Six steps to corn planting:

Seed selection: Seed selection is a crucial step in the planting process. Choose seeds that are drought-resistant, lodging-resistant, and suitable for your plot of land.

Land preparation: Before sowing, the cultivated land is cleared of straw and other plant residue to ensure a smooth soil surface. Ridge cultivation is then performed, which means turning the soil into ridges for future sowing. Ridge cultivation improves soil aeration and drainage.

Sowing: Sow seeds manually, ensuring uniform spacing and depth. Generally, the distance between each seed should be moderate to allow the corn plants adequate space during growth. After sowing, gently compact the soil with a solid wooden gun (a cylindrical stone rolling tool) or other tool to ensure good seed-soil contact and prevent the soil from becoming too loose.

Fertilization: When the corn seedlings are about 30 cm tall, you can start fertilizing them. Use available compost to promote plant growth. Proper fertilization can help improve yield and quality.

Spraying: Weeds and pests may cause damage to corn crops, so timely weeding and prevention are necessary.

Harvesting: Corn is harvested when the leaves on the cob turn yellow and the kernels on top become hard. The best time to harvest is usually when the corn is fully mature. Mature corn kernels are plump and the cob turns yellow. After harvesting, the cobs are stored or processed for later consumption or sale.

Should corn be planted deep or shallow?

Generally speaking, a sowing depth of 3-5 cm is considered the best option because it helps seeds germinate quickly and grow healthily, reduces moisture loss problems, and enhances the stability of corn plants, thereby reducing the risk of lodging.

Germination and Growth: Choosing the appropriate sowing depth promotes rapid germination and healthy growth. If sown too shallowly, the seeds may be affected by dryness and high temperatures, resulting in difficulty germinating, or they may be susceptible to adverse soil moisture during the early stages of growth. Conversely, if sown too deep, the seeds may expend excessive energy penetrating the soil surface, resulting in slow seedling growth and weak seedlings.

Moisture loss: The choice of sowing depth is also related to moisture loss. If sowing is too shallow, the surface soil tends to dry out, leading to rapid loss of moisture from the surface layer, a phenomenon known as moisture loss. Moisture loss not only results in insufficient water supply during the seedling stage but can also cause seedlings to fall over and uneven growth. Choosing the appropriate sowing depth can mitigate moisture loss.

Preventing lodging: Proper seeding depth can also help mitigate the risk of corn plants toppling over during maturity due to natural factors like wind and rain. Shallowly seeded corn plants have shallow root systems, are less resilient to wind, and are more susceptible to lodging. Proper seeding depth helps the roots of corn plants establish better, increasing their stability and reducing the risk of lodging.

Liu Yuhan wrote the above key points in traditional Chinese characters in a relatively popular way.

Huo Dong quietly observed Liu Yuhan's calm face under the dim light. Her handwriting flowed naturally like flowing clouds and water, capturing both form and spirit, bringing a sense of tranquility to the reader. Such calligraphy could not be achieved without ten years of practice, but she had only a little over ten years.

As the saying goes, "a person's handwriting reflects his character" and "seeing the handwriting is like seeing the person." She knows so much, owns so many crops, and has her "secret" in Yiyang City.

who is she?

Could it be that she is not a human being in this world, but a fairy in heaven... Huo Dong felt very complicated at this moment.

Liu Yuhan had no idea what Huo Dong was thinking.

She finally let go of this hot potato and could sleep soundly. She had to plant corn early tomorrow morning.

I guess my parents and dad won’t be able to sleep well tonight.

After watching Liu Yang and Huo Dong finish their competition, he called all the kids to take a rest.

When she was about to go back to her room to rest, Liu, Grandma Qin, Liu Shinan, the two elders, and Liu Shihu and his wife were talking in the main hall.

Liu revealed her identity and the fact that her family had been exiled.

Her previous household registration was fake. In order to send her to the south, they staged an accidental death for her in the capital.

Liu has figured it out, and her heart is calm at this moment.

If the Liu family could not accept her original identity and her family's situation, she would have no choice but to leave and return to her parents, even though she was reluctant.

She also didn't want to bring trouble to the Liu family because of her current identity.

How can we forget the kindness of our parents?

Liu Yuhan believed in her parents' feelings and the choice of the two elders and her family. They would definitely choose Liu and would definitely share the responsibility with her.

Liu Yuhan's guess was correct.

After hearing what Liu and Grandma Qin said, the two elders and others were surprised at first, but then they looked at Liu with pity.

No wonder, Liu's words and actions didn't seem like those of a peasant family. She actually had such a high status! She was truly worlds apart from them, the peasants.

She had just reached the age of coming of age, and she had already experienced such a major family change. If Liu Shinan had not happened to rescue her, who knows what would have happened. There was no way these two people would be together!

Liu Shi must have been tormented for so many years. When Liu Shinan thought of what his wife had gone through, his heart ached! He sat next to her, not caring about etiquette, and couldn't help but hold her hand and comfort her softly.

"Wife, what are you talking about? Since we are married and have so many children, we naturally want to live together for a long time. I am a rough man and I am really not worthy of you. Please don't look down on me..."

"You've worked so hard with me these years. You're so miserable, hiding something so big, why didn't you tell us? Now that I know the whereabouts of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I naturally have to go visit them. Dad and Mom, I want to go to Haiyu Island with my wife."

"Of course we have to go. No matter what, my daughter-in-law, you are our family. We must share the burden when family problems arise. You have suffered over the years, and your parents have also suffered over the years. Now that you know where they are, you and the third brother must be filial to them in the future." said Old Mrs. Jiang.

"Yes, we are family and we should keep our differences. Dad also agrees that you go to Haiyu Island. Third brother, when you meet my daughter-in-law's family, remember to say hello to them for us." Liu Daling said.

Liu Shihu and his wife, who were sitting nearby, nodded repeatedly.

"This old servant thanks my dear master and my dear wife. My young lady was very lucky to have the honor of meeting you."

"Thank you, Mom and Dad..." Liu choked.