China News Service, May 9. According to the US "World Journal" report, New York City is full of high-rise buildings, and it is difficult to find ready-made farmland. However, gardening experts said that if the Chinese people are good at taking care of them, wasteland, balconies or top floors can become The "vegetable garden", especially during the epidemic, can also avoid shopping in crowded supermarkets.
Gardening experts recommend that beginners start with easy-to-grow plants such as onions, garlic or leafy greens.
Ms. Yang, who has been running a natural farming method in New York City for many years, said that Evergreen Park in Flushing used to be a wasteland. Because of its proximity to a small river, people threw garbage nearby, and it even became a place where criminals abandoned their bodies.
Ms. Yang said that after the nearby senior center found the vacant land, it applied to the Municipal Park Bureau to convert the vacant land into self-cultivation land; after long-term care by the residents, the 20-square-foot land with fertile soil can only be used every year. For a fee of 50 yuan, a lot of organic fruits and vegetables have been produced in the past six years.
Ms. Yang said that her natural farming class does not use manure for fertilization, but instead uses weeds, fallen leaves, etc. to become nutrients for vegetables and fruits, and the fruits are very healthy.
In addition to the natural farming class in Farah, Ms. Yang said that the class is also taught in a high-rise residential building in Manhattan. "Every seed, every grain of soil and sand is brought up by us in the elevator."
Mr. Li, a teacher of the natural farming class, said that if there is no ready-made land near people's homes, they can use fertile "living soil" to grow vegetables in flower pots; "The easiest way is to go to the supermarket to buy organic soil directly, usually about ten yuan. You can buy a bag, suitable for home growing.”
Mr. Li said that it is more important to cultivate specific fruits and vegetables in the right season. For example, from late April to early May is suitable for planting leafy vegetables, beans, tomatoes, pumpkins and melons, etc., and carrots can be planted in mid-June. Wait for fruits and vegetables.
For beginners, Mr. Li said that leafy vegetables such as onions, garlic and cabbage are easier to grow, and after simple care, people can eat their own vegetables at home.
The natural farming class in Flushing has been affected by the epidemic in the past two years and cannot be held. Ms. Yang said that there are still many Chinese people expressing interest in farming. She also renewed the lease of two farmlands this year, and continued to take people to the farmland to cultivate soil, Sow seedlings.
(Mu Lan)