Ye Mo rode a bicycle and took Xiao Mu to the melon field.
Xiao Mu ran extremely fast, following closely behind the car, and when he reached the melon field, the dog panted and lay down on the grass.
Ye Mo touched the dog's head and went to the greenhouse.
The width of the greenhouse is 5 meters, the maximum is 3.7 meters, and the length is 200 meters.
Today is December 11th.
Entering December, the maximum temperature during the day is 23 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature during the day is... 14 degrees Celsius.
Daytime temperature, calculated at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The lowest temperature at night is 7 degrees Celsius.
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There are different temperatures inside and outside the greenhouse.
The weather is very cold today. It is now past 10 o'clock in the morning, and the temperature is 13 degrees Celsius. I haven't caught too many crayfish in the past few days, which may be due to the sudden drop in temperature. The temperature is low, and the crayfish are inactive.
Outside the greenhouse, Ye Mo built three earthen stoves. When it's cold at night, he can light a fire and use water vapor to heat the greenhouse.
Now is the seedling stage, so special attention is needed.
There are also 4 small plastic sheds in the greenhouse...
There are 80 watermelon seedlings and 80 seeds cultivated in a small shed. These are Ye Mo’s reserved seeds for this year’s planting of large watermelons.
Soak in Lingquan, sprout and put in frying pan.
There is nutritious soil in the seedling tray...
The remaining three Xiaopeng are gourd, pumpkin and winter melon as rootstocks.
35 gourd seeds.
In the past, large watermelons were made from gourd rootstocks.
There are many choices for watermelon rootstocks. It is said that gourd is chosen to make the shape of the melon look better.
Different rootstocks have an impact on the shape and quality of watermelons.
Without suitable rootstocks, watermelons are prone to diseases.
The temperature inside the greenhouse is 25 degrees Celsius. This temperature is not high for seedling cultivation.
Ye Mo looked at the growth of the melon seedlings in the shed.
In Yemo, the watermelons are sown first, and then the rootstock seeds are sown.
When the watermelon seedlings grow, the rootstock seedlings appear.
It's a bit stuffy in the greenhouse.
After seeing the melon seedlings, Ye Mo retreated, filled the large pot outside with water, lit the firewood, and used the steam to heat the greenhouse...
Start cultivating melon seedlings now, only in greenhouses.
All three earthen stoves were lit, and wood and firewood were put on to let them burn slowly.
The pot was filled with water, and after it boiled, I added a large amount of firewood, then went over to start the excavator and continue digging the soil.
Ye Mo confirmed that the watermelon planting area is 180 acres. 200 plants will be planted per acre...
This way, although there is more work, it is still necessary to achieve better output and quality.
If you use Lingquan to cultivate watermelons, the watermelon vines will be stronger than ordinary melon vines and occupy a larger area.
It's not like Ye Mo doesn't have land here.
The excavator's bucket was replaced with a rake claw. In areas that needed to loosen the soil, Ye Mo also poured organic fertilizer on it... and mixed the organic fertilizer directly into the soil.
Today is the 9th.
For the melons and fruits outside the greenhouse, see the weather forecast after New Year's Day. If the temperature is good, we will start growing seedlings.
In other words, a large number of seedlings will be grown in one month.
After working for a while, it was almost noon. Ye Mo went back and took a look at the greenhouse...
The firewood in the stove has been burned out, and there is still most of the water in the pot. The film in the greenhouse is covered with water vapor...
The temperature inside has risen several degrees.
Ye Mo took out his cell phone to shoot a video and sent it to Zhang Yuanqiao: "The seeds have emerged."
After a while, Zhang Yuanqiao replied to Ye Mo's message: "Received. Once the watermelons grow, send me a video. We have also built a greenhouse here to grow watermelons. We can just record the video ourselves."
"good."
When Ye Mo went back to the car, Xiao Mu was still resting on the roadside.
"Get in the car." Ye Mo came on a battery car, and Xiao Mu jumped directly on the pedal.
Ye Mo touched the dog's head and turned the accelerator.
When I got home, Lin Xiaomian had come back and was washing rice and cooking.
Ye Mo went over to wash his hands and took out green peppers: "How about some fried meat with green peppers?"
"Whatever." Lin Xiaomian looked outside: "Where are my parents?"
"gone back."
Ye Mo was about to say, 'Uncle and aunt are afraid that you will be sad, so...'
I saw Lin Xiaomian patting her chest, which was slightly smaller than before: "They have gone back."
Well?
Ye Mo's words were choked in his chest: "I don't want to live with your parents so much."
"My mother always talks about me and deliberately finds fault with me." Lin Xiaomian pouted. Suddenly, she smiled and took out the phone: "Hey, Ranran."
"What are you doing?"
"Let's take a day off tomorrow. I haven't rested for a long time and I want to sleep in..."
"Okay, I also want to take a day off and let dad and uncle go over there."
"Uh-huh."
Ye Mo was speechless and glanced at Lin Xiaomian: "You can't finish your work and then rest."
"I haven't rested for a long time." Lin Xiaomian said: "We rest, and the machine doesn't need to rest. My uncle and second uncle can just go over and start it."
The production team only has a little work left for Tang Xun's family, and it is estimated that...it can be completed in four or five days.
"Okay, okay, have a good rest at home." Ye Mo said with a smile.
After a while, Ye Ran called again and said: "There is no need to go there in the afternoon. My second uncle has nothing to do in the afternoon. He will go over to help drive the excavator... tomorrow will be the same."
"okay……"
"Have you finished your work at Ye Mo? When the work here is over, you will go out for a trip." Ye Ran said.
"Let me ask him." Lin Xiaomian hung up the phone and said, "When will you finish your work? Ye Ran said he wanted to go to Weizhou Island."
"What's there to do in Weizhou Island in December?" Ye Mo was also confused.
"Go and see the sea... In December, Weizhou Island B&Bs are cheap." Lin Xiaomian said, "Let's go and have fun, just for a few days."
"It's better to go to Hainan Island to play." Ye Mo said.
"Consumption in Hainan Island is high. Weizhou Island is now the off-season for tourism. Hotels and B&Bs are all cheap."
"Okay, okay, let's go to Weizhou Island to play." Ye Mo said with a smile.
Lin Xiaomian smiled, showing her dimples: "I went upstairs to take a shower, do you want to look at black stockings?"
Ye Mo nodded quickly.
"Leg control..." Lin Xiaomian spat and went upstairs with a smile.
Ye Mo turned on the liquefied gas, fried the meat with chili peppers...and made tomato and egg soup.
Lin Xiaomian likes to drink soup when eating, especially tomato and egg soup.
Ye Mo, it doesn't matter, as long as there are vegetables.
After cooking, Ye Mo shouted: "Let's go downstairs for dinner."
"immediately."
After waiting for a while, Lin Xiaomian came downstairs wearing pajamas and fur slippers.
"Where's the black silk?" Ye Mo said.
"You want me to catch a cold, Heisi..." Lin Xiaomian rolled her eyes at him.
Ye Mo chuckled and said, "Go upstairs and show me how to wear it later."
"That's a nice thought." Lin Xiaomian took Ye Mosheng's meal and said, "When will you finish your work?"
"After four or five days, we will be able to graft. Just a few dozen seedlings. After grafting, we will go out to play." Ye Mo said.
"How many days can we play?"
"It will take more than ten days." Ye Mo said.
After the seedlings are grafted, nothing will happen. That is to say, you need to open the greenhouse after about seven days to ventilate the greenhouse... During this time, cool down the greenhouse and control the water appropriately...
This stage is called 'low temperature seedling hardening'. After five or six days, if the melon seedlings are still alive, they can be transplanted.
The hardening of seedlings should be carried out 5-7 days before planting, and the time should not be too long. The main methods of hardening seedlings are: stop heating, let the air cool down, and open the upper and lower air vents of the plastic greenhouse shed. This is to allow it to be planted.
It can quickly adapt to the adverse environmental conditions on land, shorten the time for seedling growth, and enhance its resistance to low temperatures, strong winds, etc.