The efficacy and function of capturing organic happiness red passion fruit

In southern Taiwan in mid-June, the weather was hot and unstoppable. Chen Shikong and Huang Huijuan, who had been busy in the fields all morning, were fearless in the hot sun on their heads, holding freshly harvested, glowing passion fruit in their hands, sweating and saying they were used to it, and their faces were full of contented smiles.

The bigger the orchard is, the more knowledgeable the orchard is.

In 2013, Huang Huijuan met the former owner of a successful organic passion fruit grower through exposure to the organic farming method, and was satisfied with the orchard and rented it. "at first, I only dared to plant a small plot of land without experience, but I didn't expect that the more I planted it, the more I learned, and I became more and more confident. "the acreage of middle-aged couples who have switched to farming has expanded from more than two cents of land to one hectare!

"ts-ts â ng- â ng" is pronounced in Taiwanese, referring to the state in which the fruit is most ripe and perfect on the branches. After comparing all kinds of passion fruits, Chen Shigong chose to plant Tainong No. 1 because it has a strong aroma and a moderate sweet and sour taste. The seedlings are planted at the beginning of November every year, blossom in March the next year, and the fruit begins to be harvested in the middle of May. June is the busiest time when there is plenty of fruit. We have to patrol the scaffolding to harvest fruit every day until the end of August. "during the peak period, you can collect six full 20-kilogram bamboo baskets every day! "from planting, irrigation, fertilization, disinfestation to harvest, it is all taken care of by the husband and wife, and the sweat is full of a sense of achievement and joy.

Pure environment attracts birds to build nests.

Passion fruit in the growth process, must be flowered and pollinated by bees before it can grow young fruit. Therefore, the assistance of bees is very much needed. "but I don't know where all the bees are. Huang Huijuan sighed. Faced with fewer and fewer wild bees, they have also tried artificial pollination, because there are only husband and wife in the park, which is not only physically overloaded, but also inefficient. To this end, Shihui Organic Farm keeps a large number of bees and takes on the heavy responsibility of pollinating cherubs.

The two men were proud of keeping the orchard green, dry and comfortable, and said happily when they toured the orchard, "I'll show you the birds nesting on the scaffolding." "everyone looked up carefully and sure enough, they found several bird nests" hiding "on the scaffolding! Chen Shigong says that birds such as green embroidered eyes, pulsatilla, and night herons often come to build their nests. "if you want these guests to enjoy the light, the premise is to have a non-toxic and pesticide-free environment!" "

Sweet and sour happiness taste buds know best

Although it was Huang Huijuan who decided to step into organic agriculture, Chen Shigong, who followed, became the main force in field cultivation and management. For example, setting up a hanging net on the scaffolding is his masterpiece after watching and studying around. apart from letting the fruit ripen and fall naturally, to prevent it from falling to the ground by dew or Rain Water, it is also more convenient to harvest!

Chen Shigong also pays great attention to the care of fruit trees. He placed DIY slime fly boards around the scaffolding to prevent the bites of aphids and leaf mites. He also sprayed mineral oil or neem oil to control the reproduction of pests and made them refuse to eat. In addition, passion fruit in addition to adequate sunshine, ventilation and density should not be too high, fruit trees are also afraid of "wilt"! He knew from the research and analysis of experts that the planting distance was too close. After changing the distance of 2 m x 4 m per plant, Fusarium wilt rarely occurs.

How to choose delicious passion fruit? Huang Huijuan said that the redder the color is, the more mature it is. When it changes to purplish red, the sweetness increases until the skin has obvious wrinkles. "for those who are afraid of acid, this is the right choice! Chen Shih-kung stresses that passion fruit should not be put in the refrigerator, because late-ripe passion fruit tastes better, but cold storage will stagnate post-ripening. The couple said confidently that after eating the passion fruit they had planted with their hearts, they would be able to taste the happiness and fullness that bloomed on the taste buds.