After the forest frogs entered the vegetable fields, the number of pests in the fields began to decrease rapidly, and later it was difficult to even see a locust.
It seems that these little guys have quite a big appetite, and it’s no wonder, just look at their big bellies.
The forest frogs made their home in the puddles, going ashore to hunt for food every day, and returning when they rested. In addition, through observation, it was found that these forest frogs gradually learned that the water from the drip irrigation system's emitters was delicious, so they often gathered at the emitters to stretch out.
He stretched out his long tongue to lick the water droplets.
As a result, everyone is now in good health and so high that Li Shuanzhu raised the fence to a higher level, fearing that there would be an escape incident.
In fact, this is unnecessary. These forest frogs like the water from the drip irrigation head very much, and they may have to run back if they are driven away. However, the purpose of placing the fence is not only to prevent the forest frogs from escaping, but also to prevent foreign natural enemies.
The forest frogs usually like to move under the melon shed, after all, it is relatively shady there. After getting along with Li Shuanzhu and the others for a while, they saw that they had no intention of harming them, and gradually they became less afraid of people. Basically, they would stay within a few steps of people.
Too lazy to run.
In addition, their calls are not unpleasant, so humans and frogs can live in harmony.
Wood frogs can not only prey on pests, but the feces they excrete can also be used as natural fertilizers. They are also a delicacy on the table and can be used as medicine. It really kills four birds with one stone.
However, since the spawning and breeding period of wood frogs is in spring, they cannot reproduce now, so the edible value cannot be considered for the time being.
No matter what, Li Shuanzhu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Biological control is really powerful. The most obvious thing is that the workload of his own people has been reduced a lot, the working environment has also been improved, and the trouble of mosquito bites has been greatly reduced. In addition,
Chili water and Sichuan pepper water are rarely used anymore.
Wood frogs can prey on almost all insects in the vegetable field, as long as they are able to move. Even mosquitoes are not spared, and they even begin to feel like they are not enough to eat.
It is estimated that in a few days, I will need to get two insect traps in the vegetable field to supplement the food.
As the output of the vegetable base increases, the land in the space gradually becomes more abundant.
Li Youran began to adjust the land in the space. He spent a few days gathering the crops that needed to be planted together, thus freeing up more than an acre of open space.
But there are still three big fields, this one has not been touched, and he has even numbered it.
Originally, there was no distinction between east, west, north, and south in space, but in order to make it easier to determine the direction, he set the direction of the entrance to the space as north.
After the land adjustment, the vegetable field next to the entrance is field No. 1. Currently, cabbage, radish, rapeseed, Chinese cabbage, etc. are planted; to the south is the stalactite cave, to the east is the creek, and to the east of the creek is No. 2
The fields are planted with trellis crops, leeks and some emerging peppers, green onions and ginger.
Further north is the vacated land, which is field No. 3. Of course, it is not completely empty now, because two hundred ginseng seedlings have grown on the east side of the land, each with a
A compound leaf with three leaflets, the leaves are light green and oval.
Li Youran has compared the appearance of the ginseng seedlings with the pictures on the Internet, and there is no doubt that the compound leaves with three small leaves are also a unique characteristic of the typical annual ginseng seedlings.
Now I feel relieved, except for occasional watering, there is basically no need to manage it. After all, it will take quite a long time to wait for harvest.
However, this also illustrates a problem, that is, the current space land does not have super heaven-defying abilities. Compared with similar crops in the real world, although the growth rate of ginseng seedlings grown in space is quite fast, after all, it still grows according to normal growth rates.
In order, there are no ginseng seedlings that appear to be five or six years old. As for century-old wild ginseng and other sky-high-priced crops, it seems that there is no need to count on them.
What needs to be considered now is the application of this open space. In fact, if you think about it roughly, there are many high-value crops that can be planted, such as various medicinal materials, precious flowers, precious tree species, etc. There is a lot of choice, and it seems that everything can be planted.
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But when I think about it carefully, I feel that it is far from that simple. Many things often look good, but in fact their operability is extremely poor. For example, precious trees, huanghuali, red sandalwood, etc. are very expensive, but their growth cycle is extremely slow.
Taking red sandalwood as an example, it is said that it only grows three centimeters in thickness every hundred years, and it generally takes hundreds or even thousands of years to grow into wood.
In this way, even if the growth-promoting effect of space land is counted more than ten times, it will still take at least sixty to eighty years. By that time, you may have said goodbye to this world.
Time is a very difficult problem to solve.
But then again, you can’t be too greedy. You are extremely lucky to get this emerald space. If you can easily grow some century-old ginseng, thousand-year-old rosewood, etc., that kind of blessing will defy the heavens.
I'm afraid I can't bear it either.
Let’s be realistic. Although the things grown on space land may not win in terms of age, the taste, medicinal properties, etc. must be very good.
As for rare flowers, such as orchids, he also found out about them on the Internet. There are many varieties and the prices are very mixed. After the speculation in the past few years, the orchid market is now very depressed. It is said that some rare flowers originally cost hundreds of thousands or millions.
The price of orchids has dropped to tens of thousands of yuan now, and they may not be sold.
There are also some variant orchids that are worth a hundred times as much today and are dazzling. After a while, they are copied by others, and the price immediately plummets.
Moreover, neither I nor anyone around me is knowledgeable, and expensive orchids are not easy to get. If I have a house in the future, it would be good to plant some flowers for viewing. As for making money through business, I am not sure yet.
So after thinking about it, Li Youran thought it would be better to try planting some of the more popular Chinese medicinal materials on the market first, such as Panax notoginseng, Polygonatum polygonatum, Polygonum multiflorum, etc. Anyway, these things can be used medicinally without too long of planting time.
It’s too late to change.
Just when he was thinking about it and hesitating, the cup of tea on his desk made him suddenly enlightened.
Tea, yes, that's it, he slapped it hard.
Li Youran has a habit of drinking tea. Although because of laziness, he usually drinks a large cup of "lazy man's tea", but because he uses space stream water, he recently switched to a higher-grade space stalactite water.
, so ordinary tea can also be brewed with a lingering fragrance and a sweet taste.
Including the Gaiwan tea served to guests at the private restaurant, it is also brewed with spatial stream water, so it is widely praised by customers. Of course, due to the supervision and training of Chef Liu there, the process of brewing tea is naturally much more delicate.
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If tea trees were planted in space, the tea leaves were picked and brewed with water from space streams, what would it be like?
At this thought, Li Youran was very excited. The land in space is a treasure. No matter what you grow, it will be much better than the same kind in the outside world, and tea is probably no exception.
Currently, the tea that I drink and use in restaurants has to be bought from tea houses. Although it is not the best quality, it is not cheap either, costing several hundred yuan per pound.
If you plant tea trees in space, you will not only save money on buying tea, but you will also get higher enjoyment. Why not do it.
Pragmatism prevailed, and Li Youran quickly made a decision.
However, although he has been drinking tea for such a long time, he knows very little about the knowledge involved. Fortunately, this is the Internet age, and if there is anything he does not understand, he can just look it up online.
Based on past experience, since he has space treasures in hand, he only needs to have a rough understanding of many things to grow very high-quality crops, instead of taking several years or even years like those agricultural professionals or farmers in the real world.
It takes more than ten years of study and practice to achieve success.
Based on this, if others knew about it, I don't know how much trouble it would cause.
Just do it. Li Youran immediately checked the relevant information online and learned that tea trees are divided into tree, semi-tree and shrub types. Generally, tea gardens are planted with shrub types. However, in some places, wild tea trees are tall trees, such as Yunnan Pu'er tea.
Some wild tea trees are more than ten meters tall.
The growth cycle of arbor-type tea trees is very long, and if you want to harvest as soon as possible, you naturally choose shrub-type tea trees.
As for the varieties of tea trees, there are dozens of famous ones and even more new varieties. Regarding this point, Li Youran didn't want to spend too much time thinking. In fact, as long as it is a mature tea tree variety that is widely used, no matter which one it is, it is estimated that it has been planted
It won't be too bad in the space, unless it's a high-end product like Wuyi Mountain wild Dahongpao rock tea, which may have obvious differences, but no one can get that kind of tea tree.
In that case, save yourself the trouble and choose someone whose name you know.
Longjing, these two words were printed in his eyes. This is a tea species with the same name as the tea tree. Unlike some other tea trees, after picking fresh tea, several different teas can be produced according to different production methods.
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Li Youran often drinks West Lake Longjing tea, especially in hot summer, green tea can refresh the mind and refresh the mind.
Moreover, green tea does not need to go through the fermentation process, and the subsequent tea production process is simpler than black tea, oolong tea and the like.
This is good and more suitable for the current situation.
He then went to the online shopping store to check, and found that there was an online store specializing in tea saplings and flower seedlings, called "Senfeng", which was selling so-called four-year-old Longjing tea tree saplings. The original height was one meter, and after pruning, it was 50 centimeters long.
For processing, you can order by express mail. The price is fifteen yuan per plant.
Looking at the reputation of the store, there are four diamonds, and the reviews from subsequent buyers are also pretty good.
So, Li Youran chatted with the store for a while, and after understanding some technical issues of transportation and planting, he placed an order for thirty plants and paid for the goods using online banking. The store told him that they would be delivered in two days.