Chapter 276: We can get things done faster with more people
Yangmei was obviously a little embarrassed. In her heart, she was already very grateful that Ruoting could take her to do these things together, and she couldn't wait to come to her door.
"Haha... I'm not busy right now, so I thought of coming over to ask you..."
Shang Ruoting knew that Yangmei was shy and didn't mean to beat around the bush.
She held up a mushroom bag in her hand and showed it to Yangmei.
"If you believe me, plant this in your greenhouse."
Yang Mei was obviously a little surprised. When she first walked into Tan Chen's yard, she saw that the three of them, old and young, were each holding a strange object in their hands. Now Ruoting actually asked her to plant this...
"Ruoting, is this thing you're holding going to be grown in a greenhouse?"
Shang Ruoting was not surprised at Yang Mei's reaction at all. Tan Chen and Old Lady Shang had the same attitude at the beginning.
She kept moving her hands while explaining Yang Mei's doubts: "This is a mushroom spawn I researched. It can grow a delicious mushroom."
Yangmei was simply stunned. She knew that mushrooms could be picked in the mountains in a while, but this was the first time she heard of growing mushrooms in a greenhouse.
"Ruo... Ruoting... are you saying we should grow our own mushrooms?"
Shang Ruoting nodded affirmatively, put the mushroom bag in her hand on the ground, and pulled Yangmei to her backyard.
There are the earliest mushroom spawn they made, which are being kept in a cool and ventilated place for maintenance.
Shang Ruoting was also anxious. In order to satisfy the curiosity of Old Lady Shang and Tan Chen as soon as possible, she deliberately dripped a few drops of spiritual spring water on the two mushroom buns that were made first. At this time, oyster mushrooms had already emerged from the two buns.
She pointed at the two mushroom pods and said, "Look, these are the pods that have grown oyster mushrooms."
Yangmei looked at the tiny mushrooms in front of her and couldn't believe her eyes.
"Ruoting, did you really grow these mushrooms yourself?"
Shang Ruoting saw Yang Mei's surprised expression but didn't laugh at her. In this era, if other people saw the mushrooms they cultivated, they would probably have the same expression.
"Yes, I originally suggested that your greenhouse be built close to the shade of the trees for the purpose of growing mushrooms."
"Oyster mushrooms prefer a cool and ventilated environment to grow..."
Shang Ruoting simply explained some key points of cultivating oyster mushrooms.
Yangmei listened very carefully and was very interested.
"Ruoting, I see that you, Tan Chen, and Grandma Shang are working very hard on this mushroom bun. I just saw what you did. Our younger brothers and sisters can do this. When they get home from school tonight, I'll bring them over. We can get things done faster with more people."
Shang Ruoting did not object to this. After all, a large number of mushroom spawn bags were needed for a greenhouse covering an acre of land. Although they had no shortage of mushrooms and cultivation substrates, they were indeed short of manpower.
"Okay, then you guys come over to help tonight. We have a lot of people, so if we work for two or three hours, things will go much faster."
After things were settled, the two returned to the front yard together. Yangmei naturally would not leave at this time, and also joined in making mushroom bags.
In the evening, she brought her younger brothers and sisters to help as promised. Few of the children from farming families were not diligent. Yang Tao, Yang Liu and Yang Xu were of course not to be mentioned. After they became proficient, their speed was not much slower than Shang Ruoting and the others.
Even the youngest, Yang Xiu, was busy helping his older brothers and sisters pass things around.
The entire mushroom bun-making scene was bustling with activity.
Finally, after a few days, all the mushroom bags for cultivation in the two greenhouses were ready.
Well-ventilated mushroom bags were also delivered to the greenhouse one after another.
Growing mushroom spawn is a technical job, and Shang Ruoting patiently taught Yangmei how to take care of them.
For example, how to place the plants, the temperature requirements in the greenhouse, humidity, disinfection, pest and disease control, etc. were explained again.
Yang Mei also studied very seriously. When Shang Ruoting was talking, she would take notes with a pen and paper, and would ask carefully if she didn't understand something.
Under normal circumstances, it takes about 20 days for the oyster mushrooms to grow to more than 5 cm, at which time they can be harvested.
Then, the original culture medium can be used to continue to cultivate mushroom mycelium. That is to say, after the technology matures, oyster mushrooms can be harvested once a month or so.
In fact, growing mushrooms is only a little busy in the early stages and requires a lot of preparation, but it will be much easier later on.
Not to mention how much the oyster mushrooms, which are unique in this era, can be sold on the market, the fact that the crop can be harvested once a month is very exciting.
Now, the two families are waiting for the harvest time to come and take the samples to the city to find a market.
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