A little romance all to oneself on the farm

Today's schedule is a dialogue between the self and the farm. Po-hsiang from the agricultural team came alone to the contract farming site in Shiding to test how many bitter tea trees (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) one person can fertilize in a day, as well as turfgrass seed planting.

Arriving at the farm in the morning, we saw that the weeds on the ground had already grown quite tall. It seems that as long as there is sufficient rain and sunlight, grasses thrive wherever they grow - that is the power of the wild. Because no digging tools had been brought along, we first went to the farmer's house to borrow a spade, hoping that everything would go smoothly today and work efficiency would double, so that the bitter tea trees could be fed and watered quickly and grow strong fast. The trick to fertilizing is to first check the slope of the land, dig a shallow furrow or shallow pit on the uphill side about 60 to 90 cm from the trunk, then evenly spread about 250 g of fertilizer, cover it back with soil, and then water it or wait for the rain to fall.

Today we worked hard alongside 200 trees, and the result was 200 trees. By the end, the spade had even been broken. After reporting it to the farmer, we will just bring a new one next time. Out with the old, in with the new - this spade had truly served dutifully, and Po-hsiang's time alone with the farm certainly left deep memories through the labor.