In recent years, the yield of white radishes planted by the old farmer Li has become more and more humiliated, not only the quantity is small, but also the size is pitiful. This made him anxious and sad all day.
What's wrong with my white radish, why is it getting thinner and thinner? Uncle Li was talking to himself while pacing back and forth anxiously. When his wife saw her husband's appearance, she was ready to bring hot tea to him to dissipate his anger. "If this yield continues, my white radish will be discredited! Uncle Li waved his hand indignantly, his face full of sorrow. Years of hard work on planting white radish were wasted, which made him feel distressed and helpless.
Just when Uncle Li was at a loss and frustrated, his wife ran over happily, with an excited smile on her face. "Lao Li, come with me, I found a miracle in the field! The wife beckoned Uncle Li to follow.
Uncle Li followed suspiciously, only to see a few white radish seedlings poking out under the mound covered by fallen leaves on the ground, and all of them were white and stout, which made people sigh at the creation of nature. "Isn't this pie in the sky! God help me! Uncle Li waved his hands excitedly, as if grasping a life-saving straw. This undoubtedly brought a ray of life for him to solve the problem of white radish production.
After years of planting practice, Uncle Li knows that such excellent white radish seedlings must seize the opportunity to make good use of them. "Daughter, this is a good opportunity for God to turn us over! We must catch and transplant these white radish seedlings and let them flourish in our vegetable garden, so that we can greatly increase the yield! Uncle Li had a firm belief in his eyes, and he confidently decided to implement the transplanting plan.
Uncle Li's wife was also very supportive of him, clapping her hands excitedly: "That's right, you're right!" Start transplanting, I'll help you too! So, Uncle Li resolutely decided to start his transplanting plan early the next morning, and he must let these white radish seedlings take root, blossom and bear fruit in his own fields, and get a bumper harvest. The next morning, Uncle Li began to implement his plan to transplant white radish. He first went to the area where the radish seedlings had been found, and carefully used his tools to dig up one of the sturdy radish seedlings and check whether they were suitable for transplanting.
Well, this seedling is growing well, and the number and size of leaves are just right, but the key is to see how well the roots are growing. Uncle Li carefully looked at the white radish seedlings that were pulled out. After checking one by one, Uncle Li found that 3 of the 10 white radish seedlings had incomplete root development and could not be transplanted; However, the taproots of the remaining 7 plants are covered with white capillary roots, which are very healthy and strong, and it is the best time to transplant.
Great, more than half of the high-quality seedlings can be transplanted directly, and the prospects are very good" Uncle Li nodded with satisfaction and selected these 7 white radish seedlings with intact root systems. In order to maximize the survival rate of white radish seedlings after transplanting, Uncle Li decided to carry out appropriate supporting measures for them before transplanting. "I need to find a way to reduce the water evaporation loss caused by bright sunlight after transplanting these white radish seedlings. Uncle Li muttered to himself.
So, he neatly picked up tools and shaded and trimmed the leaves of each sturdy white radish seedling. By cutting off a certain amount of large leaves, nearly 30% of the direct sunlight area of white radish seedlings can be reduced, thereby greatly reducing the amount of evaporated water loss after transplanting. "This not only ensures that the roots have enough moisture, but also enhances the adaptability of the white radish seedlings to resist changes in the external environment, and the possibility of successful transplanting is greater! Uncle Li looked at the white radish seedlings with neatly cut leaves with satisfaction.
After the white radish seedlings were ready to go, Uncle Li began to prepare the soil needed for transplanting. He chose an open vegetable patch in his backyard, which has excellent sunshine and drainage, making it ideal for transplanting. "I first turned the ground upside down, digging about 20 centimeters deep to loosen the soil. Uncle Li didn't say a word, brought his own tools and started to plow, and ploughed the land three times until the soil was delicate and soft.
Then Uncle Li carved out 7 standard seedling pits in the middle of the vegetable field, tamped the bottom of each seedling pit, and applied chicken manure that had been accumulated and fermented by his family for many years, accounting for about half of the volume of the seedling pit. This can provide sufficient nutrients for white radish seedlings after transplanting and increase the space for root stretching. "Alright, the soil preparation for transplanting is complete! Uncle Li wiped his sweat and looked at the results with relief.
The thick white radish roots were exposed, and Uncle Li carefully picked up one of them for fear of touching and damaging them. He slowly walked to the seedling pit prepared in the center of the vegetable patch, and then placed the white radish seedlings in it with both hands. "Pay attention to maintaining the original growth state of the root system, and do not twist and deform. The surrounding soil is then gently compacted so that the root system is tightly connected to the soil. Uncle Li operated meticulously, knowing that this is the key to ensuring the survival of white radish seedlings after transplanting. In this way, 7 full-form white radish seedlings were transplanted to the vegetable field by Uncle Li one by one. Uncle Li was cautious during the whole process, for fear that one would accidentally injure them. After the transplanting was completed, Uncle Li also scooped some of the homemade mushroom solution and poured it around the roots of the white radish seedlings, which can effectively enhance their adaptability to the new environment and speed up the development of re-rooting. After the transplanting of white radish seedlings was completed, Uncle Li did not let them fend for themselves, but continued to insist on careful care and management in the later stage.
The ability of newly transplanted white radish seedlings to resist changes in the external environment is still weak, and measures must be taken to protect them. Uncle Li said to his wife. So they started to build shade nets on top of the newly transplanted vegetable plots, which would prevent the young radish seedlings from being sunburned by the bright light. At the same time, Uncle Li also regularly watered homemade beneficial bacterial liquid, such as Bacillus subtilis, which can prevent and control the occurrence of various diseases after transplanting and protect the healthy growth of white radish seedlings.
With me, you won't let any pests and diseases come near you! Uncle Li's expression was stern and gentle, and he looked at the white radish seedlings that had moved from the nursery to their new home with affection. A few months later, Uncle Li came to the vegetable garden excitedly, only to see that his beloved white radish had grown into rows of thick white radishes. They spread their dense roots in the soft soil, and their stems and leaves are unusually vigorous and vibrant. "Great! My daikon transplanting program was a complete success! Uncle Li clapped his hands happily and laughed, and then carefully picked up a large white radish to inspect.
This size, this color, this weight, it's perfect! Uncle Li happily lifted the big white radish high above his head, as if lifting the brilliant results of his planting career. The joy of this harvest was overflowing, and Uncle Li turned around excitedly to tell his wife the good news. The recipe for transplanting white radishes made him delighted.
The joy of the harvest soon spread throughout the village. Neighbors came to Uncle Li's vegetable garden to see the high-yielding white radish. Everyone was very interested in Uncle Li's method of growing these big white radish. "Master Li, can you tell us about your transplanting secrets? The neighbors asked enthusiastically. Uncle Li laughed heartily.
Of course! Spreading the transplanting method can be regarded as benefiting everyone. Uncle Li patiently and thoroughly explained to everyone, from selecting seedlings, cutting leaves to watering rhizosphere bacteria, etc., without hiding any details. Everyone listened very carefully and nodded their heads in praise from time to time. Uncle Li's tone was sincere, and from time to time there were a few words of heart-warming humor. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious, and the planting knowledge spread in laughter.