Shanghai post-90s Nuggets succulent plants earn millions of yuan a year.

Succulent plants, which are small and beautiful in appearance and look "cute", are becoming more and more popular with flower lovers. The price range of succulent plants ranges from a few yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, which makes its consumers cover almost all walks of life. The growing demand has also led to the development of the whole industry, and the annual income of some growers can reach millions of yuan.

The post-1995 generation delivers nearly 300 pieces a day because of interest.

"you see, after basking in the sun, the green leaves slowly turn red." Pick up a pot of white peony, Huang Jiajie said as he compared the painting. At the mention of succulent plants, he opened the chatterbox with shyness.

After graduating from school two years ago, Huang Jiajie, the "third generation" of the "post-1995" generation, began to grow succulent plants. Because he studied computers, he opened a Taobao store on the basis of traditional sales. "Business is good, isn't it? there are nearly 300 parcels a day sent to all parts of the country."

The reporter saw in the succulent plant museum run by Huang Jiajie that several greenhouses were full of succulent plants of different shapes. A peasant aunt was watering the plants with a spray, while the other was busy inserting the leaves of succulent plants with growing points into the soil to reproduce. The temperature in the warm greenhouse is higher than outside, which is suitable for the growth of succulent plants. In a room next to the greenhouse, the ground was covered with all kinds of imported soil, flowerpots, succulent plants, plastic film and cardboard boxes. The staff are busy preparing goods for the online order for the day. "remove the succulent plant from the soil, then wrap it in a paper towel and cover it with the plastic film we usually put on the apple, so that it will not be broken." Huang Jiajie said with a smile that succulent plants belong to "lazy people". They do not need to be watered every day or planted immediately, and two days of express delivery will not do any harm to them.

"I've been so busy since the end of the New year." Huang Jiajie said that every spring and autumn is the peak season for sowing and sales. "Seven employees have to work for more than nine hours a day, and I sometimes have to work until midnight. Take orders, maintenance, leaf insertion, packaging, there are a lot of things. " Huang Jiajie said that growing succulent plants looks simple, but in fact, being a real grower is still very busy. "I have been exposed to succulent plants since I was a child, and I am very interested in them. Now it is mainly to quantify the main products and give priority to wholesale. " Huang Jiajie said that this year he mainly promoted mountain roses, focusing on the low-price market of 3-20 yuan. "can you imagine that the seed of this flower is even smaller than a grain of rice?"

Today, there are millions of pots of succulent plants in his nursery, and this scale is expected to continue to expand in the future.

The annual income from vegetable farmers to succulent plants can reach one million yuan.

Walking into the planting shed, Yu Quangen is tidying up a layer of plastic film on the ground. "in winter, the greenhouse needs to be warmed with another film to protect against the cold." Pointing to the tens of thousands of succulent plants in the soil, he said, "the succulent plant is not afraid of low temperature, but frost. When it comes to the cold wave, cold air can easily penetrate at least one meter through the greenhouse, and film is necessary."

Yu Quangen, who is well-versed in succulent maintenance, ran a greenhouse for growing fruits and vegetables with his parents two years ago. "it was only after being introduced by a friend that he began to grow succulent plants. In fact, we don't know much about succulent plants at the beginning, but because they are also plants, they are still familiar with their characteristics and have some basic knowledge of disease prevention and so on. In addition, the original greenhouse can be used to facilitate the transformation. "

Yu Quangen, who was born in 1990, told reporters that he had to operate it himself in the field every day, and sometimes he didn't even bother to eat a bite. "I can't rest assured that some fine work is left to the workers." Although busy, it is obviously much easier to grow succulent plants than to grow tomatoes. "there will be a bottleneck in the back of the tomato planting, and the quantity will not go up. Succulent planting is light and busy, the workload is not small but there is no heavy physical labor, but also can be used as a hobby. I feel a lot better when I look at these succulent plants every day. " Of course, another important reason is the relatively high profit margin.

Huang Hongqing, president of the professional committee of cactus succulent plants of the Shanghai Flower Association, said that in general, nearly 80, 000 succulent plants can be planted in an acre of nursery, and the profit from it can reach more than 100000 yuan a year. In this way, by operating and planting more than 10 mu of succulent plants, the income of "post-90s" entrepreneurs can reach millions of yuan.

Yu Quangen told reporters that at the beginning of the transformation, he had a headache for the sales channel. "there were no resources at first. Later, relying on the introduction of friends and exchanges on the Internet, we gradually had some stable customers. "

"the market can continue to open up. At present, the varieties of everyone on the market are not much different, and the varieties are similar. How to match different plants, it is also necessary to make some innovations. " The reporter saw that in the Gongtian flagship store opened on Tmall, a combination of succulent plants has sold more than 10,000 pieces a month.