The precocious lotus root sells happily at a high price.

In our impression, lotus roots are usually picked from September to October, and earlier in July and August, while lotus roots planted by Zeng Youjin, a large lotus root grower in Bazhong Village, Foyin Town, Hejiang County, Sichuan Province, began to be dug in early June.

Many lotus root farmers only make more efforts on how to improve their yield, but less on how to benefit market sales. In order to facilitate management, they often grow only one season of medium-ripe varieties, resulting in centralized listing of products, oversupply, excessive market and unaffordable prices.

"only by making sure that no one has anything, can we get a good price." In Zeng Youjin's view, to make money by growing lotus roots, the most important thing is to harvest time. Zeng Youjin said: in recent years, more and more people grow lotus root. During the peak season of picking and digging, the wholesale price of lotus root is about 4 yuan per kilogram, while now the wholesale price of precocious lotus root is at least 8 yuan per kilogram, which is more than double the usual price.

"this year, due to the right amount of precipitation and plenty of sunshine, the output of precocious lotus root is good, the price is also considerable, because of the good quality, do not worry about sales at all." Zeng Youjin told me with a smile that this year he has planted 12 mu of precocious lotus root, and the yield is expected to reach 3000 kg per mu.

Zhou Chaowen and he Zuquan