Hunan Daily, New Hunan Client, May 19 (Correspondent Cheng Huan He Shaozhi) Spring to see flowers, summer fruit picking, now, is the peach market season, Dao County Simaqiao Town early ripening "520 peaches" early "520 peaches" ushered in the picking period, bright red and crisp peaches attracted many self-driving tourists to experience the fun of rural picking.
Walking into the peach orchard, among the lush peach leaves, bright and rosy fresh peaches hang all over the branches, full and tender, mouthwatering. Groups of tourists walk under the fruit trees, picking and tasting while taking photos from time to time, enjoying the fun of picking.
"Today I knew that the peaches were ripe, so I came from all the way over, and then I saw that the whole area here was full of peach orchards, and I was very happy. The taste of peaches is also quite delicious, sweet and sour, very delicious. Tourist Yang Shuiping said.
"Our orchard grows this breakout peach, which actually has a nice name called "520", because it will ripen around May 20th every year, and its fruit and taste are very good at this time. Deng Jianhua, an orchard farmer, said.
According to Deng Jianhua, an orchard grower, the cost of early "520 peaches" planting is relatively low, the yield is high, the pests and diseases are few, the growth rate is fast, and it can bear fruit in the second year of cultivation, and the peaches produced are red in color, the flesh is firm and delicate, sweet and sour, unique in taste, not easy to soften after ripeness, easy to transport long distances, and is favored by consumers and buyers.
"At present, the planting scale is about 100 acres, about more than 5,000, and then its annual output is about 100,000 catties, and now the current market price is about eight to ten pieces." Deng Jianhua, an orchard farmer, said.
In recent years, Deng Jianhua has relied on the unique mountain advantages of the local area, adapted measures to local conditions, taken the boutique route, all used farm fertilizer cultivation, did not use any pesticides, green ecological planting and high-quality quality, not only made his orders continuous, sales are not worried, economic benefits have also been significantly improved.
"Our next step is to expand our business and bring employment to the people in our neighborhood, and then we are ready to graft it ourselves, and then ensure the purity of this variety, but also ensure the quality of this fruit and improve our own services." Deng Jianhua, an orchard farmer, said.