Farmers in Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan increase their income by killing two birds with one stone.

The pepper plant has been covered with fruit.

Interplanting chili peppers in the green jujube orchard, using the original perfect sprinkler irrigation facilities in the garden, and sharing fertilizer between the two crops, Chen Yong, a villager from Genzhu Village, Yongqun Village Committee, Dazhipo Town, Meilan District, Haikou, took such a measure to kill two birds with one stone, saving costs and increasing income.

On the morning of the 9th, in the muddy red soil on the hillside behind Genzhu Village, a green jujube garden was covered with black film, sprinkler irrigation facilities throughout the garden, and Chen Yong was irrigating crops. Take a closer look, there are many fruits on the pepper plants in the garden.

"this is originally a green jujube garden, sprinkler irrigation and other infrastructure has been done. I have interplanted more than 30 mu of chili peppers among them, making full use of existing land resources and irrigation facilities, which can save a lot of costs. " Chen Yong said that the 31 mu line pepper planted in mid-October last year had already been harvested before the Spring Festival. when the price was at its highest, 1.8 yuan per jin, the pre-festival income was thousands of yuan. after the Spring Festival, although the price of hot pepper was a little low, he planted much more and had a high yield. in the past few days, he will organize picking again, and the picking quantity can reach about 10,000 jin. According to the current market price, it can be sold for at least 5,000 or 6,000 yuan.

Chen Yong said that the quality of chili peppers planted on sloping land is better than that grown in paddy fields, and the price per jin will be 10 to 20 cents higher, and the picking period can last until April this year. In addition, due to perfect facilities and good management of the line peppers he planted, according to the current growth trend, the average daily harvest can reach 3,000 to 4,000 jin. "after the line pepper is harvested, we are ready to interplant leafy vegetables such as Turnip Sprouts and green vegetables in the jujube orchard again, so that rolling planting can make full use of land resources and achieve greater economic benefits." In addition, 900 green jujube trees were originally planted in the jujube orchard, which were planted in April last year and can be harvested in November this year, Chen Yong said. The current market price of green jujube is 5 to 6 yuan per jin, the annual output of each jujube can reach 50 to 60 jin, the harvest period is 20 to 30 years, and the benefit is considerable.

The person in charge of the Meilan District Agriculture and Forestry Bureau said that the cost of planting chili peppers alone is about 2000 yuan per mu, but interplanting chili peppers in jujube orchards and making full use of the original facilities can reduce the cost of preparation and facilities. At the same time, the fertilizer applied when growing chili peppers allows jujube and other crops to be shared at the same time, not only saving costs, but also increasing income.