After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

Chapter 135: Fertilizer Method

Lin Chuyi smiled and answered frankly, "Of course I have my own intentions. Everyone knows that I bought two barren hills. The soil on the barren hills is barren, and the yield of directly planting peppers will not be high. But pepper planting is imminent, so I can only listen to my aunt this time and use chemical fertilizers first."

"That is to say, if I use fertilizer this year, I won't need it in the future. Otherwise, the cost of fertilizer plus the transportation cost will make me lose a lot of money in a year."

"But didn't you say that if the nutrients are cut off halfway, the land will return to its original state? What will you do next year then?" the man continued to ask relentlessly.

Lin Chuyi was now really interested in the man who asked the question, but he was not annoyed at all when he pointed out the loopholes in his words. He even wanted to thank him, which was simply a god's assist.

"This is the third thing I want to tell you. As I said earlier, fertilizers are expensive and not every household in the north can afford them. But in order to change the quality of the land, they thought of many ways and finally found a method that is slow but inexpensive."

"My aunt asked someone to write down the method of composting on a piece of paper and gave it to me. For long-term considerations, I plan to use the method in the recipe to slowly change the soil quality starting next year."

"What's the recipe? Is it reliable?" the village head spoke at this time.

As for fertilizer, when Lin Chuyi quoted the price, he had already given up the idea of ​​asking Lin Chuyi to act as a matchmaker because it was too expensive. However, Lin Chuyi suggested a free way, which made him excited again.

What's the big deal if the effect is slow? Their ancestors have been farmers for generations. It doesn't matter even if it takes ten or twenty years. As long as the soil quality can be really changed and the land production increases in the future, their future generations will also benefit. It won't hurt to give it a try.

Lin Chu nodded slightly, "It's absolutely reliable, but it will be very hard."

The free method that Lin Chuyi mentioned refers to the method of making compost that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Even in economically developed modern rural areas, there are still people who use the methods passed down by their ancestors to fertilize the fields. If they were not effective, they would not have been passed down.

Lin Chuyi has no plans to promote chemical fertilizers, at least not now.

This was still the agricultural age, and if she really developed a fertilizer that could increase crop yields, it would surely be known to everyone.

When this news reaches the ears of officials, it will definitely attract their attention. Increasing grain production can solve the people's food problem, and 80% of officials will not give up this opportunity to improve their political achievements.

By then, Lin Chuyi, the person who took out the fertilizer, will definitely become the focus of attention. With just a casual check, the lies she made up will be exposed. How will she explain the source of these things then?

What should she do if the other party becomes greedy and wants to control her to find the source of the thing, or threatens her with the lives of her family?

It was impossible for her to surrender, but if she resisted, the other party would directly accuse her of conspiracy and make her a rat crossing the street that everyone would shout and beat.

It is not a problem for her to leave alone, she can just change her identity and continue to survive, but everyone else will be implicated by her and become the dead by the sword, she cannot bear to watch them die because of her.

When Lin Chuyi first started preparing to make fertilizer, he took these possible consequences into consideration.

In order to prevent her prediction from coming true, she had already adjusted the proportion of fertilizer when it was produced in the fertilizer factory. It contained only the nutrients needed for the growth of peppers, and the nutrients were diluted in proportion to greatly reduce its effect.

The pepper seeds she provided to the villagers were optimized varieties in the space and had strong adaptability. With the help of these fertilizers, the pepper production could be guaranteed to reach the total number of peppers required in the contract, but would not exceed expectations.

It doesn’t matter if the villagers take the fertilizer back and don’t use it on the pepper fields but instead use it on other land of their own.

Because each crop requires different nutrients, using the chemical fertilizers needed for peppers will definitely have an impact on other crops. It will increase production, but definitely not much.

Lin Chuyi had already informed the villagers about the high yield of peppers. The villagers had never grown peppers before, so they would not have any doubts as long as the yield did not exceed the per-acre yield reported by Lin Chuyi.

In this way, it will not attract widespread attention, and Lin Chuyi can continue to hide in the dark and implement his own development plan.

Perhaps one day, when her power grows and she no longer needs to look ahead and behind when doing things, she will promote the fertilizer, but it will definitely not be now.

The appearance of something like fertilizer is bound to cause discussion among villagers. Lin Chuyi wants to minimize the discussion of fertilizer. The most effective way is to come up with another more eye-catching thing to grab their attention.

Lin Chuyi chose the method of making compost that she learned from the space book "Agricultural Notes".

No matter how good chemical fertilizers are, they are useless if ordinary people cannot afford them. However, composting is different. It does not cost money, but it does require some effort. For the ancients who did not value labor costs, it was a no-cost business.

The so-called composting is the process of fermenting, fermenting and maturing materials that can provide plant nutrients to form fertilizers that can be absorbed and utilized by plants.

Things that can be used as composting materials can be found everywhere in rural areas.

Such as toilet sewage, animal entrails, feces, weeds and dead leaves, river and pond silt, vegetable scraps, rice washing water, etc., these are all good composting materials.

Lin Chuyi copied down all the methods of making fertilizers in it. The fertilizer making recipes required for different crops are different.

Different composting recipes require different ratios and time, but the production process is similar, and you need to dig a big hole first.

The depth of the dug pit is about one meter, and the pit walls and bottom are compacted to prevent fertilizer from seeping into the surrounding area from the pit.

The size of the pit is determined according to the amount of raw materials. Then the different materials are poured into the pit in proportion and in layers. After it is full, some sewage is poured to submerge the materials, and then a layer of hay is placed on top to cover it.

In order to prevent the temperature from being too high and causing an explosion reaction due to complete closure, it is also necessary to leave an air vent. The next step is to wait for it to accumulate and mature naturally.

In order to ensure the quality of composting and prevent the loss of fertilizer, it is necessary to turn the compost over every once in a while to improve the ventilation environment inside and ensure even heating.

Because the main material of compost is feces, it is inevitable that a bad smell will be emitted during the fermentation process.

In this case, it is undoubtedly a torture to actively approach and stir the fertilizer. But for us hardworking farmers, this little pain is nothing.