The most beautiful April day in the world
The fruit grows at the right time
For days
The weather in Xuzhou District continues to be sunny and warm
Fruit growers everywhere are busy taking care of it
Tourists are busy picking
The "sweet" industry is thriving
Recently, the reporter walked into the Mengxiang Pastoral Mulberry Picking Base located in Fuqiang Village, Nanguang Town, Xuzhou District, where the green mulberry trees are lush and green, and the ripe mulberries exude an attractive aroma.
Tourists who come here have walked into the mulberry garden, carrying baskets and experiencing the fun of picking. They shuttled among the mulberry trees, carefully picking the mulberries one by one, and tasting the gifts of nature.
"The mulberries here are delicious, sweet in the mouth, and very happy to pick here. Luo Qiang, a tourist, said that he drove from Gaoqiao Bamboo Village, Cuiping District, and it took more than 10 minutes to arrive, which was very convenient.
"Today I came alone, and the mulberries are sweeter. On the weekend, I plan to bring my family and friends to pick together. Tourist Han Shirong said.
Mulberries contain a variety of nutrients and are a health fruit. Zheng Xijin, the person in charge of the base, planted more than 50 acres of mulberry trees, and the delicious mulberries not only attracted many citizens and tourists to come to play and pick, but also made Zheng Xijin's pocket more and more bulging.
"We have planted about 8,000 mulberry trees, and this year is the first year of maturity of mulberries, with an output of about 160,000 catties and an estimated output value of more than 50 yuan. Zheng Xijin introduced that the business of the base has been booming recently, and there are more than 100 tourists who come to pick every day.
In recent years, Fuqiang Village, Nanguang Town, combined with the actual situation of the village, vigorously developed the characteristic fruit industry, in addition to mulberries, but also planted dragon fruit, bee sugar plum, blueberry, etc., fruit planting area of more than 400 acres, is committed to creating a plate full of characteristics of the "fruit plate", in order to drive farmers to increase income.
"Our village is close to the city, and the ripe fruits are loquat and mulberry, and there are many tourists who come to pick them at this time of year. Gao Bing, secretary of the Party branch and director of the village committee of Fuqiang Village, said that the next step will be to guide farmers and owners to manage orchards with more scientific planting technology, enhance the popularity of fruits in Fuqiang Village, and explore the development of rural tourism, so as to increase the income of the masses and make the lives of the masses more prosperous.
At the same time as the mulberries are ripe, the kiwi fruit is also in full bloom. In the past few days, the growers in Bingxing Village, Shangzhou Town, have seized the good weather and actively carried out kiwifruit pollination operations, laying the foundation for this year's kiwifruit harvest and income.
Li Guanghua is a big kiwifruit grower in the village, and in his orchard, layers of kiwifruit vine supporters are neatly distributed, and small light yellow flowers hang on the branches, and the breeze blows, and the faint fragrance of flowers comes to his nose. I saw that he was holding a pollinator containing the pollen of male flowers, and gently touched the female flowers one by one to manually pollinate the kiwifruit.
"I've planted more than 20 acres of kiwifruit, and the flowers look a little better during the pollination this year, probably a little bit more productive than last year. Speaking of the growth of kiwifruit this year, Li Guanghua smiled, "Last year, my kiwifruit sold for more than 80,000 yuan, and this year it should be a bumper harvest, with an estimated income of 120,000 yuan." ”
It is understood that Bingxing Village, Shangzhou Town, relying on the unique natural conditions, vigorously develops characteristic industries, in addition to kiwifruit, the village also planted Mandarin oranges, ugly oranges and other fruits, fruit planting area of more than 100 acres.
"In 2023, the output of kiwifruit in our village will be about 42 tons, and the total income of farmers will be more than 800,000 yuan. At present, there are 8 family farms in our village, and the area of kiwifruit cultivation has increased by 30%-40% on the basis of 2023. Zou Yulong, deputy director of the village committee of Bingxing Village, said that in the next step, the development idea of Bingxing Village is to focus on family farms, drive surrounding farmers to plant kiwifruit, and lead the masses to get rich and increase income.
Fruits are used as a medium to help farmers increase income and help village development. In recent years, the special fruit industry in Xuzhou District has been growing, forming a vivid picture of "flowers blooming in all seasons and fruits picking in seasons". At present, the fruit planting area of the whole region is more than 120,000 mu, and in 2023, the fruit output will be nearly 110,000 tons, and the output value will be more than 600 million yuan.