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Chapter 149 Fertilizer Making

"Come back to eat Qingtuan!"

Several people washed their hands and each took a qingtuan to eat, "The qingtuan made by mom is so delicious!"

Although melons and beans are planted around the Qingming Festival, here they need to move the time back a few days and plant the vegetables before the Grain Rain.

Su Mu and Ji Shiyan have been studying the problem of fertilizer these days. Only when the fertilizer problem is solved can vegetables grow better.

People also apply fertilizers to the fields, but the fertilizers are basically fermented animal manure.

Several people were in a separate courtyard, surrounded by many egg shells, a lot of wood ash, and many rotten vegetable leaves.

"Ji Shiyan, are you sure you can do it?"

"I can!"

"That's fine. These two pieces of paper are about the method of making with ammonia water and ammonium sulfate. You can find someone to try it. I won't go with you." Su Mu handed the note to Ji Shiyan.

"This fertilizer has a very good effect on the greening of rice or young seedlings, and it can also promote the root growth of crops. It has many other benefits, which I have written down above."

Ji Shiyan wondered why Su Mu didn't share such a good opportunity with him?

As a result, when Su Mu saw the words on the note, he was also stunned. It was good that she was not with him.

It was okay to make vegetable leaf fertilizer with Sumu, as he was not afraid of getting dirty or tired, but doing this in front of Sumu did damage his image a bit.

The note said ammonia water, which required about 100 kilograms of fresh cow dung, one ounce of soybean powder, and 10 kilograms of slaked lime. It should be sealed and fermented for three days. When using it, it should be diluted with three times the amount of water. It can promote root growth very well...

"There is another way on the other side." Su Mu reminded.

Ji Shiyan turned the paper over. On the back of the paper was written ammonium sulfate, which required 100 kilograms of human urine, 10 kilograms of slaked lime, and 50 kilograms of water to be mixed and stirred, and then sealed for ten days.

"Although the ingredients used in these two methods are a little hard to describe, they are very good fertilizers."

"I don't dislike him, it's just." Ji Shiyan looked embarrassed, "It's just that it's a little hard to start with."

“Farmers should be able to make these things themselves.”

"We can find a professional to handle it, but this liquid is not easy to find."

Ji Shiyan thought about him, "There is a car that pours night fragrance at night."

"That's fine."

"Let's try making something else."

"Okay!" The two quickly changed the subject.

"Then let me first talk about the general uses of various fertilizers."

"it is good."

There were several other people in the hut, all of whom were here to learn how to make fertilizer. There were also two adults standing among the pile of things without batting an eyelid.

"Plants need nutrients to grow, which usually come from rainwater and soil, but in order to make the plants grow better, we need to fertilize them artificially."

"They are roughly divided into nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers." Su Mu also mentioned some fertilizers such as calcium, magnesium and sulfur.

"The first type of fertilizer is called nitrogen fertilizer, which is mainly responsible for the growth of plant leaves and can better absorb nutrients. However, you should also be careful not to fertilize it too much just because you think it is good. This will cause the plant to grow taller but not bloom and bear fruit."

"Oh~ That's it."

They were writing down things quickly with their pens in their hands. Just now they were thinking whether it would be better to apply such good fertilizer continuously.

"All fertilizers must not be applied in excess, otherwise it will cause the plants to wither," Su Mu reminded.

"Okay, write it down quickly."

"The second type is called phosphorus fertilizer, which is mainly used for flowering and fruiting. Plants that lack this fertilizer rarely bloom and bear fruit, and even if they do, the fruit is very small.

The third type is called potash fertilizer, which mainly promotes the development of the root system and makes the stems stronger, so that wheat is less likely to fall over. "

Su Mu then carefully explained the benefits of various fertilizers, their approximate usage amounts, the harm of excessive use, which fertilizers to use at which stage, and what kinds of fertilizers can be produced from what objects here.

"Next we'll make nitrogen fertilizer."

Ji Shiyan brought a bag of fruit peels, bean dregs and other things.

"Ji Shiyan, you are so smart. You remembered it after I told you only once!"

"I remember everything you said."

"We can pile up all these peels, bean dregs, and the unwanted vegetable peels in the kitchen. The method is very simple and you can cook them or not." After all, cooking a pile of garbage still has a strong smell.

"Put them all in a jar, fill it with water and ferment for half a month. After fermentation, you can mix it with water and use it. The fermented fertilizer has no smell."

I saw a group of people pouring various peels and kitchen waste into a large vat, and then sealing the vat.

"Miss Su, is this all right?"

"Okay, very good!" Su Mu nodded.

"Is the next step to make phosphate fertilizer?" one of them asked.

"Yes!"

"To make phosphate fertilizer, grind eggshells and leftover sheep bones into fine powder. The finer the better. This is natural phosphate fertilizer, which can also be considered nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer."

Put the egg shells in a large mortar and crush them vigorously.

"These things don't look very good, but the production process is still very clean, and you don't need to use your hands at all." They thought they were going to get their hands on it.

"There is also potash fertilizer. It is even simpler. Wood ash can be used as potash fertilizer. You can also use the water left over from washing rice and put it in a jar for fermentation. That's it."

"It's that simple? All you have to do is leave the water there!"

Su Mu nodded in agreement.

"And soaking wood ash in water can prevent aphids!"

"Wood ash is so good. When you get home, collect all the ash. Don't throw it away randomly."

A group of people worked hard for a whole day and prepared many large jars of fertilizer, which were quietly waiting for them to ferment.

"The rest will be left to time." Su Mu patted the dust off his hands, "Then we'll come back and see how the fermentation goes!"

"Mumu, I'll take you to wash your hands." Ji Shiyan said.

"Then we'll go back first." The others saw that everything was completed, and they also learned a lot of knowledge and left with great satisfaction.

Ji Shiyan scooped a bucket of water into the wash basin, "Mumu, come and wash your hands."

"Your methods are really good, and farmers can make these things themselves."

The wood ashes, animal feces and some human excrement have no smell at all after fermentation. Even if there is some smell, it doesn't matter in order to achieve a higher yield.

Some flavors are more important than grain.

"These fertilizers are very simple to make, it just takes time."

"Ji Shiyan, you should wash up too."

"I also have a little trick for treating pests." Thinking back to the past, she had paid a lot to keep those flowers alive.

"For example, seasonings such as onion, ginger and garlic can be crushed, wrapped in cloth and soaked in water to kill beetles, aphids and spider mites."

"Also, using chili peppers soaked in water and fermented is a very good insecticide."

But nowadays, perhaps not many people can afford to use chili peppers in water to kill insects.

Ji Shiyan followed Su Mu's eyes all the time. It was really great to see her sometimes excited and sometimes happy look when she talked about those little pieces of knowledge.