Expansion of winter lettuce in greenhouse in Shunhe Township, Yongqiao District, Suzhou, Anhui Province

In recent days, farmers in Wanglong, Machang and other villages in Shunhe Township, Yongqiao District have taken advantage of the current favorable weather to timely fertilize and prepare soil and transplant winter lettuce in greenhouses.

Recently, Wang Long village farmer Li Guangjun family came early to the already prepared field, set up sprinkler irrigation equipment, the family busy digging holes, losing seedlings, planting, etc., less than a day time, 3 mu lettuce transplant completed.

In Shunhe Township, like Li Guangjun's family, more than 1000 people are busy transplanting lettuce every day. Farmers in Shunhe Township have a tradition of growing vegetables for more than 30 years. In recent years, the township has vigorously developed winter vegetables in greenhouses, anti-season vegetables and autumn delayed vegetables, and farmers have obtained higher economic income. Especially the annual greenhouse lettuce winter, has become a local farmer income a big bright spot. The cultivation technique is to raise seedlings in the middle of September, transplant seedlings in the middle and late October, cover greenhouses in the late November, and build small arched sheds. After the beginning of spring in the next year, the seedlings can be marketed. The next crop can be planted with early-maturing watermelon. After watermelon harvest, grain or summer vegetables can be planted. Generally, the income per mu is more than 10000 yuan. This spring, the township greenhouse lettuce average net income per mu more than 5,000 yuan, up to 8000 yuan, greatly aroused farmers 'enthusiasm for planting, one after another expanded planting area. This year, the greenhouse lettuce planting area in this township can reach more than 8000 mu, an increase of nearly 40% over last year. At present, farmers in the township are seizing the fine weather, seize the time to transplant, by the end of October can be completely transplanted.