Chapter 158 Success is heating up
"Does that mean all green materials contain nitrogen?"
Geng Xiaoyun scratched his head and asked.
Lu Miao groaned, nodded, and said, "That's about the same understanding."
At least these are the common ones on hand, it’s just a matter of how much they contain.
Geng Xiaoyun seemed to be lost in thought.
Lu Miao clapped his hands happily: "Shall we start now?"
Ren Bingxin and Geng Xiaoyun said in unison: "Okay!"
They were in the first stage where they didn't know anything, so they just watched what Lu Miao did and then listened to what Lu Miao told them to do.
Lu Miao had already cleared a clean area in front of the door.
Aerobic composting, in addition to the carbon-nitrogen ratio of the materials, mainly depends on air circulation and sufficient oxygen.
Lu Miao went back to the kitchen and pulled out three wrist-thick firewood sticks, which he placed one on top of the other in the open space to form a short tripod.
The materials Lu Miao collected were only dry and wet leaves, but he also took into account the rotten pumpkin sent by Chen Guifen and the tomato stems that Fu Jingyou had collected a while ago.
Although it has been dried for a while, the moisture has not receded much.
Next to the house is the threshing ground with several large haystacks on it.
Lu Miao asked Geng Xiaoyun to pull out half a bundle of straw, and she went back to the spare room on the right side of the house to drag out the switch.
After pressing the straw and tomato stalks into small pieces about ten centimeters long, start laying the first layer of material.
The overall carbon-nitrogen ratio should be approximately 25:1, but the approximate carbon and nitrogen content of various materials is currently unknown.
After Lu Miao thought about it, he decided to try it with a general ratio of 2:1 in volume between carbon material and nitrogen material.
As for the others, we will observe the condition of the compost in two days and then make a specific distinction.
The bottom layer is covered with brown dry straw carbon material, and then green nitrogen material and brown carbon material are stacked layer by layer using the sandwich stacking method.
The compost with a diameter of about one meter was piled up to the height of waist and abdomen. Lu Miao, Ren Bingxin and Geng Xiaoyun added filler again, and then cut up the rotten pumpkin brought by Chen Guifen and piled it on top.
Given their height, if they piled any higher, it might be difficult to control, so Lu Miao called a halt temporarily.
Find a bamboo pole and insert it diagonally into the compost. Later, the bamboo pole will be used to oxygenate the compost and test the temperature.
It’s not too late to just pile up the compost, you also need to do some simple insulation work.
Lu Miao called Geng Xiaoyun and Ren Bingxin together, went through the Fu family's backyard, dug up some forest soil from the bamboo forest, and covered the compost with about two centimeters of soil before stopping.
After a while, Geng Xiaoyun looked at the strange pile of leaves in front of him and said:
"Is this all? Little Cat Lu, is this okay?"
Geng Xiaoyun knew that dry fallen leaves could be turned into fertilizer after a few years of fermentation.
But if you pile up a big pile of grass, it will turn into fertile soil in just ten days?
Geng Xiaoyun couldn't believe it.
"This is just the first step. Whether it will succeed or not will depend on a few days! Don't stop yet. There's still some material left. Let's get some more and build another haystack!"
Lu Miao is full of fighting spirit.
Geng Xiaoyun thought that there was nothing to do today, and it was the first time Lu Miao came here after her marriage. If Lu Miao wanted to do something, they could just accompany her.
It saves her from having to use her thin arms and legs to move for a long time.
There were two large piles of grass in front of the Fu family's door. Lu Miao would look at them when he got up in the morning and when he went to bed at night.
Fu Jingyou had been in the mountains for several days and she was quite worried. But when the two piles of grass piled up together, most of her attention was diverted.
Of course, she wasn't the only one focused on the haystacks.
Ren Bingxin and Geng Xiaoyun were curious and would occasionally come over to take a look.
Chen Guifen was always thinking about the fertilizer. Every time she came to deliver food or called Lu Miao over for dinner, she would walk around a few times before she could leave with peace of mind.
Time passed quickly and a few more days passed.
When Lu Miao woke up that morning, there was a layer of white frost on the ground at the door. The pond on the production team's side and the ditch in the distance were all covered with layers of white mist.
Lu Miao rubbed his hands, and the temperature seemed to have dropped a little.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the two compost piles at the door seemed vague and emitted wisps of white smoke.
Lu Miao paused, and when she thought of a possibility, she suddenly jumped three feet high.
"Is it done? Is it done?"
Lu Miao excitedly threw it towards the compost and put his hand directly on it.
I can vaguely feel a little warmth, but it is very unreal.
She directly pulled out the bamboo pole that was stuck on it. In the past, she was always afraid of being dirty, but this time she didn't care about anything. She stretched her little hand deep into the hole made in the bamboo pole.
The further in he went, the more obvious the temperature became, until it became a little hot to the touch. Lu Miao smiled foolishly and retracted his hand.
It really worked!
She retracted her hand and brought the hand stained with grass directly to her nose and sniffed it. Apart from the unique smell of rotting grass, there was no other strange smell.
After putting the bamboo pole back in, Lu Miao followed the same method to check another compost pile.
The second compost pile also has temperature, but it is obviously not as high as the first one.
I put my hand into the hole of the bamboo pole and felt that it was not as wet as the first one.
Lu Miao put the bamboo pole back and thought for a while.
The second compost pile was built later. Except for the pumpkin, the proportions of other materials were the same.
The high water content of pumpkin may be due to this reason.
The second compost body cannot degrade water as fast as the first one, and cannot yet meet the growth environment of microorganisms. The chain reaction is that the growth of bacterial flora is limited, and the degradation and decomposition reactions cannot keep up.
After Lu Miao washed his hands in the backyard, he scooped out some water and sprinkled it on the second compost pile.
After washing up quickly, Lu Miao locked the door and went straight to Chen Guifen.
Sharing good news is one thing, having breakfast is another.
Another thing is that I can come back later to call for help.
If the temperature rises, it means that this method has been successful.
We must hurry to the next step.
Lu Miao rushed to the He family, and Chen Guifen was about to go find her.
This time it wasn't about delivering food or inviting her to come over for dinner.
Hu Zhiyuan from the county came to visit and Chen Guifen was entertaining him.
When Lu Miao walked over, he didn't have time to say anything.
Chen Guifen borrowed two eggs from the neighbor next door and stuffed them directly into her mouth:
"Miao girl, your uncle is not at home, so I have to take care of things. Take these eggs and go to the kitchen to make a bowl of sugar-water eggs for Special Envoy Hu!"
As he said that, he pushed Lu Miao into the kitchen.
Lu Miao was holding the egg and when he passed by the main hall, he saw Hu Zhiyuan who seemed to be hesitant to speak. Without thinking much about it, he took the egg and went to the kitchen.
That's right...
Finally, Lu Miao stood by the stove holding the egg, his face full of worry, his head looking towards the main room.
How do you make these sugar syrup eggs?
She now knows how to steam rice, stir-fry rice, and stir-fry vegetables.
No one taught her how to make sugar-water eggs!
(End of this chapter)
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