“most of our orchards are new types of mountain apples, with fruit trees less than 3 metres high, producing fruit above 85 mm in diameter, red colours, sweetness, and an acre production of up to 4,000 pounds.” a few days ago, the head of zhou's orchard in zhou's round town, zhou's compound, pointed his back at the fruit of the tree and covered his face with the joy of a harvest。
Walking into the zhou reed's orchard, red apples full of branches, sweet oatmeal. In addition to old varieties such as red fuji, orchards are mainly dominated by new varieties such as qin, qin, qin, qianyang, qin, qin, and qin, which have recently seen a busy scene。
Back in 2016, when zhou zhou zhou, who worked in an enterprise, learned of the government's efforts to develop cash forest crops, he decided to go home to develop the apple industry. He visited large and small apple growers and cooperatives in surrounding counties and even travelled to sichuan to study. Having accumulated a wealth of knowledge of planting, zhou reed began to grow apples while seeking support from the government's seedling subsidy. However, owing to premature cultivation techniques and poor management, previous orchards not only did not provide him with income but also owed debt. The turnover occurred in 2021, and zhou reed finally found a fruit tree suitable for planting around the county. In 2022, he introduced 80 acres of orchard “to change its face” and introduced new varieties, such as qin cricket, rachel, princess and rishant, in which 50 acres were planted。
According to zhou wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei wei at the same time, its fruit is thin, its juice is full of fluid and its taste of sweet acid is moderate, matured from mid-september to early october, and its storage is very popular in the market。
Good quality comes from technology. Orchards in zhou reed abandon the traditional crude model, adopt a new model of constriction management throughout the process, provide better ventilation, facilitate luminous fruit-cutting and fruit-picking, and focus on the control of nitrogen fertilizer while supplementing the micro- and micro-element and increasing the immunity of trees. “the main thing about planting apples is patience, with fruit trees normally growing for three to five years, and choosing new varieties, new models, which cannot be cared for in the traditional way, with different patterns and different methods of care, which require constant learning.” zhou reed says。
The harvest of zhou reed's qin pickle apples is a vivid microcosm of the upgrading of the apple industry. In recent years, the qin district has been based on industrial practices, focusing on quality, excellence, efficiency and product improvement. It has carried out project implementation, orchard management, technical services and promotion activities. It has promoted new and high-quality varieties such as qin cricket. It has promoted standardized, scientific and technical farming practices and improved the quality of fruit products and market competitiveness. At present, the county has developed a mix of medium- and long-term well-established varieties, and the value of the tunnel mountain apple brand has continued to rise as a “rich fruit” leading to a steady increase in the population。
