Since April 1, the Puxi area of Shanghai has entered the home sealing and control management. In addition to online learning and home-based exercise, 14-year-old Yutaro Fujita, a 14-year-old boy from Tokyo, Japan, also taught himself a set of hydroponic skills, and successfully cultivated various vegetables such as shallots and potatoes, and the harvest was full.
Speaking of the original intention of hydroponics, Fujita confessed that "at first it was just to help his mother share the housework." During the stay at home, the mother is responsible for the family's three meals a day, which is very hard. After finding that the shallots made for the miso soup were used up, he tried to "ask for help" in the building group, and immediately got a warm response from the neighbors around him. Therefore, going to the first floor hall to complete the "contactless" pickup became the first task of the teenager.
After retrieving the shallots, Fujita decided to cut off the green leaves to make soup for his mother, and the roots were left for himself to do hydroponic "experiments" in order to achieve "shallot freedom" as soon as possible. After "multi-party research", a set of hydroponic secret recipes was also summarized.
First, use a transparent container to ensure that the roots receive sufficient light. It is also possible to "monitor" the remaining amount of water so as not to dry up. Secondly, do not inject too much water, soak the root whiskers to prevent rotten roots. Third, only cut off the sustainable growth of the dark green part to eat, retain the roots to continue cultivation. After four or five days of doing the above three points, the shallots that grow to about 25 cm can be eaten.
According to Fujita's "in-depth research", in addition to spring onions, more than 10 kinds of vegetables such as lettuce, onions, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, garlic, greens, celery, and coriander are suitable for home hydroponics. However, the cultivation method is slightly different, and the need to vary depending on the "dish".
For example, the leftover lettuce hearts are soaked in water, sprouted after 3 days, and the new leaves that grow after 10 days can be picked and eaten. After the onion is peeled, it "sits" on the glass bottle with the bottom facing down, and the young leaves that grow after 10 days can be seasoned instead of stir-fry with shallots. After the carrot is cut off five centimeters and the head is soaked in water for two weeks, the nutrient-rich radish leaves can be both stir-fried and soupy.
At present, Fujita's potato hydroponic "experiment" has also been successful, and the pink flowers that bloom are loved by everyone. But what makes teenagers look forward to it is that life after the epidemic can be as beautiful as ever. May the flowers bloom and disperse and return to beauty!
(Look at the news Knows reporter: Shen Lin)