Alpine Orchard - Chapter 225

[Chapter 225 Gravel Slope]

the following time, the melons are ripening every day.

There are second uncle, third uncle, Tang Xun and their big family to help pick, so Ye Mo didn’t hire anyone else.

The watermelons that were given to Ms. Xiaomian before were all grafted with gourds.

After trying, the seedlings grafted from gourds are indeed better in overall evaluation.

Of course, these watermelons can grow bigger without grafting. But compared with grafted ones, there is a gap.

There are 20 melon vines that have not been grafted in the greenhouse, and the roots of the melon vines are obviously weaker than those of the grafted ones.

In the following time, everyone was busy picking melons. Ye Mo was busy digging the soil, fertilizing…as well as choosing the site for the villa, and dealing with construction permits.

It’s almost the end of the month.

Ye Mo first helped the aunt and the others to plant the melon seedlings, and then took out the “self-prepared nutrient solution”, which was actually Lingquan adding some soluble trace element fertilizers… there were three hundred liters of Lingquan, after mixing with water, put them in Water the melon seedlings when they are planted.

Ms. Xiaomian and the others planted more than 1,400 plants, covering an area of just over four acres. About 330 plants per mu…

the density of planting is neither too big nor too small.

If you deliberately plant super-large watermelons, it is best to control the density within 200 plants per acre.

“These watermelons, a three-vine?” Uncle Xiao Mian asked after the planting was completed.

“One vine is fine. The density of 330 vines per mu is still too high. It would be too dense to keep three vines. One vine, as long as the melon vines grow strong, they can still produce big watermelons.” Ye Mo said: ” The next step is the management of the melon and vines. Keep the main vines and water them regularly to ensure the moisture in the soil. The amount of watering should not be too much or too little, just right…”

“Just right, what is the amount?” the eldest uncle was a little embarrassed , asked.

“I’ll come over often in the future, and I’ll tell you when I need watering. In addition, after the vines grow up, I need to irrigate nitrogen fertilizer… I’ll tell you then.” The

eldest uncle nodded and helped the remaining The melon seedlings were loaded on the Yemo cart and sent to Gaoshanping for planting.

There are more than four hundred and thirty strains.

When we came to the mountain, this year’s melons were almost finished loading, so we helped plant them together.

Ye Mo connected the water pipe in the past to water it, and the water used for watering has already been given a sufficient amount of spiritual spring…

In addition, Ye Mo deliberately left a dozen seedlings to plant elsewhere, and followed the normal management, not watering the spiritual spring. Quan, get ready to see what it looks like.

If the watermelon grows well, some more seeds will be reserved for this batch of watermelons, and the seeds can be sold next year or planted by yourself.

Busy working.

Ye Mo had picked more than a dozen netted melons in the past, and the netted melons were already ripe, very sweet and very fragrant. But it’s not the strong fragrance like melon, but a fragrance…

“How much are these netted melons per catty?” Tang Xun asked.

“22 yuan.” Ye Mo said.

These netted melons look great and taste great too. But compared with cantaloupe, it is not particularly outstanding. Among the netted melons, it can only be regarded as a top-notch existence…not yet unique.

“The price is pretty good.” Tang Xun said.

“Yeah.” Ye Mo shrugged, this year’s melons are cheaper.

In the past two days, several fruit merchants have inquired about Gaoshanping, asked about cantaloupe… and offered a price of 25 yuan per catty.

The cantaloupe in the melon field is already good. Besides, these melons have agreed to be sold to Li Xuebin and Gao Yuan, and the price has been negotiated.

However, this batch of cantaloupe is gone. If a second batch of cantaloupe can be produced, the second batch of cantaloupe has already been ordered.

“What’s the matter?” Ye Mo looked at Tang Xun.

Tang Xun smiled mischievously and said, “Will you still plant watermelons and cantaloupe next year?”

“Should be able to plant them.” Ye Mo said.

“Have you considered contracting the land outside?”

“I have this idea. There is a large piece of wasteland under the Niubei Mountain. If all the pits are dug out, it is estimated to be four to five hundred acres. If the land can be contracted, I will buy it next year. It’s planted at the foot of the mountain, so please ask someone to take care of it. Do you want to get a share.” Ye Mo said with a smile.

“If you agree, I’m definitely willing.” Tang Xun smiled.

“If you work with me, you have to listen to my arrangements. I plant watermelons, cantaloupe, etc., and the investment is relatively high, so you can’t have any objections.”

“No problem. High input means high output.” Tang Xun laughed.

Ye Mo’s watermelons, cantaloupe, netted melons…the investment is really high, but the quality of the products is beyond words.   ”High investment also comes with high risks. I can’t guarantee that next year’s melons

and fruits will be as beautiful as this year’s… If you lose money, each will admit that it’s bad luck.

”

Too lazy to do it yourself.

Usually just stare at it.

Below the northern slope of Niubei Mountain in Gaoshanping, there is a large area of rolling hills. That large piece of land is on the back of the hills to the west of the valley in Changzhu Village…

No one has reclaimed those lands.

If those lands were reclaimed, it would not be a big problem to grow watermelons.

Although Ye Mo’s watermelon, cantaloupe, and Tang Xun don’t know how much money they made this year, they must have made a lot of money.

These melons and fruits of Ye Mo were planted together with the help of everyone.

Although Ye Mo gave everyone rewards, compared with the money Ye Mo earned, those rewards were just a drop in the bucket. Everyone didn’t say anything, but in their hearts, they were very envious.

Ye Mo chose the piece of land under Niubei Mountain, and it would take a lot of effort to cultivate it. But, that piece of land is under Niubei Mountain. It needs to be irrigated in the future, and water can be diverted from Niubei Mountain. There is a reservoir in Niubei Mountain. In the future, it will not take much effort to pour the Lingquan directly into the reservoir in Niubei Mountain.

The management of watermelon is quite simple, but there are many things to do.

“The land under Niubei Mountain should be four to five hundred acres. Ask Chen Chen and Li Zhi. If they are also interested, let’s work together.” Ye Mo said.

“Okay.”

Back home.

Dinner is ready at home.

While eating, Ye Mo said, “I’m going to contract a piece of land to grow watermelons and melons. Do you want to take a stake?”

Ye Zhi and Chen Chen nodded.

“Where is the land contracted?” Ye Ran asked.

“It’s the wasteland under the hillside on the north side of Gaoshanping.” Ye Mo said: “If it can be contracted, we can set up a farm. Or divide the land, and each family will have their own…”

“Where is the gravel slope?” Xiao Mian asked the eldest uncle.

“That’s it.” Ye Mo said, “Is there any problem?”

“There should be no problem. But there are small gravels over there. In the past, the village wanted to contract out the land there, but no one was willing to take it.” Uncle Xiao Mian said: “However, the soil over there is very thin.”

“It doesn’t matter if the soil is less fertile, just give more fertilizer.”

“Opening a farm, can you count us as a share?” Miss Xiaomian said.

“No problem. But we need to confirm whether the land over there can be contracted…”

(End of this chapter)