Agriculture Idol

Chapter 192 Planting Strawberries ([-])
In addition, the shy little brother also revealed the process of making the sweetness of strawberries to a higher level very honestly.

That is to increase the temperature of the greenhouse during the day, and then suddenly reduce the temperature at night.

Repeating the temperature difference between day and night in this way can make the nutrients in strawberry fruit more concentrated.

Strawberries store nutrients in leaves through photosynthesis during the day when the temperature is high, and transport nutrients into the fruit at night.

But if the temperature is too high during the day, the strawberry fruit will also start to breathe actively, in which case the plant will consume its own nutrients.If the temperature does not cool down at night, the plant will continue to consume nutrients, so less nutrients will flow to the fruit.

For this reason, farmers open the windows of 14 greenhouses before going to the gymnasium for volleyball at night.

In this way, the temperature in the greenhouse that rises to 20 degrees during the day can drop to about 5 to 10 degrees at night.

The respiration rate of strawberry fruit will also be reduced accordingly, so the nutrients produced by the leaves during the day will not be consumed, making strawberries sweet and delicious.

After hearing this theory, Li Chengxin couldn't help asking: "You let us broadcast all these secrets live, is this really good?"

The shy little brother smiled shyly: "These theories are not considered secrets, but it is not easy to do it day after day."

Brother Xiaoyong also nodded and said: "All these screenings and temperature adjustments need to be done manually, and they have to practice every day, which is really not easy."

"Is it your interest to develop strawberry varieties?" Li Chengxin continued to ask.

The shy little brother nodded: "My goal is to grow strawberries that are as round as balls."

After chatting for a while, several people began to harvest strawberries.

According to the brother of the girl in the orchestra, strawberries should be harvested as soon as they are fully ripe.

In order to prevent nails from scratching strawberries, all staff need to wear disposable rubber gloves when harvesting.

"Strawberries are still very delicate."

When picking, no metal utensils are used.Carefully wrap the strawberry in the palm of your hand, pinching the thin stem above the strawberry with your index and middle fingers.

Due to being tired by the heavy strawberry fruit, the stem of the strawberry is curved. At this time, it can be broken with a slight fold along the opposite direction of the arc.

Li Chengxin, who has been touching musical instruments all year round, quickly grasped the trick.Brother Xiaoyong doesn't seem to be very good at this.Many of the strawberries that were picked in the end did not have that thin stem.

All the beautiful sweet king strawberries were taken to the packaging area.First pick out the ones that Xiaoyong picked without thin stems, these will be the materials for the subsequent eating and broadcasting links.

There are two kinds of packaging boxes for strawberries. The ones sold locally are ordinary foam-bottomed boxes, while those used for online purchases and out-of-town shipments will use a row of four, a total of three rows of packaging boxes with strawberry grids .

Li Chengxin and Brother Xiaoyong carefully put the strawberries they picked into the strawberry grid and packed them. There were only 6 boxes in total.

Brother Xiaoyong had a whim: "We have a few boxes, do you want to sign a name, when the time comes, netizens who buy strawberries online will get a random signed version."

"Hey, why are you all watching us work?" Li Chengxin asked strangely looking at the four farmers standing by the table who had no intention of working at all.

The brother of the girl in the orchestra replied with some embarrassment: "Actually, it's not the time to pick strawberries. We will finish the work and delivery before five o'clock in the morning."

The shy little brother also nodded and said: "Actually, the strawberries picked during this time period are relatively perishable, so these boxes of you are for you to take away and eat, and we probably won't use them for delivery."

Li Chengxin said: "The shipment was completed at 5 o'clock? How much work do you have to do in a day!"

[I think their hard work will be rewarded... Just now I quickly placed an order, 12 strawberries cost 46 yuan. 】

[Almost 4 yuan for a strawberry?This is really a reward for hard work, hehe...]

[Although the price is terrible, I still bought a box, it looks really delicious! 】

[Stop messing around, it's time to guess the dish! 】

When the netizens clamored to order strawberries, Li Chengxin and Brother Xiaoyong put 6 boxes of expensive strawberries in the refrigerator, planning to bring them back to Hongming Village for their loved ones to enjoy after the show was over.

On the other side, several farmers have also moved tables and chairs to prepare an area for cooking with strawberries.

[This time it's fruit again, I can't guess it! 】

[Strawberry jam, strawberry cake...they are all desserts, how can they be used for cooking? 】

[Previously, pears and peaches were fried with sliced ​​meat. Is strawberry also available? 】

The farmer took out a large pot of strawberries from the refrigerator, and added the ones that Brother Xiaoyong had broken before: "These are sweet king strawberries harvested today that are too small and overripe to meet the shipping standard." .”

It is also one of the farmers who instructs Li Chengxin and the others to cook with strawberries.

"Today we start with the main dish, which is a staple dish that we all like, assorted strawberry vinegar rice."

Brother Xiaoyong was full of doubts: "I've heard of mixed rice and vinegar rice, but I don't understand why they combine together?"

The farmer took out a glass jar: "This is the strawberry vinegar I made myself."

Brother Xiaoyong took it and took a look. The liquid inside was rose red, and there were a few small soaked strawberries floating in it.

I unscrewed the lid and smelled it, and a sweet and sour aroma wafted out.

The farmer introduced: "Use the strawberries that are still very small after ripening, add sugar and sweet vinegar to marinate for three days, and then it is ready."

Assorted Strawberry Vinegar Rice is made in a rough way, just let Xiaoyong do it.

Pour a good amount of strawberry vinegar into the freshly cooked rice and let the strawberry vinegar dye the rice a beautiful pink.Then chop the strawberries in the strawberry vinegar and mix them into the rice.

The farmer explained: "These crushed strawberries have a strong sweet and sour taste, as well as the aroma of strawberries."

Mix the strawberry meat with the rice, and then put the wine-steamed oyster meat, sea bream meat, cod roe, fried tofu, mushrooms, fried egg shreds, broccoli and other side dishes on the vinegared rice.

[Wait... the vinegar rice I know can't be so luxurious! 】

[Is this strawberry rice or paella QAQ]

【Their strawberries are really making money...】

After Brother Xiaoyong finished the assorted vinegared rice with side dishes, Li Chengxin also placed some strawberries that he had cut out on top of it: "In this way, the top and bottom of the assorted strawberry vinegared rice are strawberries. Already!"

Next, it was the strawberry pasta cold dish made by Li Chengxin.

Fresh strawberries are chopped and mixed with chopped onions and sliced ​​cherry tomatoes, followed by balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

After mixing well, it is the pasta sauce.

"This feels good. We made pasta with peach sauce last year." Brother Xiaoyong commented while stealing strawberries.

The pasta used here is Fedelieni long pasta with a cross-section of 1.4 mm, which is called "angel's hair". The freshly cooked pasta is passed through ice water.

Mix the pasta and sauce, serve on a plate with sliced ​​prosciutto and mozzarella, top with sliced ​​strawberries, and finish with parsley leaves and black pepper.

This dish is finished.

(End of this chapter)