Alpine Orchard - Chapter 183

[Chapter 183 Watermelon Seeds]

After taking a shower and changing clothes, Ye Mo drove to his second uncle’s house.

There is still about an acre of work here, and they are working overtime.

“Picking watermelon tomorrow?” Tang Xun asked as he sat on the side of the road, smoking a cigarette.

“Look at the watermelons tomorrow morning and decide on the date of picking,” Ye Mo said.

“Picking watermelon is another tough battle.” The third uncle said with a smile beside him.

Ye Mo shrugged with a smile.

After sitting on the side of the road for a while, Ye Mo and the others went to the second uncle’s house, and the dinner was ready, waiting for Ye Ran and the others to come back from work and start dinner.

“Third Uncle, are you free later?” Ye Mo asked.

“I’m free.” The third uncle smiled and said, “Don’t worry, the third uncle will definitely tie up (support) you in the future.”

Seeing Ye Mo look over, Tang Xun said, “Crayfish is enough.”

” Yes Well.”

Everyone smiled…

Tang Xun said again: “How old are the crayfish in the reservoir?

” The crayfish didn’t stop moving completely, they just grew slowly and didn’t feed them.

The crayfish in the reservoir have been around for more than half a year, and the average weight is more than one tael, which is normal.

Male lobsters generally exceed one or two. Female lobsters are smaller. Until now, those crayfish are still green shells. But there are signs of turning red…

“One or two crayfish are delicious.” Chen Chen said.

“You have to hug our crayfish this summer.” Tang Xun said.

“No problem.” Ye Mo smiled and said: “I don’t sell those crayfish, I keep them for eating.”

Talking and laughing, after dinner, sat here for a while, Ye Mo said: “Second Uncle, Dad …we’re going back.”

“Hey.” The second uncle nodded.

Lin Xiaomian also said goodbye, and the two went out and sat in the car.

“Do you still plant the watermelon seeds you planted last year?” Lin Xiaomian asked.

“Plant dozens of plants.” Ye Mo looked at Lin Xiaomian: “Direct planting, the kind that doesn’t manage much. Take it easy in the second half of the year and don’t be so tired.”

Direct planting means sowing seeds directly into the soil without raising seedlings. Don’t graft it either, let it grow on its own. Ye Mo wants to see the effect of direct planting…

“My aunt wants to grow watermelons, so I want you to recommend varieties. There were a lot of watermelon seeds last year, if you don’t plant them, plant them for me.” Lin Xiaomian puffed her cheeks, Say.

“Okay. How much do you want?”

“Seven points of mountainous land, how many can you plant?”

“Looks like 520 plants.” Ye Mo said, “This is a large density. Small density, more than a hundred plants.”

There are two seeds left last year . More than a thousand grains.

“My seeds are enough to plant several acres. Is there no other land for the lady?” Ye Mo asked.

“There is still more than an acre of paddy fields, and the paddy fields need to grow rice…” Lin Xiaomian said, “Let me ask her.”

Ye Mo’s big watermelons don’t need to be hidden. The big watermelons are all for sale, and the seeds in the big watermelons are all fully mature seeds…

Passing the door of the big lady, Ye Mo stopped, got off the car with Lin Xiaomian, and went to the big lady’s house.

“Miss.” Lin Xiaomian shouted.

“Hey.” Yun Xiuzhi heard the voice, and responded: “It’s so late, why are you here?”

“Didn’t you say you wanted to plant watermelons before, and Ye Mo still has some watermelon seeds here. It’s the kind of big ones.” Watermelon seeds…” Lin Xiaomian said: “If you want to grow a large watermelon, it’s also good. It’s big and has a high yield.”

“The kind that can grow more than two hundred catties?

” Normal management, if it grows to forty or fifty catties, it’s not a big problem.” Ye Mo said.

“Is such a big watermelon easy to sell?” Yun Xiuzhi hesitated.

“It should be able to be sold, but it’s cheaper.” Ye Mo said: “But the output is high, and it should be more profitable than cultivating small habits…”

“Okay, let’s try.” Yun Xiuzhi nodded: “We There are seventy percent of the mountainous land, do you have enough seeds?”

“The remaining plantings in my place are enough to plant several acres.” Ye Mo said, “If you can find land, you can take all those seeds.”

“Let me see if I can Find enough land.”

“When you can find land, let me know, and I’ll help you dig it.” Lin Xiaomian said.

“Hey.” Yun Xiuzhi smiled and nodded: “By the way, when will your watermelons be picked?”

“Tomorrow will determine the picking time. It is estimated that the picking will start in the afternoon.”

“Let me know when you are picking, we will go over to help After

returning home, Ye Mo found the seeds of the big watermelon, separated out 400 seeds, picked up the rest and gave them to Lin Xiaomian.

These are the seeds of watermelon cultivated by Lingquan, and in terms of the algebra of the seeds, they belong to one generation. In the future, if there is no water from the spiritual spring, the seeds will definitely degenerate…Maybe after two or three generations, they will turn back to ordinary seeds.

Some of the watermelons, muskmelons, netted melons, and Ye Mo planted this year will be selected and reserved for seeds. The melon and fruit seeds cultivated by Lingquan are indeed better.

Before Ye Mo gave Zhang Yuanqiao some big watermelons to grow, and he could grow more than 100 catties of watermelons.

During the video call with Zhang Yuanqiao, Zhang Yuanqiao took Ye Mo to see his greenhouse over there. The watermelon seeds that Ye Mo gave were very conspicuous in his greenhouse.

Of the 400 seeds left by Ye Mo, Zhang Yuanqiao wanted 200.

The second uncle, the third uncle, and Tang Xun shared some, as well as the third uncle Li and the fourth uncle Zhang in the village. All they want is to plant a few plants in the yard and eat them by themselves.

“Does big watermelon have management skills?” Lin Xiaomian asked: “Can a big watermelon of one or two hundred catties be planted in batches?”

“Batch planting can’t grow that big.” Ye Mo said: “The cost of super large watermelon is very high. The technical requirements are also very high.”

“Didn’t you work before, how can you grow big watermelons?”

“I like to raise some flowers and plants, and plant some fruits and vegetables. I used to grow eight watermelons in the rented house. More than ten catties of watermelon…” Ye Mo said casually: “Growing a big watermelon is very troublesome, and the management is different at different stages. If one link is wrong, the nutrition of the watermelon can’t keep up, and it will be easy to hollow. Let the big sister and them Just manage it according to ordinary watermelons…”

“Yeah.” Lin Xiaomian nodded: “How many plants should be planted per mu?”

“500 plants are fine, 700 plants are fine. One plant is one melon…” Ye Mo’s side is a plant Keep several watermelons because there is a spiritual spring.

“I know.”

He went back upstairs and took a shower.

Lin Xiaomian lay in Ye Mo’s arms, and said, “One vine, one vine, if each weighs about 50 catties, 700 plants per mu…that’s 35,000?”

Ye Mo rubbed Lin Xiaomian’s head, smiled, and said : “It should be possible.”

“If my aunt grows watermelons and makes money, there should be many people looking for you to buy seeds in the future. At that time, you can specialize in selling seeds…”

Like a few Ten catties of large watermelon, according to the soil fat and thin. If the soil is fertile, 208 plants per mu are almost enough. Or more than three hundred plants. The big watermelon has lush vines, and it is particularly fierce to eat fertilizer.

However, 700 plants per mu, 500 plants per mu… can also be planted. Sufficient fertilizer needs to be given in advance, and topdressing should be done in time during the growth of watermelon.

Of course, when the planting density is high, a watermelon that could have grown to fifty catties could only grow to forty or thirty catties, maybe a dozen or twenty catties, or even a few catties. possible.

(end of this chapter)