Not far from the side of the zoo's office building, a hill is covered with a lush grove.

At the foot of the mountain, a bluestone road with purple morning glories and yellow chrysanthemums on both sides zigzags and disappears into the mountain, and a brown and yellow log-style building stands on the mountainside, giving people a sense of seclusion.

The fragrant breeze blows, spreading the fragrance of flowers, the sun is warm and comfortable, and everything seems so peaceful and beautiful.

In the side courtyard of the small villa, Fang Ye stood next to a large wooden box with a side length of one square meter, picked up a sack next to it, and poured dead branches and fallen leaves into it.

Now he's doing the composting work!

To put it simply, it is to decompose organic matter into fertile humus, which is rich in organic matter, nutrients and microorganisms.

Composting is not an overnight effort, and it is a little late to prepare for planting and then stacking, and he plans to use it when it is ripe in the spring after composting.

Although there is spiritual soil, the amount of spiritual soil is too small to use all spiritual soil.

And in his planning, a field animal exhibition area will be built behind the zoo, and now the process of farming is also a process of learning and thinking, and personally understand how the process of farming will change, so that the design of the field exhibition area will be more convenient in the future.

The farming that Fang Ye intends to carry out is not a conventional planting method, but a healthier and more environmentally friendly agricultural method, which can be called organic agriculture, ecological agriculture, and Pumen agriculture!

No chemical fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, or greenhouse mulch films.

If the conventional way of growing is to feed the crops, organic farming is to feed the soil.

The soil also has a very complex ecological environment, which provides a good living environment for various beneficial organisms in the soil, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes, and these organisms will establish a mutually beneficial relationship with plants.

Microorganisms can not only provide nutrients to plants, but also improve the ability of plants to prevent diseases and pests.

Good soil also attracts beneficial insects such as earthworms and arthropods to settle in the garden, and the organic matter they digest and decompose is used as nutrients to feed microorganisms.

Earthworms and arthropods are a source of protein for birds, which can attract them to the garden, and although birds may eat a small part of the crop, they can also eat pests, which is generally more beneficial than disadvantageous!

When you focus on feeding the soil in your garden rather than the plants, you build up an entire ecosystem over time to help the plants grow healthy and become more nutritious.

This makes the soil more permeable, saves water, and makes the plants tougher in dry weather.

No pesticides or insecticides, the vegetables grown are safe and healthy, and they can be eaten directly without washing.

In fact, there are many details in the implementation process, such as covering the soil with straw, fallen leaves, and newspapers, which not only has a moisturizing effect to reduce the number of waterings, but also reduces the growth of weeds, and the straw newspapers can be used by microorganisms in the soil after decay.

The land is rotated with different crops, and different crops have different root lengths and different nutrients to absorb. Crop rotation can facilitate the permeability of the soil and the reuse of nutrients, so that the land has the opportunity to recuperate.

In addition, crops such as tomatoes and potatoes are sensitive to pathogens, and if they have been planted on the same field, they are prone to disease, so the possibility of pathogens can be reduced by rotating crops.

After Fang Ye poured the branches and fallen leaves into the large wooden box, he poured in a bag of kitchen waste, eggshells, chopped banana peels, and coffee grounds, all of which were obtained from the cafeteria.

The blue carp moved a small bench and sat not far away, holding a variegated flower cat in his arms.

The cat lay in her arms, its tail gently sweeping around her smooth arms, squinting comfortably and making a "purr" sound.

It was the one Fang Ye had fed in the dormitory before.

I usually have a lot of whereabouts in the zoo, but today I came to the cottage again.

The blue carp teased the cat and couldn't help asking, "Principal, why don't we adopt it!" ”

Fang Ye smiled: "It's okay, add a little vitality to the room." But if you want to adopt, you have to cut an egg. ”

The vaccine or something has been caught and vaccinated once, otherwise it can't be allowed to run around, stray cats are at risk of spreading cat plague.

The stray cats that can be seen in the zoo are basically spayed and neutered, and Fang Ye also saw that there were no other stray cats in the zoo, so he put its eggs and eggs without cutting, otherwise it would be very troublesome if there were more stray cats.

Although cats are cute, they can not only catch mice, but also catch birds and dig birds' nests.

Hunting is not just for the sake of satisfying the stomach, and when you are full, you have more strength to catch and play.

A small number of stray cats is acceptable, but more will definitely have an impact on the number of birds in the zoo.

For some reason, the flower cat in the blue carp's arms suddenly felt a chill in its lower body, subconsciously clamped the balls, and raised its head vigilantly.

After Fang Ye threw the kitchen waste into the large wooden box, he took a wooden stick and turned it over, and poured in some shredded useless waste documents. Then I picked up a sack and poured a pile of animal manure into it, which can be picked up in the zoo at will.

The blue carp asked curiously, "Principal, can paper also be composted?" ”

"Absolutely! Clothes can be composted, just shredded. It's a bit like a witch's cauldron, and all sorts of weird things can be thrown into it. ”

Although the feces emitted a pungent smell, it did not affect Fang Ye's interest.

While stirring up, he said: "Compost requires green raw materials and brown raw materials, green raw materials such as plant stems provide nitrogen and high humidity, and brown materials such as leaves provide carbon and not much water.

This is the best way to put a little bit of everything, if only one or two ingredients are used, the compost may lack a certain nutrient, and a variety of raw materials can ensure a richer micronutrient and achieve a natural balance.

These I use are ring-tailed lemur and macaque feces, which are pulled down by eating fruits and vegetables, and are definitely nutritious.

Including the size of this compost bin is also particular, if the side length is too small or too narrow, it is impossible to ensure the temperature generated during the composting process. The temperature generated by the large compost pile favors the microbial activity inside, which speeds up the process of organic matter decomposition. ”

"How long is it going to take?"

"Half a year, this method of composting is relatively slow, but it is very convenient."

After pouring the materials into it, Fang Ye covered it with a layer of cardboard to reduce the infiltration of rainwater on rainy days and prevent the compost from getting too wet.

Then take off your shoes, climb onto the compost bin, jump and step on it, and compact.