After returning to the countryside to farm, I brought the whole village to become rich

Chapter 282 Out of season

April passed quietly in the busyness.

As we enter May, it rains continuously for days;

The strawberry production in the fields is gradually decreasing.

Strawberries in May have passed their peak growing season and will be out of market soon;

The strawberries during this period were not only small in size, but also not sweet enough. Shen Qiuqiu simply removed the strawberries from the Wheatfield Mall.

Old fans who are used to eating Shen Qiuqiu's strawberries opened the [Qinghe Farm Fresh] store, only to find that the purchase link was gone.

[Lu Zhizhi: Where are my strawberries? Why have they been removed from the shelves? 】

[Qingkong Wanli: Ahhhh, I finally waited until my salary was paid. I wanted to be extravagant and buy two kilograms of Danxue Princess. The link is gone and I cried to death. 】

[Snail's Shell: Shen Xiaohua, I count to three, hurry up and get the strawberry link back to me. 】

[Yuyou: Strawberries are off the shelves, and so is my happiness. 】

Shen Qiuqiu responded uniformly: Thank you for your support. Strawberries are out of season. See you next year.

Although one hundred kilograms of strawberries can still be harvested from the fields every day, the taste of strawberries is not as good as before. Selling such strawberries will only damage his own brand and disappoint his fans who have always supported him; so Shen Qiuqiu simply does not sell them. .

The strawberries in the field will not be wasted. They can be harvested and soaked in strawberry wine, or made into strawberry syrup or strawberry jam;

If you really can’t finish it, you can feed it to the pigs.

After being busy throughout the strawberry season, it’s rare for me to have some free time these days. I don’t have to be busy picking, shipping, and handling after-sales every day. The family is still a little used to it.

Taking advantage of the free time, Shen Qiuqiu did some calculations;

It’s not that she didn’t know it, but she was shocked to find that these more than ten acres of strawberries had brought her huge economic benefits;

The backend of Maitian Mall shows that from early February to May, strawberry sales were 219.68 million yuan.

Of course, this is just sales, not pure profit.

After excluding planting costs, labor costs, packaging fees, shipping costs, etc., there is also a 3% deduction from the platform;

After all the miscellaneous calculations, the net profit is about 130 million.

With 13.7 acres of land, the average profit per mu is about 10 yuan, and the benefits are also very impressive.

When Grandpa Shen and the others learned that their strawberries had made so much money, they were also very shocked.

"My God, I made more than one million yuan from more than ten acres of strawberries, and one hundred thousand yuan from one acre of land. This old man has been farming all his life, and he has never seen such a high income from one acre of land."

Grandma Shen also smiled and sighed, "The older generation often said that there is gold in the ground, and it seems to be true."

Grandpa Shen asked Shen Qiuqiu again, "By the way, the strawberry seedlings have grown a lot of vines these days, and the leaves are a little yellow. When you have time, ask Gao Yang how to take care of these old seedlings. We don't know either."

Regarding this point, Shen Qiuqiu has already done his homework in advance.

Strawberries are perennial plants that can survive for three to five years with proper management.

However, the fruiting period of strawberries is only one year. Although they can bear fruit in the later period, the fruit quantity will be significantly reduced, thus reducing the economic benefits;

In addition, the weather is hot in summer, and management needs to be strengthened. Otherwise, strawberry seedlings will easily be infested with thrips, which will increase management costs and affect next year's yield.

Therefore, most fruit farmers will choose to pull out the old seedlings after the strawberry season is over.

Strawberry seedlings are replaced once a year, and the fruit yield will be higher. Moreover, the strawberry seedlings grow very fast and can bear fruit in the same year after planting without affecting the efficiency.

After comprehensive consideration, Shen Qiuqiu decided to follow the experts' advice and change it every year.

"There is no need to take care of these strawberry seedlings. I will find a few people to pull out the strawberry seedlings in a few days and plow the ground to prepare for planting sweet potatoes."

It’s only May, and it’s still a while before strawberries are planted in September;

During this gap, you can plant another crop of crops. Shen Qiuqiu checked relevant information on the Internet and found that a doctor of agriculture had done such research;

The doctor proposed in the paper that reasonable crop rotation is also very important during strawberry planting;

During the growth period of strawberries, pests and diseases are relatively serious. If strawberries are grown continuously, more and more pests and diseases will occur, affecting the yield and quality of strawberries. Reasonable crop rotation can alleviate the occurrence of pests and diseases and improve strawberry yield and quality.

The reason why I chose to grow sweet potatoes was also the doctor’s suggestion in his thesis;

Rotating strawberries and sweet potatoes can increase planting diversity, improve economic benefits, and improve soil structure.

Adequate supply of fertilizer during the strawberry planting process can promote the improvement of the taste and quality of sweet potatoes; and then deep plowing of the soil during the sweet potato harvesting process can also provide a loose soil structure for the next crop of strawberry planting.

Grandpa Shen didn't understand this. He just felt a little distressed that the strawberry seedlings he bought for more than 100,000 yuan were pulled out after only one year of planting.

"Didn't you say before that the strawberry seedlings can bear fruit for several times and are still fine? It would be a pity to pull them out."

Shen Qiuqiu patiently explained to her grandfather the pros and cons.

"Okay, I don't understand this anyway, so I'll just do whatever you say."

Although the old man was persuaded by his granddaughter, he still felt a little uncomfortable;

Pulling out strawberry seedlings valued at RMB 100,000 is no different from throwing money away.

It’s not just about money. People of the older generation are used to being thrifty and thrifty, and they hate this kind of wasteful behavior.

Shen Qiuqiu knew what her grandfather was thinking, and thought for a moment and said: "If these seedlings are managed well, they can still bear fruit for a few more years. It would be a pity to throw them away. Didn't several people in the village say they wanted to grow strawberries before? I'll ask later. , give these seedlings to any family in need, so that it is not a waste.

This year we have hired two technicians. Then we can try to see if we can grow seedlings ourselves and save a lot of money. "

"Well, I think it's okay." Grandpa Shen's face looked better now.

In the end, these strawberry seedlings eliminated by Shen Qiuqiu were divided among Wang Weidong, Zhou Dingwei, Zhou Linjiang, Lin Hongxi, and Qin Manxiang.

Shen Qiuqiu also explained the pros and cons to them, as well as the possibility that old strawberry seedlings would bear fruit in the second year and the yield would be reduced.

Several of them said they didn’t mind;

There isn't much else in the countryside, it's just that there's a lot of land. Just get a piece of land and plant it, and take care of it carefully. As long as you can produce something, you'll make money.

Hearing that Shen Qiuqiu was going to plant sweet potatoes, the enthusiastic Zhou Dingwei also said, "My family also planted several acres of sweet potatoes a few days ago. There are still a lot of sweet potato seedlings left. You can just come and plant them."

After Grain Rain, it is the time to plant sweet potatoes. Rural people raise pigs, and basically every household will plant several acres of sweet potatoes.

Shen Qiuqiu declined Zhou Dingwei's kindness, "I don't plan to grow our old local sweet potato variety. The Agricultural Science Station has been promoting a new variety recently, and I want to try it."

The Agricultural Science Station introduced a new sweet potato variety this year - chestnut sweet potato.

Chestnut sweet potato with red skin and yellow heart not only has the taste of chestnut, but also has the texture of chestnut;

The pulp is delicate and gluten-free, without any excess fiber, and is sweet and glutinous, just like chestnuts.

The Agricultural Science Station introduces some new varieties every year and promotes their planting among local farmers. However, most farmers have a wait-and-see attitude towards new varieties and are reluctant to try them;

Shen Qiuqiu is different. Young people dare to think and do, and are willing to try new things;

Besides, she also tasted chestnut and sweet potato, and it tasted really good.

Wang Weidong and others were a little excited when they heard that she was going to plant a new variety of sweet potatoes;

After all, she has sales channels. As long as she can grow good-quality sweet potatoes, she will definitely have no worries about selling them;

Even if it cannot be sold, it can still be used to feed pigs, and there is no loss.

Lin Hongxi was the first to say, "Okay, then I'll try planting a few acres."

Wang Weidong followed closely, "I happen to have a piece of sloping land at my house that is uncultivated, so I will plant some of it."

(End of this chapter)