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What should be noted before koi are introduced into the pond?
Transporting koi is simple: just place them in a plastic bag filled with oxygen. Juvenile or medium-sized fish can be carried by the hobbyist, but large fish are usually shipped by the dealer. New fish carry a high risk of pathogens or parasites, and if not handled properly they often infect healthy fish. Therefore, the transport water should preferably be dosed with salt and antibiotics. Anchor worms and fish lice are visible to the naked eye; if found, they must be removed immediately and the wounds disinfected. The most important thing is adjusting the water temperature. Dealer pond water is generally warmer than the hobbyist's pond water. If the temperature difference exceeds 5°C, the fish easily catch cold,
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What are the seed treatment methods for Korean pine before raising seedlings?
Seed treatment methods for Korean pine before raising seedlings: The seed shell of Korean pine is dense and hard, covered with wax, not easily permeable to water and air, and contains germination-inhibiting substances such as tannins, making it difficult for the embryo to germinate. Therefore, before sowing, the seeds must be subjected to germination-promoting treatment. The commonly used stratification methods are as follows: 1. Open-air overwintering burial method: In autumn, first soak the seeds in cold water for 2 to 3 days, remove them, mix with 2 to 3 times their volume of wet sand, stir evenly, and place in an open-air pit. The pit site should be chosen in a high, dry place with good drainage. The pit depth is 1.2 to 1
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Why do mushrooms sporadically appear before the mycelium has fully spread
Normally, after the mycelium has fully spread, fruiting begins after a few days of recovery. But sometimes fruiting bodies appear when the mycelium has only spread through 2/3, or even 1/2, of the mushroom log, which is abnormal. Some people advertise that their spawn produces mushrooms before the mycelium has fully spread as a superior "early-maturing, high-yielding spawn," but that is deceptive nonsense; in reality, when this happens, it is a sign of spawn degeneration. There are also external factors, such as: (1) using too much spawn, so old spawn blocks produce mushrooms. (2) packing the substrate too tightly, and the cultivation bag
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The correct method for soaking and pre-sprouting black locust seeds before sowing
The method for soaking and pre-sprouting black locust seeds is as follows: the seed coat of black locust is thick and hard, and soaking softens the seed coat so that the seeds absorb water in advance and swell. For pre-sprouting, mix the swollen seeds with moist sand at a specified volume ratio of 3 parts sand to 1 part seeds, and place the mixture in a sunny, sheltered spot to sprout. To prevent the seeds from becoming sticky and spoiling, turn the mixture several times a day. After 4 to 5 days, when one third of the seeds have split open and shown white, take them out and sow.
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Feeding and Management Methods for Foxes Before and After Breeding
Feeding and Management of Foxes Before and After Breeding
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Rushed Food Waste Ban: EPA Protests as Swine Fever Chaos Hits Home Before the Disease Does
The Battle Over Epidemic Prevention and Food Waste 04"Rushed Food Waste Ban: EPA Up in Arms, Saying "Swine Fever Hasn't Even Arrived, and the Country Is Already in Chaos"
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A Detailed Guide to Managing Wheat Seedlings Before Winter by Leaf Color
1. Causes of yellow leaves in wheat seedlings and their management. First, soil drought, which mostly occurs in wheat fields with insufficient subsoil moisture or where moisture escapes through cracks in the soil. Its characteristics are slow tiller emergence, grayish-green leaf color, short and small heart leaves, slow or stalled growth (known as "shriveled-heart seedlings"), gradual yellowing and drying of the middle and lower leaves, and few, thin roots. The key management point is to apply 15 kg of ammonium bicarbonate per mu along with irrigation. Second, nitrogen deficiency, in which seedlings are thin and weak and grow upright, tillering is reduced, leaves are narrow and short, and the lower leaves gradually turn yellow and dry starting from the leaf tips and progressing upward. The key management point is to use urea per mu
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What are the precautions before fish farming
1. Diversify the shape of fish ponds: Fish ponds are often rectangular or dug-pond style, so as to give full play to the three-dimensional benefits of the aquaculture water body. The area of a single fish pond is generally about 0.067 hectares (mu, the same below), the pond depth is 2.5-3 m, the length-to-width ratio is 5:3, and the side slope coefficient is 2-3. In construction and shaping, it is possible to start with the easy and then the difficult, and build some transitional fish ponds, such as "concentric"-shaped, high-low type, "grid"-shaped, "field"-shaped and other shapes, among which the "concentric"-shaped fish pond is the most ideal transitional fish pond. 2. Promptly provide a matching irrigation and drainage system: requirements
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What does "in-season vegetables" mean? A guide to the timing of in-season vegetables now
In the past, vegetables were only produced within limited time periods, but now with new technology we can see any vegetable all year round; however, today's vegetables are not as nutritious as before. Every fruit and vegetable has a season best suited to its growth, called "
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Is Amaryllis Poisonous? Learn About Its Toxicity Before You Grow It for Peace of Mind
Recently, quite a few readers have emailed us asking: is amaryllis poisonous? Is amaryllis also called "Hedinghong" (red arsenic), and is it toxic? I say amaryllis is basically not poisonous. Yes, some people do call it Hedinghong. In fact, its other names are: baizhilian, huazhoulan, gutinghua, also called baiquilian, zhudinglan, and also zhudinghong, among others.
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