I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village-Chapter 382: Cover with Some Wood Ash

"How is it? Tastes good, right?" Su Bai asked with a smile. He saw the Co Co’s face filled with amazement, momentarily forgetting to chew the potato chucks.

"Delicious." Co Co nodded without hesitation. "What kind of food is this? How does it taste so good?"

She was extremely surprised. Although she could not remember anything, she was certain she had never tasted this kind of food before.

This was definitely her first time experiencing this flavour – it was completely different from meat, an entirely different taste.

"Let me tell you, roasted sweet potatoes are delicious too. Their aroma is also amazing." Yan Hua started reminiscing about roasted sweet potatoes.

She was actually just like Yu Ying, always going to check on the greenhouse whenever she had time. She wanted to see how the sweet potatoes were growing.

"If you like it, eat more. There’s plenty." Su Bai said. There were still many potato pieces in the iron pot, covered with salt. They looked appetizing to say the least.

Half an hour later, everyone finished their simple breakfast, still savouring the potato’s flavour.

"Shaman, we still have many potatoes. We can eat for several days." Yu Ying poured out a small bag of potatoes.

"These aren’t for eating. They’re all for planting," Su Bai said.

It was enough to taste a little bit. The most important thing was to plant these potatoes. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be any to eat in the future.

Who knew when the System would provide more, so it was better to plant them first.

"These can be planted too?" Yu Ying asked.

"Of course. Just bury them in the soil, and after some time they’ll sprout. Soon many potatoes will grow. They basically grow like sweet potatoes." Su Bai explained.

Yu Ying nodded thoughtfully, bent down to pick up the potatoes and said, "I’ll go plant them right away."

"No rush. There are many steps to do before planting," Su Bai gestured for her not to hurry.

"What else needs to be done?" Yu Ying twitched her pink fox ears.

"Before planting, we need to cut up the potatoes first. That way, we can plant more. If you put a whole potato directly in, we’ll only get fewer plants." Su Bai explained.

Yu Ying blinked her pink eyes in confusion and asked, "Shaman, aren’t we not going to just put the whole potato in? We still need to cut it?"

Su Bai nodded without hesitation and replied, "Yes, we need to cut them up. That way, we can plant more."

"Shaman, won’t the potatoes die if we cut them? Maybe they won’t grow." Yu Ying doubted what she heard.

"That won’t happen? Potatoes can still sprout after being cut." Su Bai said with a laugh.

He was referring to the larger potatoes, of course. If the potatoes were small, they might as well be planted directly.

Fortunately, the potatoes provided by the System this time were all very large, even bigger than an adult’s head.

It would be too wasteful not to cut them, as cutting them would result in having several plants for each potato.

"Oh, I see. But Shaman, why do we need to cut them? Isn’t planting them whole better?" Yu Ying asked curiously.

"We don’t have many potatoes to begin with, and there are many people in the Tribe. By cutting up the potatoes before planting, we can get more potatoes later." Su Bai explained.

Actually, the main reason for cutting the potatoes before planting was to save resources, especially since they did not have that many potatoes to begin with.

The planting was actually simple – just leave the potatoes in a sunny place for a few days or add some fertilizer. That way, the potatoes would slowly sprout.

As for how they would cut, it would depend on where the buds were. According to where each bud was, cut out three centimetres around the bud. Overall, for each potato, there should be two to three pieces.

When cutting the potatoes, one needed to check if there are any bad spots, like disease or rot. If such conditions appear, that section needs to be removed and discarded.

However, Su Bai did not want the process to be too complicated. For now, they could just cut the potatoes and directly plant them.

No need to make it too complex, especially since they had his Growth Acceleration Skill. These potatoes would grow fine.

"I see," Yu Ying nodded.

"Give me the knife, and prepare some wood ash for me." Su Bai instructed.

"Yes." Yu Ying handed over the Fruit Knife, then turned to collect wood ash with the winnowing basket.

Su Bai cut each whole potato into several pieces, cutting out the bud.

After cutting all the potatoes, he put the cut pieces into the winnowing basket containing wood ash.

He started rolling them, ensuring each potato piece was covered with wood ash.

"Shaman, why do we need to cover the potatoes with wood ash?" Yu Ying asked.

"This way, the potatoes will grow even faster, mainly because…" Su Bai explained.

Actually, wood ash was an excellent fertilizer. So sprinkling wood ash on the potato pieces was like applying a base fertilizer.

Also, covering them with wood ash was not just about fertilizing. From a fertilization perspective, there was technically no need to coat them. It would be more convenient to apply wood ash directly to the soil.

He coated them to dry them and sterilize them.

Potatoes release some moisture when cut. If not dried quickly, the cut surface could be invaded by various bacteria. This can easily lead to rot when planting potatoes. Wood ash serves the main purpose of quickly drying and sterilizing the surface to kill bacteria.

When wood ash gets sprinkled on freshly cut potato pieces, its alkalinity cleans up the cut surface. It would reduce bacterial invasion and quickly dry the surface, preventing the potato pieces from rotting.

Additionally, when the wood ash was planted along with the potato seeds, because it does not dissolve in water, it would remain in the soil for a long time.

Wood ash’s unique smell also reduces underground pest invasion, effectively ensuring the potato’s healthy growth.

"I see, so potatoes can be planted this way. I’ve learned something new." Yu Ying nodded.

"Alright, all these potatoes are covered with wood ash now. You can go plant them now." Su Bai smiled.

"Shaman, do we just bury them in the soil?" Yu Ying asked.

Su Bai thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Let’s go. I haven’t been out for a couple of days. I’ll teach you how to plant them and take a walk at the same time."

He had stayed in the room for too long and wanted to experience the rainy season outside.

"Okay! Let’s go!" Yu Ying immediately said.

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