Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 136 Planting Sweet Potatoes

On the day the old man went up the mountain, it rained a lot, and the next morning, it was still raining lightly, as if the old man was mourning for the old man.

Although the old man in the village is gone, for most people, life is still going on, the field work is done, and the housework at home has to be done.

Grandma Xi came to Gao Mingcheng and said that it was time to cut sweet potato vine cuttings.

For cutting sweet potato vines, it is best to cut back the sweet potato seedlings in rainy days, cut long and keep short, and then use a special knife to tie the sweet potato seedlings into sections, with 2-3 sections at least 2 knots, and then tied according to the situation of the sweet potato seedlings, the long knots are generally 2 knots, and the short knots are generally 3 knots, one hand can be grasped as a handful, tied with straw good.

After cutting the sweet potato seedlings, you can take the sweet potato seedlings to the ground for cuttings.When cutting, insert one at about 20 centimeters, not too dense.

The reason why cuttings are chosen in rainy days is because it is easier to survive.

After the cuttings are cut, sprouts will grow in about a week. After they survive, choose a sunny day to hoe and loosen the weeds to kill the weeds. In this way, the sweet potatoes grow very well, and there is no need to put other fertilizers in the future.

Because sweet potatoes are easy to grow and the yield is high, every household in the village must grow sweet potatoes.

Gao Mingcheng, wearing a bamboo hat and a simple poncho made for him by many Mei, walked to the field where Grandma Xi raised seedlings.

At this moment, the sweet potato seedlings are growing well. In fact, they could be cut two days earlier, but the weather was sunny in those few days, so it was useless to cut them early, which was not conducive to survival.

Now that it's raining, it's a good time to cut sweet potato seedlings.

Gao Mingcheng walked in the field, looked around, and saw many people bending over to cut sweet potato seedlings, it seemed that they all planned to plant sweet potatoes today.

Grandma Xiao and Gao Zhuang are also cutting, and there is already a pile at Gao Zhuang's feet.

When Gao Mingcheng arrived, he bent down to work without saying a word. He worked very quickly and cut a bunch of sweet potato seedlings in a short time. According to his visual estimation, he could plant three or four quarters of the land, so Gao Mingcheng planned to leave.

"Grandma, I've cut it, I'll take it home and plant it first." Gao Mingcheng greeted.

The little grandma looked up, frowned and shouted at him immediately: "You cut a little, how can there be enough to grow? Cut a little more! I specially raised more seedlings this year!"

Seeing that Grandma Xi insisted on this, Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to cut some more. When he had cut enough to plant half an acre of land, he refused to cut any more.

Grandma Xi had no choice but to let him go.

After Gao Mingcheng left, Grandma Xi still said to Gao Zhuang: "Zhuang Zhuang, we will grow more this year. When the seedlings are planted, Xiuman will marry. By then, there will be an extra person in the family."

Speaking of He Xiuman, a smile appeared on Gao Zhuang's face.

But soon that smile collapsed, and he pursed his mouth and said, "Grandma, I don't like sweet potatoes, and Xiuman certainly doesn't like them either!"

In those few years, he vomited from eating sweet potatoes!

"You child..." Grandma Xiao smiled helplessly, and said, "If you plant more this year, I will make sweet potato flour for you! You don't like sweet potatoes, but you definitely like sweet potato flour!"

As soon as Gao Zhuang heard the sweet potato flour, he immediately became motivated.

The process of making sweet potato flour is very complicated, and his grandma does not make it every year. In memory, grandma only makes it a few times.

But sweet potato flour is really delicious!It's smooth and chewy, and it's even better when it's cooked with meat.

"Xiuman must also like to eat sweet potato flour, grandma, let's make more varieties!" Gao Zhuang became more motivated, and his movements became a little brisk.

Seeing this, Grandma Xi showed a smile all over her face.

Over there, Gao Mingcheng had already returned to the field he had reclaimed with sweet potato seedlings.

Many beauties are already waiting here. She is also wearing a bamboo hat and a simple rain cape. Fortunately, the rain is not too heavy to prevent her body from getting wet.

The land has already been deeply plowed, and the ridges have been raised in advance. Ridges must be raised when planting sweet potatoes. Ridging thickens the soil layer, improves ventilation conditions, is conducive to ventilation and light transmission, facilitates drainage, increases ground temperature, and increases day and night. temperature difference, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing production.

The direction of the ridge is better from north to south in order to get enough sunlight.Potato ridges facing east and west receive less light in the north, which is not conducive to the growth of sweet potatoes; when ridges are formed on hillsides, the direction of the ridges should be at right angles to the slope of the hillside to facilitate water storage and prevent the soil from being washed by rain; The row direction of the crops is the same.When making ridges, it is required to be dry rather than wet. If the ridges are too wet, ridges will easily produce rubbish, and the wind will escape moisture.

You see, there are many ways to grow land. If there are two pieces of the same land, one is planted by an experienced old farmer, and the other is planted by a young man who knows nothing. The crops obtained in the end will be There must be many more old farmers than stunned young people!

Gao Mingcheng hadn't planted much land in his previous life. After so many years, he even forgot how to do so. However, he has a good elder and a mind that is good at learning.

In the village, as long as you have the heart, you can learn the essence of it by observing other people's work.

It's just that you know what it is and don't know why it is.

But as long as the result is good, no one has to pursue that reason.For example, if you ask some experienced old farmer why he wants to plant like this, he may not be able to explain clearly, and he will only say that the elders planted like this, or that the yield of this kind of plant is higher.

As for why the output is high?What is the scientific reason for this?

Old farmers don't know, but it doesn't prevent old farmers from growing good crops.

"Mingcheng, are the sweet potatoes at Grandma Xi's house red or white?" Duomei took a handful of sweet potato seedlings and bent over to cut them.

Gao Mingcheng said: "It's Baixin's! But her family's potato seeds are good, and Baixin's are also delicious."

"Oh." Many beauty responded, but she was a little disappointed. She thought the red heart was more delicious.

After the cuttings of these sweet potato seedlings were finished, Duo Mei didn't go home, but went to her second sister's house.

The sweet potatoes at her second sister's house are red hearts, and she wanted to ask her second sister for some sweet potato seedlings.

Gao Mingcheng looked at her leaving back and smiled helplessly. What can his woman do?Of course it is pampered!
Wielding his hoe, he raised another ridge beside it.

Many beauty's movements were very fast, Gao Mingcheng just raised the ridge, she came over with a small handful of sweet potato seedlings.

With a smile on her face, she proudly showed it to Gao Mingcheng. When she saw the ridge Gao Mingcheng specially made for her, she felt even sweeter in her heart.

She stepped forward and hurriedly cut the sweet potato seedlings in her hand.

The sweet potato seedlings that have just been cut are not conspicuous at all on the yellow earth, and the vines will not grow luxuriantly until they have fully survived.

At that time, the sweet potatoes have to be turned over to remove the lateral roots, otherwise the yield of sweet potatoes will be affected.

(End of this chapter)