There is a great demand for African chrysanthemum with an annual net income of 20,000 yuan per mu.

Picking gerbera.

"Hello, Boss Chen, I want 200 African chrysanthemums. Please pick them up for me this afternoon and I'll drive tomorrow morning."

"Boss Chen, I want 100. I'll pay for the goods in the morning."...

Recently, the mobile phone of Chen Yuanwen, a villager in Gaokan Village, Mixin Town, Tongnan District, kept ringing, and many customers ordered African chrysanthemum from him by phone, giving him a great sense of achievement.

A few years ago, Chen Yuanwen, who was originally a migrant worker, learned by chance that African chrysanthemum is a common flower in the flower market, with great market demand and high planting efficiency. The key point is that Tongnan is not planted locally, and all that is sold on the market is airlifted from Yunnan.

"through market understanding and online access to information, I found that gerbera is very adaptable and easier to grow." After several thoughts, Chen Yuanwen decided to go back to his hometown to plant African chrysanthemum.

In April 2016, Chen Yuanwen returned to his hometown Gaokan Village, transferred 18 mu of land, invested more than 200,000 yuan, built 26 greenhouses, and introduced excellent gerbera varieties from Kunming to plant.

"the most important feature of African chrysanthemum is that it has a long flowering period, can blossom all the year round, and blossoms continuously under suitable temperature and humidity." Chen Yuanwen said that he planted the fields in April and began picking in July. Until the end of October, each greenhouse could pick four times a month, with an average of more than 1000 branches each time. In other months, it can also be picked three times a month, with an average price of about 0.8 yuan per mu, and the annual net income per mu can reach 20,000 yuan.

This income is much better than a part-time job!

"another magical thing about gerbera is that it can be picked continuously for six years after planting." According to Chen Yuanwen, in addition to the large investment in the early stage, there are basically no other expenses in the later stage, and the benefit is very considerable.

In Chen Yuanwen's flower base, the author saw that all kinds of African chrysanthemum flowers, such as red, yellow, orange and powder, were in full bloom, decorating each greenhouse with colorful colors.

Chen Yuanwen's flowers were picked in the afternoon and went on the market early the next morning. Without long-distance transportation, there was no damage, which maximized the quality of the flowers, so they were favored by local florists.

"although I have not been working with florists for a long time, they have reached a long-term supply agreement with me." Chen Yuanwen said that the gerbera he planted made up for the gap in the local market. At present, in addition to selling to the surrounding areas of Chongqing, Suining, Chengdu and other places also have a market, the market is very popular, a lot of "money scene."