OBS Chapter 141 Planting Rice and Flowers
Chapter 141 Planting Rice and Flowers
The rice fields are in good order.
If you have a plowing ox at home, you can plow the land quickly.
Zhao Yuanzhen directly bought hybrid rice seedlings.
These seedlings have been carefully cultivated and have excellent properties.
Truckloads of them were transported to the fields.
More than 100 farmers began to plant rice according to what they had learned before.
One person can plant rice seedlings in about 2 mu of land a day. There are 110 farmers, and it took more than four days to plant all the rice seedlings.
There is still land left over on the other side of the fruit trees.
It is necessary to plant more vegetables that can be stored over the winter, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, winter melons, onions, scallions, etc.
The total land area is 128 acres. Excluding the area occupied by fruit trees, there are more than 90 acres of vacant land left.
Vegetables are planted in different quantities depending on the demand. For example, one acre of green onions is enough.
There are a lot of peppers planted, almost 15 acres. The demand is huge and it is also used as a seasoning for instant noodles. Later, Zhao Yuanzhen plans to launch a chili sauce as a signature product of the grocery store to attract customers.
5 acres of sweet potatoes and 5 acres of tomatoes.
Five acres of land are used to plant fruits such as strawberries and melons.
This means it occupies about 50 acres.
Of the remaining 40 acres, Zhao Yuanzhen set aside 5 acres to plant condiments.
Half an acre of cumin, half an acre of fennel, half an acre of mint, half an acre of perilla, half an acre of ginger, half an acre of garlic and other seasonings.
There are also 35 acres, of which 5 acres are planted with glutinous rice, 5 acres of peanuts, 5 acres of yam, 10 acres of taro, 5 acres of red beans and 5 acres of mung beans.
Sweet potatoes and onions both need to be transplanted into seedlings, so Zhao Yuanzhen bought them along with other seeds and had them shipped over.
Buy the best and highest-yielding seeds, so that even without chemical fertilizers, the yield can be several times higher than that of the Daliang Dynasty.
Just as Zhao Yuanzhen was thinking about making a waterwheel to irrigate the fields, it rained heavily.
This rain really came at the right time. It was moderate rain during the day and then heavy rain fell at night.
This heavy rain watered the fruit trees again and also watered the newly planted crops.
There was some chaos over at Zhuangzi, as they had to cover up the water-sensitive construction materials or move them to the completed factory buildings.
But it’s not a big problem. What Zhao Yuanzhen is most afraid of is the poured cement, so she unloads it indoors.
The farming is finally finished.
I can finally decorate my own yard.
The yard at the back is planted with vegetables for daily consumption. The vegetable plots are neatly planned, with some of each type of vegetable planted. There are several acres of land in the backyard, all planted with vegetables. Even the corners are planted with various melons, such as watermelons, cantaloupes, and Hami melons.
Vegetables like green onions, spinach, leeks, Chinese cabbage, and radishes can all be picked and eaten.
Many varieties of vegetables were not available in the Daliang Dynasty, such as potatoes, tomatoes, radishes, cabbage, peppers, cowpeas, onions, etc.
However, the system scanned and found that these vegetables do exist in this world, but in some unknown corner, Zhao Yuanzhen bought seeds or seedlings for all of them and planted them, greatly enriching the variety of vegetables.
The front yard has not been planted yet, and the trees I had planned to buy are all in the space.
First, transport back various fruit trees and landscape trees.
In front of the two rows of gatehouses, a row of ginkgo trees was planted 2 meters away from the wolfberry trees.
In front of the row of houses that house the kitchen warehouse, a small corridor was built with railings on both sides for sitting.
Some gourds are planted beside the corridor. These gourds slowly climb up the corridor, which can also provide shade and coolness.
In front of the corridor, a small garden was dug and some crabapples, red maples, gardenias, crape myrtles, etc. were planted.
Plant some low flowers and plants in the middle.
There are no buildings on the west side of the house, that is, on the right side.
Zhao Yuanzhen planted some Sophora japonica trees and some sycamore trees 3 meters away from the wolfberries. These trees are tall and sturdy, which can block the sun and provide protection from wind in winter.
In front of the sycamore tree, an irregular large garden was planned with a large L-shaped corridor built in the garden, which runs north-south towards the south wall.
Grape vines that can cover the corridor are planted on both sides of the corridor. There are also seats leaning against the railings in the corridor, as well as some stone tables and stone benches.
The garden is planted with plum blossoms, wintersweets, nandina domestica, cherry blossoms, crape myrtles, honeysuckle, Chinese hydrangeas, etc.
Windmill jasmine climbs at the entrance of the corridor.
There is a winding path in the garden with a long flower arch made of flowers such as Tengbingshan, pink Ronzard, red Florentina, yellow Princess Margaret, Seven Sisters, yellow osmanthus, white osmanthus, apple blossom, Marvin Mountain, Independence Day, Morris, etc.
There are seedlings of various colors. When they bloom, they will be intertwined with each other and will be extremely beautiful.
The arch is a bamboo and wood structure purchased directly from the mall. It is very sturdy and can be used for a long time.
Fix the arch, plant the seedlings according to their varieties and colors, then use wires to help fix them on the arch. Wait for the seedlings to slowly climb up by themselves and then you don't have to worry about it.
These varieties can survive the winter. Even if they wither in the winter, they will grow new branches and bloom with tender leaves in the spring.
I planted a circle of peonies around the garden, and bought a lot of peonies of various colors.
Peony is a bulb species that blooms early, in April and May every year. And it does not require much care after planting. After the flowering period every year, it goes into hibernation and will come back to life again in the spring.
Planted some lilies of various colors.
A lot of hydrangeas are also planted, in all kinds of colors.
Jasmine, Oxalis, Calla Lily, Phalaenopsis, Sunflower, Dahlia, Peony, Green Hair Ball, Orchid, Rabbit Sunflower, Big Delphinium, Dogtail Grass, Lisianthus, Small Delphinium, Poppy, Chinese Platycodon, Acacia, Violet, Globe Amaranth, etc. are relatively easy to grow and survive, and are all planted in small patches.
A lot of mosquito-repellent mint was planted crosswise, as well as some mosquito-repellent grass and lemongrass.
There are mosquito-repellent flowers and plants in front of and behind the house, under the porch, and at the door, so you don't have to worry about mosquitoes when you are cooling off in the summer.
Pick chrysanthemums with good appearance and plant some. Chrysanthemums are very popular among literati and poets, especially those with good appearance. The price is almost catching up with orchids.
Roses of various colors were planted. Some were planted in pots and scattered around the garden. There were also some high and low flower tables and flower stands.
There are all kinds of bonsai, green trees, lollipop roses and lollipop azaleas.
Peony, only peony is the true national beauty. This king of flowers cannot be missing.
Zhao Yuanzhen specially found a spot in the middle of the garden, Yao Huang, Wei Zi, Zhao Fen, Er Qiao, Luoyang Hong, Yu Yi Huang, Drunken Yang Fei, Qing Long Lying on the Ink Pool, Bai Xue Tower, and Ou Bi. There are several of the ten most precious varieties of peonies, all of which are large plants, so that you can enjoy the beauty of peonies this year.
He also bought a dozen large vats and stone troughs for planting hydroponic flowers and plants, such as pennywort, water lily, lotus, duckweed, water wheel, water caltrop, foxtail grass, cordyline, windmill grass, iris, kidney fern, wind grass, egret grass, and aquatic canna.
Because there are tall shrubs planted there and a few small rockery, and the sycamore and locust trees nearby can provide some shade, the garden is not too exposed to the sun.
I planted everything I could think of, then looked for empty spaces to plant some more. In low places, I placed a few flower tables and a few pots of flowers and plants.
In places where there are too many green leaf plants, a few pots of beautiful and vigorous flowers are also placed. Now they are all in the green leaf state, and some have already formed flower buds. In a few days, the peonies will bloom.
After tidying up the garden, we started to tidy up everyone's small yard.
Each person's small courtyard is surrounded by a bamboo fence. The fence is not high, about 2 meters, and the courtyard area is not large, about 30 square meters. Zhao Yuanzhen found a lot of pictures of courtyard layout for your reference.
Her small fenced yard was paved with pebbles in the middle, with a few magnolia trees planted on the right and a stone table and rocking chair under the trees.
There is a jujube tree and a pomegranate tree planted on the left, and climbing roses of various colors are planted on the fence.
A 2m x 0.8m stone trough was placed for growing pennywort.
Two large vats were also placed to grow lotus flowers.
There were a few lanterns hanging on the tree, a few large bonsai pots, and some shrubs and flowers planted in the corners.
Some mosquito repellent and insect repellent grasses were also planted.
The rain corridor in front of the house was hung with reed curtains, and there were tables, chairs and rocking chairs.
I placed some potted flowers that I like and grew two large pots of lotus flowers.
This not only allows for viewing, but also reduces the temperature.
The small courtyards of several other people were also selected according to the pictures, and Zhao Yuanzhen bought things and planted and arranged them according to the pictures.
Fortunately, Zhang Xinshu is at home today and can decorate his own yard.
Zhao Yuanlan's yard was planted with a row of bamboos, and there were stone tables, rocking chairs, and several lotus pots. There were several such large water pots in each yard, one for aesthetics and the other for fire prevention.
I also planted some mosquito repellent grass, and I will wait for him to come back to arrange the rest in detail.
The main road from the gate to Zhao Yuanzhen's house is 10 meters wide, with two rows of soapberry trees on both sides of the road.
The fruit of the soapberry tree is soapberry, and the bark and thorns of the soapberry tree are both traditional Chinese medicine.
This tree is both beautiful and practical.
Zhao Yuanzhen bought large saplings with crowns of several meters. After planting, there will be shade and the yard will not be too empty and dry.
She plans to pave this 10-meter-wide road with cement, which is strong and waterproof.
The rest of the front yard is paved with bricks, otherwise the ground will be muddy after it rains, and clothes, shoes and socks will get dirty.
After cleaning up the inner courtyard, they began to move outside the courtyard and to the main gate.
I bought 30 acres of land to the east of my family yard and planned to build a noodle workshop, so I also needed to build a yard wall.
The courtyards along the entire street are 50 meters wide, which makes the planning neat and beautiful.
Therefore, the 30 acres of workshop land is about 50X400 meters.
Zhao Yuanzhen had already asked people to build a wall. Building a wall had basically no technical difficulty. Zhang Xinbai and his servants did it. Because it was next to their house, they only needed to build walls on three sides. It was completed when Zhuangzi built the dormitory.
Zhao Yuanzhen brought back sea buckthorn and first planted the trees in the inner circle.