots, fix the leaves and vines, and further prevent mutual shading. In the actual production process, it can also prevent the watermelon vine from being blown by the wind, damaging the roots and leaves, resulting in reduced yield.

After that, Gangu Yu applied another heavy fertilizer to the melon field. Between the two melon seedlings, Gangu Yu controlled the soil elements to open a series of small ditches half a foot deep, applied sufficient amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to them, and then covered the soil with watering.

This fertilization is generally known as vine fertilizer, which is a heavy fertilizer that needs to be applied before and after the vine extension when the melon seedlings grow to one or two feet. After fertilization, Ganguyu did not forget to use the control soil element to loosen and cultivate the soil. The earth mage has a great advantage when loosening the soil, and Gangu Yu cooperates with the perceptual technique, so there is no need to worry about hurting the root system of too many watermelons.

"You've all learned how to prune and press vines, right?" asked Ganguyu as he glanced around the crowd.

"It's so simple, of course you can learn it!" Liang Yue said with a delicate little Qiong nose.

Gan Guyu smiled and nodded: "Okay, then it's up to you to continue to prune and press the vines!"

"Continue pruning and pressing the vines, aren't we all done?" Liang Yue frowned slightly, and suddenly her eyes opened, as if she had thought of something, "Xiao Guyu, you mean that with the growth of the watermelon vine, pruning and pressing the vines will continue?"

"That's right. Gangu Yu smiled, "Pruning must be maintained until the watermelon bears fruit, and the vine pressing also needs to continue until the entire melon field is covered with melon leaves." Generally speaking, the vine needs to be pressed every five or six knots, but before and after the female flowers that are ready to hang fruit, two or three knots need to be left unpressed, leaving enough room for the growth of watermelons in the future. ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded thoughtfully. Gan Guyu continued to patiently explain the next key points of melon field management to everyone.

Because Gangu Yu didn't expect that he would start planting fruits like watermelons at this time, the planting guide handed over to Liangyue and others for study naturally did not mention the planting method of watermelons. So at this time, he spoke slowly and carefully, and he never tires of it.

Subsequently, Gangu Yu personally took charge of the second growth of all things, and handed over the management of the field directly to the women of the planting base in the southern suburbs.

Under the effect of the growth of all things, the watermelon vine continued to creep and spread, and Liang Yue and Pei Pei Zhunu quickly began the work of pruning and pressing the vines.

In order to exercise his precision in the control of magic, Gangu Yu controlled the growth rate of all things slowly and evenly, I am afraid that among the natural mages present, he is the only one who can control it to this extent, but it still keeps the women in the field busy, and even Lina, who has always been not involved in farming, can't stand it anymore and takes the initiative to go to the field to help. (To be continued.) )