Beijing News (Reporter Cao Jingrui) 4,200 acres of cranberry stretches out its branches under the ice, "hibernating". Not long ago, because the picture is so beautiful, the video of cranberry harvesting once became a hot search on the Internet, and aroused the curiosity of whether cranberries are aquatic fruits or dry fruits. On the 8th, a reporter from Beijing News interviewed Li Feng, the head of the Red Sea Planting Cranberry Planting Base in Dong'an Village, Fuyuan City, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. His base is the filming site of the cranberry water harvesting video on the Internet. Li Feng said that cranberries are becoming more and more popular in the country, and the market price of fresh fruits has reached 150 yuan per catty.
4200 acres of cranberries in Fuyuan, Heilongjiang hibernate underwater. Video material provided by the interviewee Beijing News reporter Cao Jingrui produced
cranberries rooted in black soil became the red sea when water harvested
0 in early December 1 Fuyuan , with the maximum daytime temperature only minus six or seven degrees below zero. In the Red Sea Planting Cranberry Planting Base, under the ice surface, 4,200 acres of cranberries are "hibernating". Accumulate energy for blooming and fruiting in the coming year. And a few months ago, there were still red seas here.
"Cranberries actually grow on trees, but the tree is not tall, only 20 cm to 30 cm, and are rooted in the black soil." Li Feng told the Beijing News reporter that from September to mid-to-late October every year is the cranberry fruit picking period. As the harvest season approaches, fruit farmers will pour water into the cranberry fields and completely submerge the cranberries underwater. The water agricultural machinery drove through the fields, and cranberries were knocked down from the trees and floated onto the water surface, forming red seas. The scene of cranberries harvesting in the video came from this. "Compared with dry harvest, the water harvesting method can maximize labor costs and ensure the efficiency of cranberries picking and harvesting. Therefore, more often, cranberries are harvested by water."
In the 4,200-acre cranberries planting base in Fuyuan, Heilongjiang, the water harvesting scene is spectacular. The interviewee provided the picture. The 4200 mu of cranberries at the base of
were divided into 130 different areas when sowing in the early stage. Each area is equipped with a set of water circulation system . As the harvesting season approaches, the fruit farmers pour water into the fields. The agricultural machinery harvests the cranberries at a rate of 50 to 60 mu per day. After the harvest is completed, the water is pumped out to avoid the cranberries being soaked in water for a long time, although the water resistance of cranberries is very good.
In winter, the fruit farmers will pour water into the fields again, and the cranberries are frozen under the water and hibernate.
mu yield 2.5 to 3 tons of cranberries are getting more and more popular
0 Early in the morning on the 8th, the fruit farmers at the base stood on the ice surface, chiseled the ice surface to check the thickness of the ice. More than 30 other workers in the base are busy transporting various materials and repairing agricultural machinery, preparing for seeds and field management in May next year. "Cranberries hibernate also have technical requirements for the thickness of ice." Li Feng said that cranberries began to bear fruit after three years of planting, and reached a high yield period in 5 years. "Crops are the same. The more refined the management, the better the quality and yield of the fruits. Of course, the same is true for cranberries." The Red Sea Planting Cranberry Planting Base is currently the largest and only large-scale cranberry planting base in China. Among its 4,200 acres of cranberries, only 1,500 acres of cranberries entered the high-yield period, and the remaining 2,700 acres of cranberries have not yet begun to bear fruit.
4200 acres of cranberries are "hibernating" under the ice. Photo provided by the interviewee
Li Feng introduced that cranberries are called "North American Ruby". The main producers are the United States, Canada, and Chile . The base was completed in 2014, and cranberries were officially introduced into the domestic market. In 2019, its base cranberries ushered in its first bumper harvest. "Quality output is getting better every year. Now the yield per mu is between 2.5 tons and 3 tons." Although the yield is not the highest compared to foreign countries that have grown cranberries for a century, the quality and output of domestic cranberries have been greatly improved in the past two years.
Cranberries have become more and more popular in the domestic market in recent years. Photo provided by the interviewee
In the early days, in order to grow domestic cranberries with better quality, in addition to learning advanced technical experience, Li Feng and his colleagues tried to grow cranberries in many places across the country, from Hainan to Inner Mongolia, but in the end they settled their base in Fuyuan. “At present, the water quality, climate, latitude, etc. here are the most suitable for growing cranberries."
cranberries are becoming more and more popular in the domestic market in recent years. A few of the fiery red cranberries will be picked manually for fresh fruit sales, and most cranberries are harvested by water and used for food processing. Because of advanced preservation technology and their natural and long-lasting The fresh preservation function of cranberries can continue until the spring of the next year.
At present, the price of fresh cranberries has reached 150 yuan per catty. Photo provided by the interviewee
Li Feng said that the cranberries products at the base are currently sold in many places across the country and are supplied to major supermarkets. Although cranberries have a slightly sour taste, they are still increasingly favored by the market due to their high nutritional value. "At present, the market price of fresh cranberries is 150 yuan per catty. ”
In the future, after the second phase construction is completed, the cranberry planting area of the base will reach 30,000 mu.
Beijing News reporter Cao Jingrui
Editor Tang Zheng Proofreading Wang Xin
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