Dahe Network News On the morning of October 12, walking into the more than 100 acres of rhododendron breeding base in the Fangyuan Nursery of Sidong Village, Rendian Town, Yexian County, the reporter saw that a row of delicate rhododendrons in front of him was competing to open, and not far away, rows of rhododendron seedlings that were being cultivated were neatly grown in the seedling fields, full of greenery and vitality. Workers are busy weeding and watering, and from time to time there are vehicles loading azalea seedlings and transporting them to all parts of the country, a busy scene in full swing.
"After being domesticated and cultivated by our base, the 'Stone Rock Rhododendron' flower has fully adapted to the northern climate and filled the gap in the north where there is no evergreen with flowers." Now it is the peak sales season, has been sold to all parts of the country, the annual output value of about 3 million yuan. Li Jianxun, head of the Fangyuan Nursery in Rendian Town, said.
Li Jianxun is an authentic Sidong villager, like his peers, he also went out to make a living after bidding farewell to the campus, and after starting a family, he began to think about starting a business. In 1999, Li Jianxun found that the flower seedlings used in urban greening were very tight. So he decided to plant five or six acres of herbaceous flowers in his own responsible field, the first year of planting flowers, the yield income per mu exceeded 2,000 yuan, the first battle was successful, and the next year he boldly transferred 20 acres of land and planted green seedlings.
In the spring of 2000, Li Jianxun purchased 20,000 rhododendron seedlings from Qingdao to plant nearly a thousand varieties of rhododendrons, and he inspected more than 100 kinds of rhododendrons throughout the country and introduced nearly 20 varieties. Unexpectedly, the flower seedlings died in less than half a month, and only more than 10 trees remained.
Rhododendron, also known as Yingshan red, the flower color is lush and gorgeous, known as "flowers in the West". Cuckoos prefer cool, moist and ventilated semi-shaded environments, and are afraid of both heat and cold, which is difficult to adapt to in our northern environment. The stubborn Li Jianxun is determined to cultivate the cuckoo that adapts to the local climate and let it take root and blossom here.
Reading books and learning, consulting agriculture and forestry experts, improving varieties is a very meticulous and hard work, he drilled into the field to observe, experiment, and constantly artificially create some harsh environment for azaleas to enhance the adaptability of rhododendrons. After unremitting efforts, in 2010, the first batch of thousands of rhododendron seedlings were successfully bred, and he was overjoyed.
Not only that, he cooperated with Pingdingshan College to build a rhododendron breeding and promotion base, and with the help of the scientific research team, he accelerated the breeding and promotion of new varieties of local rhododendrons - "Shiyan" rhododendron and "Anku" rhododendron. This variety has good flowering, evergreen, vigorous growth and strong resistance to stress.
At the same time, Li Jianxun also combined with the advantages of flower breeding and breeding to actively develop agricultural and tourism integration projects, through the provision of "watering experience" and "flower teaching" and other additional services, and constantly expand business operations, adopt the "company + farmer" model, solve the masses to work nearby more than 50 people, sell more than 500,000 azaleas every year, radiation to drive more than 20 rhododendrons planted in surrounding villages, and jointly achieve increased income.
"I am from a nearby village, when the farmers are idle, I come to this nursery to do some work, and I can not only earn 2,000 yuan in January, but also take care of the elderly, I can take care of the living, the money is also earned, the family is also managed, and I get both in one fell swoop, strangely happy, strangely happy." Migrant worker Ma Congli said happily.
Today, Li Jianxun has become a local celebrity, and the azaleas have gradually become the rich flowers of the masses. (Cai Changwei, Wang Junpeng, Wang Hanru)