Yunding Ranch

Chapter 79 Organic Farms
Sitting cross-legged on the porch, a laptop was placed on the low table in front of him, and a long power cord was dragged out of the house. Bucky kept thinking about the power cord, as if he thought it was a ball of wool.Fortunately, he just fumbled with his claws and didn't pull hard, otherwise it would be bad.

Lu Li was typing the previous editorial about parties in Texas and New York. He stopped to think about it from time to time, subconsciously left the keyboard with his right hand, and fumbled for the plate next to him. After searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the target. Something, "Grapefruit!"

Lu Li didn't need to look back to know that it must be the pomelo that came over to steal and eat again.Turning his head, he saw Yuzu pretending to be innocent, squatting beside him, Lu Li picked up the cookie on the plate, and shook his head at Yuzu, "You can't eat this, little guy." Then, he blatantly Put the cookie in your mouth and chew it.

This is a cookie sent by Lily. It must be admitted that Westerners are indeed commendable in baking desserts. The slightly burnt cookies are not only fragrant, but Lily knows that he doesn't like sweets, so he can reduce the sugar content. It was very to his liking.Even if he doesn't have any sweet tooth, a small plate is almost finished today.

Seeing Lu Li's actions, Yuzu whimpered twice, then slowly, slowly lowered his head and turned around to leave. Seeing the lonely back made him feel soft-hearted, thinking whether he should just give Yuzu something.He always refuses like this, is he suspected of cruelty to animals?

But in the next second, Yuzu ran happily, chasing a butterfly in the distance with extra joy, and then Grape appeared from nowhere and chased after Yuzu.

There was a black line on Lu Li's forehead, he put the cookie into his mouth, took a hard bite, then lowered his head and started working again.

The lazy sun was falling, and the aroma of hot milk lingered under his nostrils. In a blink of an eye, the cookies were finished. Lu Li couldn't help rubbing his stomach, sighing that the life here is so pleasant.When I was in New York before, sitting in a cold rented house and working on manuscripts, I felt inexplicably desolate. From time to time, I could hear the neighbor next door yelling, and sometimes he had to go to the library to work—but the book How can a restaurant be as casual as at home?

Lu Li strongly suspected that his weight had started to increase.

"Beep", the horn sounded, Lu Li looked up and saw a big red truck parked on the side of the road, the driver poked his head out of the window, "No. 27, Old Oak Road?" Lu Li was stunned, He never knew there was an address nearby, and the other party immediately added, "Yunding Ranch?"

"Yes!" Lu Li finally realized, and put the laptop aside.Life on the ranch is so different that he even forgot that the ranch also has an address, otherwise how could the express delivery be delivered?However, today was the first time he knew that the road in front of the door was Old Oak Road.

"Here are the agricultural supplies you ordered." The driver opened the door and stepped down skillfully. "Where do I need to unload the goods?"

"Uh, let's put it here for the time being." Lu Li pointed to the warehouse next to the main house. All the tools are temporarily stored here. If the ranch is re-planned later, then it will be adjusted.

However, the brand new machine had just been delivered the day before yesterday, and the warehouse seemed to be full, and Lu Li was not sure if it could be put in.

Recently, the mechanized tools of the ranch are being comprehensively improved.Originally, the ranch already had machinery such as feed mills, tractors, harvesters, chisel subsoilers, soil preparation rakes, soil processors, etc., which did not need to be updated and could continue to be used; but for the organic farm, Lu Li Another batch of agricultural equipment was purchased, such as seed spreaders, sprayers, dusters, granulators, etc.

Almost every day, the ranch is changing.At the same time, the need to redesign the structure of the ranch house is imminent.

But now there is no other way, this warehouse can only be rescued temporarily.

The driver raised his voice and shouted to his partner behind, "Derek, start unloading." Then he turned his head and took out the folded paper from his shirt pocket, unfolded it and handed it to Lu Li, "This is the manifest."

Lu Li looked at the pile of items on it, some he knew, some he didn't know, "Wait for me." Lu Li smiled at the driver, then walked across the main house, stood at the back door and called out. Said, "Randy!" After waiting for a while, he didn't get a response, so he had to read another sentence, and walked along the avenue towards the bullpen, "Randy!"

Today is the day when the state agencies come to vaccinate Angus cattle. Every Angus cattle sold as beef cattle must be recorded from an early age. The official has detailed data, and then it is tested regularly to ensure that there will be no problems.Especially after experiencing the vigorous mad cow disease before, the frequency of inspections is now showing an upward trend.

"What's wrong?" Randy finally heard the call, and strode over.

"The things from the organic farm have been delivered." Lu Li raised his voice, and Randy started to trot immediately. Before his figure appeared, the excited voice came first, "All the things have been delivered? Great! What is the delivery today?" Here it comes? Seeds? Phytochemicals? Or tools to control pests?"

"Seeds." Lu Li handed over the list in his hand, almost all of which were arranged by Randy, so naturally he is the most familiar, "There are also plant medicines."

"Oh, yes, I know." Randy glanced twice, and immediately understood, "After these things are delivered, we can start planting according to the plan this afternoon."

In fact, now the ranch has completed the basic division of labor. Brandon is mainly responsible for the horses, Cole is mainly responsible for the sheep, and Jessica is mainly responsible for the cattle. As for Randy, the organic farm is his domain.Of course, this is not absolute. Usually, everyone still divides the work and cooperates, but the focus is slightly different.

However, the work on the organic farm has not been fully launched. Randy has been holding back for a long time, gearing up and eager to try, and he can't hold it anymore.

"I thought we'd have to wait for the physical control equipment to arrive before planting the seeds." Lu Li was a complete layman, and only knew a few superficial things.

The so-called organic farm, which means that no chemical synthesis is used, which also means that pests will be a big problem.However, after years of development of organic agriculture, it is natural to come up with corresponding methods.

One is the plant medicines just delivered today, such as pyrethrum, Houttuynia cordata, garlic, mint, neem, etc. Neem oil can control leafminers, tansy can control aphids and mites, etc.; It's what Lu Li said just now, physical control, black light can catch moth pests, and yellow board can trap and kill aphids, which can not only kill pests, but also protect beneficial insects.

In the past few weeks, Randy has done a lot besides buying machinery.The first thing is to re-plan the canals and lay furrow irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, and drip irrigation equipment to ensure that the irrigation can be completed automatically; the second thing is to open up a small area and start planting green manure. Green manure can not only limit The growth of weeds can also be used as feed recycling - but the Angus cattle in Yunding Ranch are fed with grains instead of pastures, so too much green manure cannot be planted.

At present, the equipment for physical prevention and control has not yet been delivered, let alone installed.

Randy looked confident, "Don't worry, there are many ways to prevent and control pests on organic farms." The two returned to the main house and walked forward, "For example, reasonable crop rotation, or choosing the right vegetables and Varieties, you know? Vegetables that have a particular smell that repels pests in their own right, like leeks, celery, onions, lettuce, etc. I've already planned that we'll start with a batch of edamame and carrots, which are two Vegetables that are very effective at repelling pests, are selling well, and of course, most importantly, have no problems with the vegetables we planted in the first round."

Lu Li felt that he had been dazzled. Those vegetables sounded very familiar, but they seemed to be different when put into such a long speech.

"Very good, then I'll leave it to you." Lu Li decided to be a shopkeeper and continue to finish his press release.

Randy showed a confident smile, didn't say much, quickly pushed open the screen door, and walked out, "Hey, Derek, today is your delivery..." Randy walked up quickly, unfolded chat.

Lu Li stood in the porch, thinking about going back to continue typing, but his eyes couldn't help but drift towards them. Finally, he just walked over and began to explore the pile of seeds.

When mentioning vegetables, the types that come to mind are really limited. After seeing them, they realized that they usually eat so many vegetables, such as green peppers, lettuce, broccoli, pinto beans, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, Pumpkin, red pepper, eggplant, spinach, purple sweet potato...

They were too dazzled to count, and then Lu Li saw the famous kale!This will be the highlight of the organic farm's first crop.

In recent years, obesity levels in the United States have become more and more serious, and the resulting cardiovascular disease has become imminent—heart disease has surpassed other diseases to become the highest cause of death in the United States.It is against this background that kale was born. Because of its anti-cancer and cholesterol-lowering effects, it is regarded as the "healthiest vegetable" by doctors, and it is also the best choice for weight loss and beauty.

Now, kale has become the number one choice in vegetarian salads in the United States, especially under the recommendation of many supermodels, actors, nutritionists, and yogis, the popularity remains high.

The "kale crisis" broke out in New York before. After the blizzard, people went to the supermarket to start a mopping up mode. Among them, kale became the first item to be sold out. Countless people on Twitter began to complain that the kale was sold out. On Fox News.

The organic farm of Yunding Ranch chose to start with kale.

(End of this chapter)