Recently, the lotus mist planted in the Honghe Institute of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in Yunnan Province ushered in the picking period, and a string of bright red brown sugar Barbie lotus mist adorned the branches, with bright color, full size, sweet taste, and deep love among consumers.
Lotus Mist Base
Lotus mist, because the fruit contains a lot of water, has the name of "mineral water that grows on the tree", after picking, there is no need to peel and remove the core, the whole body can be eaten. The climate of the estuary is hot, and the abundant light and heat become an excellent place for the growth of lotus mist, and the lotus mist planted in the estuary is not only thin skin and fine meat, but also has sufficient juice, not greasy or astringent.
Lotus Mist
In the lotus mist planting base, Li Yingchao, a grower, and Sun Yinhu, an assistant researcher at the Honghe Institute of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in Yunnan Province, were busy checking the ripeness of the lotus mist and testing the sugar content with a sugar meter. According to reports, the sugar content of lotus mist at this time is 12~14.9 degrees, which is an excellent tasting period.
Grower Li Yingchao
"Our Lianwu base has developed to more than 100 acres, and now there are 90 acres of hanging fruits, which is the second year of hanging fruits, and the yield per mu can reach more than 3 tons. According to the current market price, the income per mu is about 40,000 yuan, and the economic benefits are considerable. In the future, we will strengthen technical management to further improve the quality of lotus mist and make the market value of the fruit higher. ”
According to Yunnan Province Honghe Institute of Tropical Agricultural Sciences assistant researcher Sun Yinhu introduced, under normal management conditions, Hekou County planted lotus mist generally matures in May to July, now through pruning, fertilization, spraying, shading and other technical means of the lotus mist to adjust the production period, the market time is adjusted in November to April of the following year, at this time the lotus mist pests and diseases are few, and the fruit is large and brittle, high sugar, dark fruit color, market acceptance is higher.
Lotus mist that grows well
Now is the season when a large number of lotus mist is ripe, everyone come to the lotus mist base to experience the fun of picking!
Photo/text: Liu Chengjie, Lu Shen