水圳的灌溉水停了好久,真是令人心急。正值結穗時期,缺水不是好事。但想到田裡保持著許多草,可以幫忙保溼,就稍稍寬心了些。
曾在日本與川口由一先生聊過插秧的事,他點出一個我沒想到的事:日本的自然農法插秧,可以一穴一株,因為日本冷,稻子生長期長,分蘗數量多。但是在炎熱的台灣,稻子生長期短,分蘗少,他建議一穴可以插2株秧苗。經過觀察這一期稻作之後,我覺得川口先生說得實在有道理。我目前預計,明年的第一期一穴插2株,第二期要增加到一穴3株。
希望在經過一年一年實行自然農法之後,田裡的土壤更好了,最終可以一穴一株秧苗,發揮稻子最大的潛力。
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Sugoi!
You always find our your own way to fit to Taiwanese climates and conditions!
Kawaguchi-san & Mitsui-san may be pleased to be heard that, how about finding sometime to write to them before the end of year? They may miss you...
I can translate for you ^^
anyway I also miss you ~ let's find some time to meet up!
(I'll be Korea next week, but after that may not so be busy...)
Now Japan also 稲刈り season ^^
Hazakake outlook must be beautiful...
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