Chapter 623

When Team Leader Su saw the vegetable field for the first time, he breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the situation was not the worst.

He walked into the vegetable garden, squatted down to check the roots of the dead vegetables, and said:

"Miao Miao just said that you were the fat from the day before yesterday. Luckily you discovered it in time. If you had discovered it two days later, you would have been hopeless."

When Brother Ming heard his words, his eyes lit up: "Team Leader Su! Does that mean my vegetables can still be saved?"

"It is still possible to recover, but there will definitely be some losses."

"It's okay! It's okay! As long as this season's dishes aren't completely wiped out, there's always hope! Teach me what I should do."

Team leader Su took out a notebook and pen, and wrote quickly on the notebook while giving instructions.

"Your Seventh Uncle is an experienced planter. He was right to suggest watering the plants first. It's not just one watering; you need to water the plants frequently with small amounts of water to dilute the fertilizer concentration in the soil.

Wait until new roots and leaves grow before resuming normal watering and cultivation methods."

Mingge asked anxiously:

"Team Leader Su, how do you water diligently with small amounts of water?"

"Just don't water too much at once, or the roots will be drowned before they're fully burned. Pay attention to the soil moisture and wait until it's dry enough before watering again.

In addition to watering the roots, it's best to use a sprayer for the leaves. I don't know if you have one, but the agricultural supply station is closed for the New Year, so I brought two old ones from home for you to use. Spray them at least twice a day to dilute the fertilizer on the leaves."

Mingge nodded and said, "Okay, okay! We will spray diligently!"

Team Leader Su tore off the page from the notebook and handed it to him, saying:

"After root burn occurs, the roots and leaves' ability to absorb nutrients will decrease. You can apply rooting agents and functional foliar fertilizers to maintain the roots and leaves. But there's no rush. I'll wait a couple of days to see how the situation is and make arrangements."

Brother Ming and his wife are now extremely grateful to Team Leader Su. They look over the paper in their hands, fearing that they might miss a step and cause the two acres of vegetable fields to be completely destroyed.

After explaining the remedial measures, Team Leader Su began to analyze the reasons why the cooked vegetables had burned their roots. He asked:

"You just told me that you mainly use spraying, that is, you use urea as foliar fertilizer, and then put it in water and sprinkle some on the ground. In this case, the concentration needs to be lowered.

Please tell me in detail how you did it, what the ratio of water to fertilizer was, don't miss any step, and tell me completely."

After Brother Ming muttered something, Team Leader Su said:

"You mixed the fertilizer in the wrong proportions when applying it. It's best to use different proportions for leafy vegetables and melons. And then..."

Listening to Team Leader Su's long speech, Brother Ming said blankly:

"So, the vegetables burned because I made a mistake in fertilizing them? Not because there was something wrong with the fertilizer?"

"Although your fertilization method is not so standard, it does not necessarily cause such a large area of root burn. It can only be said to be one of the reasons.

I'll take the remaining fertilizer back with me. I'll have it tested after the holiday so I can rest assured."

Brother Ming tied the bag of fertilizer and put it in the back of Su Yuanzheng's car.

Mrs. Ming rubbed her hands together and asked nervously, "Team Leader Su, if there's really something wrong with the fertilizer, can we ask the fertilizer seller for an explanation?"

Team Leader Su nodded. "If the test results do show that the fertilizer quality is substandard, the Agricultural Science Station can help you issue a certificate. But don't worry about that for now. The most urgent thing is to take good care of the vegetables in the field."

We have troubled Team Leader Su for a while. Now that we have checked the vegetable garden, we should send him back.

Originally, Su Miao and Su Yuan were planning to return to Ning County tomorrow. Since they were sending Team Leader Su back now, there was no need to make the round trip.

Before driving the car back to the yard, Su Miao said:

"Team Leader Su, please wait for us for 10 minutes while we get our luggage."

When Team Leader Su saw Second Uncle coming out, he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, take your time to clean up. I'll talk to Second Uncle Su about the papaya garden."

From the beginning of the papaya garden, Team Leader Su formed a point-to-point assistance relationship with them. He would come to Sujia Village at least once a month to check on the papaya trees, so he was already very familiar with the second uncle.

While asking his eldest son to stuff things into Su Yuanzheng's car, the second uncle was chatting with Team Leader Su.

By the time Su Miao and his father pulled the suitcases out, most of the trunk was already filled.

Two live chickens, a large basket of fruits and vegetables, a large bag of rice dumplings and rice cakes, and a lot of home-produced chicken eggs and duck eggs.

"Second brother! What are you doing with all these things?"

"Of course we take it back to eat! You bring Miaomiao back to Ning County without having to eat? These are all home-grown products. Do we really need to buy them on the street?"

"Miaomiao and I are only back in Ning County for a week, so we can't eat that much."

"Then eat more! It's not much, you'll finish it in no time!"

Su Yuanzheng stopped Su Dezhi who was about to put something into the car, and said he didn't want anything else. He told Team Leader Su and Su Miao to get in the car quickly.

"Wait! Uncle Shi, wait! We need to bring something to Team Leader Su."

Just as the car was about to start, Brother Ming and Sister Ming came running over. Brother Ming was holding a bamboo basket he had woven himself, and inside it was a big rooster.

Seeing this, Team Leader Su slipped into the car like a loach and said repeatedly:

"Drive! Drive! Let's go!"

Brother Ming bent down through the car window, which had never been closed, and spoke to Team Leader Su:

"Team Leader Su! Don't worry! Sorry to bother you during the New Year. This is a small token of our appreciation. It's not worth much if it's our own pet."

Team leader Su shook his head quickly and waved his hands:

"How can it be worthless? How much can you get from selling such a big chicken? How many vegetables do you have to sell to earn this much money? Don't let me make a mistake~"

Seeing that Team Leader Su refused to accept the big rooster, Su Yuanzheng had already started the engine. Brother Ming was a little anxious. How could others go back empty-handed after coming here with great effort?

At this time, Mrs. Ming pushed him aside and stuffed a bag of things in through the car window.

"Team Leader Su, these are the rice dumplings I made myself. I married here from another place, so the rice dumplings I make are not Ningxian style. Take them back and let your family try them!"

"this……"

Team leader Su was holding a heavy load of rice dumplings. Seeing that the couple seemed to be unwilling to leave unless he accepted something, he had no choice but to accept them.

"Okay, then I'll try your cooking. Thank you very much!"

The car slowly drove out of the village and passed by the fields. Most of the fields were resting after a year of work, but the leaves in the vegetable fields were still swaying gently in the breeze, as if telling the endless hope of this land and foreshadowing the harvest and peace in the coming year.