Water chestnut, also known as horseshoe, is a type of "water eight immortals". When mature, it is rosy and shiny, peeling off its "coat", revealing a white jade-like flesh. Because of its sweet and crisp taste, and the effect of "clearing heat, detoxifying and removing dryness", it is loved by people.
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Liantang Town has a long history of water chestnut planting, and in people's impression, the most traditional local way of water chestnut picking is to release water to dry the field, using shovels, shovels and other tools to dig up the soil and harvest water chestnuts one by one. With the continuous increase in the scale and production of water chestnut cultivation, the traditional way of the past has slowly faded out of people's vision and been replaced by another trendy way - "water chestnut".
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In March, walking into the field of Shanghai Jiaxin's "Water Eight Immortals" vegetable base located in Lutong Village, Liantang Town, I saw farmers "in groups", one with a high-pressure water gun to wash away the silt at the bottom of the field, one by one water chestnuts floated up along the tumbling water, and the other two quickly picked them up by hand. After a while, you can fill a small bag of water chestnuts. "Compared with the traditional 'mud picking' water chestnut harvesting, the harvesting method with high-pressure water gun not only saves labor, but also greatly improves speed and efficiency, and it is easy to harvest 1,000 kilograms of water chestnuts a day with one water gun." Wan Jun, the person in charge of the "Water Eight Immortals" vegetable base, said with a smile.
According to reports, in recent years, the "Shuibaxian" vegetable base, which is vigorously supported by the government for industrial development, relies on the unique climatic soil conditions and rich planting experience of Liantang to develop the cultivation of aquatic vegetables such as cocoon, mushroom, lotus root, and water chestnut according to local conditions. Since last year, the area of water chestnut planting is about 30 acres, and the mu output is 3000-4000 jin. After cleaning and screening, water chestnuts are mainly sold to large supermarkets and e-commerce platforms in Shanghai.
Wan Jun said that in addition to raw food, water chestnuts can also be used in vegetables and medicine, and are known as underground "pears". Since its large number of listings at the end of November last year, it has been quite popular in the market. At present, the supply market has entered the end, and the water chestnuts in the remaining 7 acres of land are being harvested, and some of them are used for seeds. Stay until late March to early April, and start germination; From late May to early June, planting takes place.
With the increasing "water eight immortals" industry including water chestnuts, while gradually building the development framework of "large-scale planting, industrialized operation and brand operation" of the base, it has also driven local villagers to achieve employment and income increase at the "doorstep", injecting vitality and vitality into the rural revitalization of Liantang.
Reporter: Lu Longhui
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Editor: Chi Shuyue