"Let's introduce the banana trees again, Cambodia's banana production is also very large, and a lot of them are exported to China, and they have signed large orders with China, Cambodia's bananas are very famous, very fragrant, and delicious!" Xiao Yang said.

Zhou Sen nodded, "Well, I've also eaten Cambodian bananas, and they're really delicious!"

Xiao Yang took Zhou Sen to visit the banana trees and found a local fruit tree farmer, the old farmer introduced himself, his name is Aticha, 36 years old, his family has been fruit tree farmers for three generations, grandfather, father, and his generation have all planted fruit trees, relying on this for a living, and he is very experienced in fruit tree planting.

Xiao Yang made an introduction, Aticha heard that Zhou Sen came from China, he respected Zhou Sen very much, practiced local etiquette, smiled and said to Zhou Sen: "Reporter Zhou, you are welcome to come to our village, if you have any questions, you can ask, as long as I know, I can answer." ”

Zhou Sen smiled, "Thank you!"

Aticha took Zhou Sen and Xiao Yang into the banana tree, and a large banana grove appeared in front of Zhou Sen's eyes.

"Banana trees, plantains of the family Planta, are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of southeast Asia, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia produce bananas, as well as many Southeast Asian fruits. ”

Zhou Sen looked up, the banana tree's big banana leaves are particularly eye-catching, green, obviously bright and shiny in the sun, there are many banana trees, row after row, and a large piece of banana leaves are very good-looking.

"I often come to this orchard to have a look, and three generations of my family have made a living by planting fruit trees, and we have a deep affection for fruit trees, and I feel very happy to work in the orchard and get close to nature," Aticha said.

"Sometimes, these fruit trees, I think they also have a response, you plant them with your heart, prune the branches and leaves, water and fertilize them, after a long time, you also have feelings, especially when the harvest is ripe, you climb up, you take a bunch of bananas, that kind of mood is difficult to describe in words, it is the joy of giving back. ”

"Don't look at them as fruit trees, they all have life and can understand me, I will come here sometimes, I will talk to them in my heart, talk to myself, sometimes I will be laughed at by other people, but I feel that I was born here, I grew up here, here is my home, there are my parents, my brothers and sisters, I also married and had children, and I started my own family. ”

"I feel very happy, now I rely on planting fruit trees, after the harvest of fruit trees, I use a tricycle to drag bananas and these fruits to the market to sell, our family also rented a stall, I am responsible for transportation, my wife and my family help sell, there are also many regular customers, often visit my fruit stall, the income is still very stable, can also meet our family's daily living expenses, children can also go to school, education. ”

"So I'm still very satisfied, although there are many people in the world who are richer than me, but there is a saying in China, called 'contentment and happiness', and that's it, I'm quite satisfied!"

Zhou Sen smiled and listened to the simple Cambodian fruit farmer babble about his life story, and was also infected by his simple, kind, enthusiastic and optimistic personality.

"Tell us about some planting expertise, you have experience in this area, and we can learn from you!"

"Reporter Zhou, you are polite, you look at me, see you, as soon as you are happy, you will talk away, talk about our family, it will be endless, don't think I am verbose, I will talk about some precautions for planting bananas. ”

"First of all, we have to choose the sapling, we have experienced fruit tree farmers here, will choose the variety of excellent saplings, the saplings must be healthy, no pests and diseases, the saplings are young and tender, easy to break, to put the saplings right, it is necessary to bury the soil, after buried, the soil is flattened, and then the saplings are cultivated. ”

"According to its growth law, let it grow healthily, don't rush to pull out seedlings to help it grow, and don't violate the growth law of fruit trees. ”

"You can't be in a hurry, apply fertilizer regularly and wait for it to blossom and bear fruit, it takes a process. ”

"I'll take you to see, take a look, and then come to explain, the impression can be more profound, you see, this banana leaf is blunt at both ends, the base is nearly round, the sides are symmetrical, the leaf surface is dark green, no white powder, the back of the leaf is light green, and the surface looks like a faint white powder. "The petioles are short and thick, usually less than 30 cm long, with prominent, open wings and maroish or bright red margins. ”

"This is all relatively good, our knowledgeable fruit tree farmers can know at a glance which bananas are planted well, which ones have insect diseases, and which are not good, this is a long-term planting experience. ”

"Let's take a look at the flowers of the banana tree, let's look at their appearance, the spikes are drooping, the inflorescence axis is densely covered with brown hairs, the bracts are purplish-red on the outside, dark red on the inside, the base is slightly pale and shiny, the male bracts do not fall off, there are 2 rows of flowers in each bract, you see it is like this. ”

Aticha pointed to Zhou Sen, Zhou Sen saw it, nodded, it seems that it is really interlaced like a mountain, each industry has special expertise, Zhou Sen has never planted fruit trees, he really doesn't understand much, Xiao Yang invited Aticha to help explain, so that Zhou Sen suddenly opened.

Aticha continued to explain, but he didn't expect that he knew a lot, and he was very professional in his narration, not like an ordinary fruit farmer without culture.

"You see, the fruit tree is well cultivated, the flowers are in full bloom, and then it will bear fruit, and this stage is also very important, which directly affects the yield of the fruit of the fruit tree, and if the quality is good, the yield is high, our income will increase, and vice versa. ”

"This is also very easy to identify, I will explain to you the trick of identification, the apex is gradually narrowed, not significantly reduced, the stalk is short, the peel is green, ripened at high temperatures, the peel is green with yellow, ripened at low temperatures, the peel changes from green to yellow, and there are black spots. ”

"Well planted, mastered the climate, according to the natural law of banana growth, planted is a good banana, it is characterized by soft flesh, yellowish-white, sweet, seedless, fragrant, thick base, flesh red, upper fine, gray-green purple-red, black spots large and significant, the leaves are narrow and long, the back of the leaf is covered with a thick layer of white hairs. ”

"Of course, in the process of planting, we also need to prevent insect pests, and fruit trees are most afraid of insects, especially to prevent two types of pests and diseases, whiteflies and red spiders. ”

"Both are the most common pests in greenhouse cultivation, affecting banana growth and even causing the death of the entire plant. ”

"So we should pay attention to it, when our family planted bananas, we also suffered losses before, at that time, due to carelessness, we did not notice the pest, the outbreak of insect pests was very strong, affecting the development and growth of bananas, and even could not be eaten, could not be sold, will make us lose, so after that pest infestation, we learned a lesson, and no longer dare to be careless. ”

"We bought a potion to kill insects, and after a few dewormings, the banana trees were healthy again, which is a victory we have achieved through hard work, we are very happy, we have feelings for the fruit trees, we don't want to see them hurt, we will do our best to protect the fruit trees." ”

"Another point I want to emphasize is that it is especially serious when the ventilation is poor, and it is spread with the wind or the introduction and transportation of the host plant. ”

Listening to Aticha's introduction of so many experiences in growing bananas, Zhou Sen benefited a lot and nodded his head in thanks.

Aticha was very happy and took Zhou Sen to other orchards to see other fruit trees.