Mulberry becomes a cash cow and sells for 60 yuan per jin with an income of more than 100,000 yuan per mu.

Speaking of mulberries, people who grew up in rural areas know that when mulberries are ripe, they climb mulberry trees almost every day to pick mulberries to eat. Today, however, this small mulberry has become a "cash cow" for villagers to increase their income and become rich. Jiaozhou Jiaobei Street Office and Mutun villagers introduced mulberries from Laiyang to the winter greenhouse. Due to the picking period ahead of the greenhouse cherries and nectarines on the market, a catty sold at a high price of 60 yuan, more than 100,000 yuan per mu of greenhouse income.

Successful introduction of mulberry in surprise greenhouse

The reporter saw in the mulberry planting shed of Sun Fulun in Hemutun Village, between the thick green leaves, or black or red mulberries covered with branches, a grain of "chubby", people salivating, can not help but reach out to pick a taste, sour with a trace of sweetness, suddenly reminiscent of childhood taste. "when I learned at a friend's party that someone was growing mulberries in the greenhouse, I also found a business opportunity." Sun Fulun said that in the spring of 2012, when he visited relatives in Laiyang, he saw local people growing mulberries in the greenhouse, and the price of picking in the shed was not cheap. Thinking that he had multiple greenhouses in his home and was worried about what crops he was planting, he decided on the spot to introduce mulberries back.

Subsequently, at the price of 17 yuan per plant, he bought 400 to 500 mulberry seedlings locally and went back to plant them in the winter greenhouse. Because he had no management experience, he went to the forestry department to find experts and looked up information on the Internet. These mulberry trees began to hang fruit in the second year, and this year they are in full bloom again.

High-priced small mulberries become "aristocratic fruit"

"as the picking time of mulberries in the greenhouse is ahead of the nectarines and cherries in the greenhouse, the price is naturally much higher, and the price of mulberry per jin is as high as 60 yuan. Sun Fulun said that generally speaking, mulberries do not mature until May. If mulberries are transplanted into a warm winter greenhouse, they can mature a month earlier. After the Spring Festival every year, strawberries can be picked in the greenhouse and have been on the market for more than two months. Citizens no longer feel fresh about the strawberries in the greenhouse, while fruits such as cherries and nectarines in the greenhouse are not yet ripe. The mulberries planted in his greenhouse just make up for this picking gap. He also had the idea of growing mulberries in the greenhouse, that is, many people had the experience of climbing mulberry trees and picking mulberries when they were young. He wanted to bring back the memories of his childhood through mulberry picking. Mulberry has a selling point, naturally attract the public to pick, and it is not surprising to sell mulberries at a high price of 60 yuan per jin.

Plan to expand planting and make villagers rich.

"the planting efficiency of mulberries in the greenhouse is very good. There is no need to sell mulberries on the market at all. They can be sold by picking by tourists, earning at least more than 100,000 yuan per mu." Sun Fulun said that the picking period of mulberries in the greenhouse is relatively short, which can only last about 25 days, and can produce about three or four thousand jin of mulberries per mu. According to the price of 60 yuan per catty, the income per mu of mulberry is about 200000 yuan. Excluding fertilizer, management, film and labor costs, each greenhouse can earn at least more than 100,000 yuan.

Sun Fulun said that mulberry picking waste is particularly serious, sometimes a little touch, mulberry will fall to the ground. During the picking period, mulberries sometimes fall to the ground on rainy days. In order to solve these problems, he washed and dried the mulberries that fell on the ground, and then made mulberry wine, which can sell for hundreds of yuan a jin. Sun Fujun, secretary of Hemutun Village, said that at present, there are nearly 100 warm winter greenhouses in the village, and fruits such as dragon fruit, papaya, and kiwifruit have been introduced. The planting benefits of mulberries in the greenhouse are very considerable. The next step will guide villagers to plant mulberries and let more villagers become rich. It is expected that the picking period will last until late April.