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"Well, those too many young melons or female flowers should be thinned, and the stems should be properly topped to avoid insufficient nutrient supply."

Picking up the teacup, Liu Feng continued, "Larger melons can be hung in a net bag and hung in a firm place, and melons that are close to the ground can be isolated from the soil with wooden boards to prevent being-

Some worms have been eaten away. "

Because many insects feed on melons and fruits, if the pumpkins in production are placed on the soil.

Those insects are not polite, they will eat the side of the pumpkin close to the soil beyond recognition.

"I see, I remember everything." Shirley just stopped writing in her hand. After listening to His Majesty's explanation, the planting of pumpkins is not difficult.

But it is definitely not an easy task, because there are still many things to pay attention to.

"Okay, with all of that in mind, then I'm going to talk about the fifth and last step-

step. "Liu Feng said seriously.

"Yes." Shirley didn't dare to be vague, and immediately picked up a notepad and a pen to record the last step.

"Pumpkins will use the adventitious roots from the vine nodes at the later stage of growth. At this time, the method of burying the stems must be adopted."

After taking a sip of water, Liu Feng continued, "If you do this, you can increase the production by about 20% to 10%."

Others may not understand the increase rate of this output, but Shirley simply doesn't want to be too clear.

She covered her mouth in surprise and said, "This last step can actually increase the yield of pumpkins!"

"Of course, the time to bury the stems is after two to three batches of fruiting. At that time, you have to wait until some sallow leaves appear on the roots."

Liu Feng put down the teacup and continued, "Generally, the 4-6 nodes closest to the root are buried, and the 4-6 nodes closest to the root are usually buried. The best soil for burying the stems is fertile soil with a small amount of organic fertilizer and moist."

Shirley carefully took notes, raised her head and asked, "Your Majesty, how deep should I bury it is more appropriate."

"It's about 15-25 centimeters. It can't be buried too deep or too shallow. These will affect the yield of pumpkins." Liu Feng explained. "I see. I didn't expect to learn so much about growing pumpkins." Shirley can be said to have benefited a lot today.

"It's your first time planting pumpkins. If you still don't understand anything, come and ask me first. Don't be afraid." Liu Feng said seriously.

Because a lot of new crops have been added this year, the planting of most of them is troublesome and fragile, so we still have to pay attention to the planting, otherwise it will be bad if all the previous efforts are wasted in the end.

.One asks for flowers...

"Yes, Your Majesty, if there is anything I don't understand, I will definitely ask you." Shirley nodded heavily.

"The next thing you want to ask about is how to grow peas and winter melon. I will give you a book, which is also written in detail. You can take it back and read it first. If you don't understand it, then ask me." Liu Feng said.

"Really? Does Your Majesty still have books on this subject?" Shirley asked in surprise.

"Of course, I will give you a copy of all the books about the crops you planted." Liu Feng said grandly.

It took him a long time to translate those books into the text here.

Although it is said that the Han Dynasty has begun to implement Chinese characters, everyone is just beginning to learn.

There is no way to become a big fat man with one bite, so it is often necessary to memorize books with characters of this era.

Because many people in this era have not yet started to learn Chinese characters, but they are all talented people. If you want to teach them 1-on-1, it would be a waste of time.

If there are books written in this era for them to read at this time, Liu Feng can save a lot of time.

After they gradually adapted and learned more Chinese characters, he could directly show them the books he bought from the earth.

"Thank you so much, I don't know what I would do without you." Shirley said excitedly.

In her heart, she really admired His Majesty the King more and more, as if he knew everything.

Maybe even the gods in the sky don't know as much as His Majesty the King? Shirley always thought so.

"You're welcome, is there anything else you don't understand? You can ask me together now."

Liu Feng didn't think it was troublesome.

It is much better to help others deal with this aspect than to read those trivial documents.

"There is nothing I don't understand now. If I don't understand after reading those books, I will ask you again." Shirley said with a smile.

The girl couldn't wait to report those books back and read them carefully. It doesn't matter if she doesn't eat for a day if she can read books in this field.

"Hahaha... good..." Liu Feng smiled heartily.

Chapter 1991: Secrecy must be done well

"Apart from not knowing how to grow new crops, is there anything else you don't know?" Liu Feng asked.

"There is nothing I don't understand for the time being. Let me read the book His Majesty gave me first. If I really don't understand, I will come to ask you again." Xue Li smiled.

"Okay, then I'll send the book to the Department of Agriculture for you later." Liu Feng said softly, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, I really don't know what I would do without you?" Xue Li said excitedly.

Liu Feng picked up the teacup, shook it, and said lightly, "I am also lucky to have you in the Department of Agriculture."

It can be said that the Department of Agriculture is very lucky to have Ma Erniang. She is not only smart but also very eager to learn.

You can quickly master the knowledge related to agriculture, and it is also very handy in practice. "zero seven zero"

Although there were many mistakes at the beginning, but after trying slowly, it became better and better.

If Liu Feng hadn't read more books than her, in comparison, he might not be as good as Ma Erniang.

The reason why I give her so many books to read now is to let her explore slowly by herself.

Anyway, the books given to him are all translated texts, so it's not too difficult to read, and there are vivid illustrations inside, making it easier to understand. "Your Majesty, the black oil fruit you asked me to plant has already begun to be produced in large quantities. It can completely adapt to the growth of our environment, and there is no need to pick it near the volcano."

Shirley paused, then continued, "And the stock of land production on our side is similar to that on the volcano's side."

Before, Liu Feng asked Ma Erniang to see the planting of black oil fruit, and wanted her to see how to plant black oil fruit directly near Chang'an City.

After all, the black oil fruit is far away from the volcanic area, and it takes a lot of time to pick it every time.

It would be much more convenient if the black oil fruit could be planted near Chang'an City.

Not only is it not easy to leak this precious resource, but it is also very convenient to pick and manage.

Now black oil fruit is one of the most important energy sources in Chang'an City. Whether it is the use of airships, steam trains, steam cars, etc., black oil fruit is needed.

It burns much longer than ordinary firewood, so it must be very helpful to the Han Dynasty to be able to plant a large number of black oil fruits artificially.

Originally, Liu Feng considered planting the black oil fruit on the two transfer stations on the sea, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was still very inappropriate.

At that time, people from another continent will also stop at the two transfer stations on the sea. If someone with ulterior motives among them finds out, then this unique resource of the Han Dynasty will be leaked.

If this resource is leaked, it will be a big blow to Chang'an City. At that time, all kingdoms can use black oil fruit as fuel.