Chapter 289: The True Purpose of Planting Sunflowers

At this moment, Liang Yue also walked back and handed a tomato to Pei Pei: "Take a break, let's start harvesting again, I don't know how many sunflower seeds can be harvested in these greenhouses." ”

"I figured it out, and it shouldn't be as perverted as tomatoes. "Twenty flower trays weigh a bag, but if you count only the seeds, it will be much less...... I guess there are about 10 bags of harvest in one field!"

"So little?" said the women of Liangyue Peipei in surprise, their expressions showing dissatisfaction.

"You have lost your appetites. Gangu Yu smiled bitterly, "Ten bags of harvest in a field is already very good for sunflower seeds." ”

After a short rest, the sunflower harvest began. And the actual harvest that was finally counted was not much different from Donno's estimate.

The sunflower seeds harvested in each field in each greenhouse weigh around eleven bags. Ganguyu planted a total of sunflowers in 12 greenhouses and two acres of land this time, and finally harvested a total of about 130 bags of sunflower seeds, equivalent to about 650 catties per mu.

This harvest is already a good harvest for sunflower seeds. In fact, in the north, where sunflowers are planted on a large scale on the not fertile land, the average yield per mu is less than 400 catties.

Moreover, after a closer look, Gangu Yu found that most of the sunflower seeds harvested were large and full, with thin shells and high oil content in the seeds, which was really satisfactory to him. He took out ten bags of sunflower seeds and threw them into the agricultural and sideline products processing instrument, and finally got four bags of sunflower oil, which surprised him.

The seeds of Ganguyu are of good quality, and the husk weight of the harvested sunflower seeds accounts for about 2 and a half percent, and according to the general situation, the oil yield of sunflower seeds should be about 40 percent. Ten bags of sunflower seeds can squeeze about three bags of sunflower oil, which is very good.

However, he quickly reacted, the level 2 agricultural and sideline product processing instrument has 20% of the output bonus attribute. But even so, the oil yield of sunflower seeds pushed back by Gangu rain is close to fifty!

However, he was overjoyed alone, but Pei Pei and the others had a bit of the mentality that the sea was difficult to do. Liang Yue looked at Gangu Yu with even more unrelieved and asked, "Is it because we haven't done a good job?" Don't stop talking about sunflower production for the sake of our face!"

"What's the matter, brother has always been realistic!" Gangu Yu said with a smile, "Sunflowers are planted very successfully, although brother has heard of higher yields before, but the quality is not as good as ours." In short, thank you all!"

"But why grow sunflower seeds when the yield is so low?" asked Pei Pei reluctantly. This time, planting sunflowers is even more difficult than planting tomatoes. But the final harvest was not satisfactory, which inevitably caused a gap in her heart.

Gan Guyu smiled and comforted: "Oil crops, the yield is about the same. In the past, the yield of rapeseed oil, which vitamins used to cook high-end dishes, was even lower than this, and I rarely planted it, otherwise vitamins would have completely replaced black lard with it. You have to think like this, with this sunflower oil, you can also stir-fry and eat in the natural forest. Isn't it beautiful?"

Pei Pei and Liang Yue's eyes lit up when they heard the last sentence.

Gangu Yu smiled. continued: "In the future, our planting base in the southern suburbs will not plant sunflowers on a large scale in the short term. This planting, firstly, I want to fry some sunflower seeds to eat, and secondly, I also want to plant sunflowers by myself, and I have to experience it myself to have the right to speak!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned. Then they exclaimed in unison: "You are also planting sunflowers for the first time?"

"I don't have to make everything I know, right?" said Ganguyu. As a product of **** higher education, the theoretical knowledge base of a certain ruffian is much higher than that of practical experience......

"But that's not the point. Gangu Yu immediately changed the topic, "I tried to grow sunflowers, in fact, the main reason is itself. Continent-wide promotion of this oily plant. will be immediately followed by sweet potatoes. ”

"What?" the women didn't understand even more. Why does this crop, which is not inherently advantageous in yield, get such a high priority for promotion?

However, there are still people who react quickly. Tang Nuo was just stunned for a moment, and then said tentatively: "This sunflower doesn't have high requirements for the planting environment, right?"

"It's still Arnold who is smart. Gan Guyu smiled and nodded, "Sunflower is a kind of plant that likes temperature but is cold-resistant, and does not have high requirements for sunshine, is resistant to drought and waterlogging, and can be grown on saline-alkali land! ”

Tang Nuo was stunned when he heard this, and then exclaimed: "If saline-alkali land can also be planted, then many barren lands on the salty continent can be planted with sunflowers! Although the yield per unit area will be very low, there are too many such lands on the continent!"

"So, once it is rolled out, the total yield of sunflower seeds will be a staggering number. Gangu Yu smiled and nodded, "Compared to blacktooth lard, sunflower oil is much better." Once vegetable oil becomes popular in aristocratic circles, the price of sunflower oil must not be too low. ”

"The most important thing is that it doesn't have to compete with traditional crops like wheat. Don Nuo quickly thought of the point, "As long as the farmers are not lazy and are willing to cultivate more sunflowers, then they will have an extra income out of thin air!"

Hearing this, Pei Pei and the others understood the true purpose of Ganguyu's sunflower planting, and their mood suddenly improved.

"In fact, in a field that has been planted with one crop of wheat, if you plant a crop of sunflowers, and then plant a second crop of wheat, it can also play a role in nourishing the land and increasing yield, which is called crop rotation. ”

Gangu Yu thought about it and continued: "Next, I will also select some land with harsh conditions for experimental planting. However, it will have to wait until after the beginning of spring, and it will not use the growth of all things to promote growth, and plant a stubble according to the ordinary planting method to see what the actual harvest will be. ”

"I'll come to help when the time comes!" said Liang Yue happily raised her hand and smiled.

"And me, and me!" Pei Pei also hurriedly said.

"Don't forget us!" the rest of the straw skirt beauties laughed.

Gan Guyu nodded with a smile and said, "Even if you don't say it, my brother will arrest your strong man at that time." You can't just let my brother go to artificial pollination and show you a joke, right?"

The women were stunned when they heard this, and then they giggled, praising Gangu Yu for being self-aware.

"But Xiao Guyu, our sisters helped you do this and that, how do you want to thank us?"

"Then you still need to say?" Gan Guyu grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds in front of him and raised them, "Let's go, the class teacher will return to the court, and my brother will make you something to eat!" (To be continued.) )