Chapter 245 Investigation of the Back Mountain
"Comrade Shuangqi, is this true? If you continue to plant like this, what if the taste of kiwifruit is not good and the quality is not guaranteed in a few years? Isn't that a white seed?" Chen Xiaohua, director of the Bureau of Agriculture, asked in surprise.
Everyone was surprised, only the county high-ranking official Long Yemin was not in a hurry, he was very confident in Li Liang. Since Li Shuangzhi said just now that he began to contract this barren mountain to plant camellia trees and kiwifruit under the guidance of his nephew Li Liang, Li Liang must have a way to solve the current situation.
Long Yemin let his subordinates question Li Shuangqi.
Li Shuangzhi said as he walked: "It's okay to say that the Camellia oleifera trees near the area where we lived early are basically high-yield Camellia oleifera, and the oil yield is not bad." As for kiwifruit, my nephew said, plant it first, and when it grows, there are two ways to avoid this risk!"
Not only is there a way to circumvent it, but there are also two ways to avoid it, what is it? Li Shuangzhi did not sell it, he continued: "The first method is that kiwifruit is a wild fruit now, and there are very few people who grow it. In the ripe season, the people who go up the mountain to chop wood and cut grass happen to meet them, so they pick a little and go back to eat. Some are delicious, some are not. I plant these kiwifruit regardless of quality, and after 2-3 years of maturity, I can keep the good quality and continue to breed the good ones, and the bad ones can be abandoned! This method is relatively slow, and I must wait two or three years to eat the fruit before I know which ones to keep!
The second method is faster, kiwifruit is a vine, if planted artificially, as long as the fertilizer can keep up, it will grow quickly. The kiwi vines I planted in the second half of last year are now blooming. My nephew said that when it grows, he will find a way to go to New Zealand to introduce high-quality varieties that have been selected by them, and when the time comes, he will directly use the seedlings I am planting now as the mother and graft them directly. In this way, I will plant more now, even if the quality is not good, it will not affect the future results!"
The second method that Li Shuangzhi said actually works very quickly, as long as the mother grows well, the kiwifruit after grafting will also grow very quickly.
Everyone is not stupid, after listening to Li Shuangzhi's words, they all understood.
Zhang Chenglin, the county magistrate, said with a smile: "It's a good way, then we can rest assured!"
The back mountain contracted by Li Shuangqi is not far from the village, and while talking, everyone went up the mountain under the leadership of Li Shuangyang.
The vegetation in the mountains is dense, and the mountain breeze is gusting, and the mountain wind hits, and it is suddenly much cooler.
The back mountain contracted by Li Shuangyang is not high, and the mountain is in the shape of a ladder. At the foot of the mountain is a pond about two or three acres in size, and a flock of white ducks frolicking on the water surface of the pond is very pleasant.
On a flat piece of land above the pond is a pigsty built by Li Shuangqi and his family out of some dilapidated bricks and tiles, in which some pigs are raised. At this time, the pigs heard the sound of the crowd approaching outside, and thought that the owner had come to feed, so they all stood up and made a snorting sound.
At the door of the pigsty, a yellow earth dog was grinning with his teeth and a low threatening sound. In rural areas, there is no need to be too afraid of the kind of dog that barks when it sees people, because the kind of dog that barks fiercely often does not bite people. The most important thing to watch out for is this kind of soil dog that does not bark, but only makes a low intimidating sound, this kind of dog does not bark, and once it is activated, it will often bite people to death.
Li Shuangqi walked two steps quickly, and drank this loyal local dog, it is Li Shuangqi's good partner, usually when no one is on the mountain, this dog watches the pigs and protects the chickens and ducks!
On the wasteland and gentle slopes outside the pigsty, there are dozens of native chickens, including majestic and brightly colored roosters, and more black, yellow or hemp hens, which are unhurriedly foraging in the grass, pecking at some grass blades and insects. Occasionally, a chicken is lucky enough to peck out a huge earthworm from the grass, which attracts its companions to run over and grab food, causing a burst of chickens and dogs to jump.
Walking through the small home opened up by Li Shuangbing, and continuing to walk up the mountain, there is a large area of low camellia saplings. Most of these saplings were purchased by Li Shuangqi from the surrounding mountain people since last year, and a small part was isolated and cultivated by Li Shuangqi himself from the original wild Camellia oleifera trees in later generations.
Under the scorching sun, the camellia seedlings were not only not scorched, but grew more and more green. From the appearance, it can be seen that Li Shuangzhi usually takes care of this forest very carefully. Camellia oleifera seedlings are well located, and each row and column are arranged in an orderly manner, which not only makes effective use of space, but also reserves space for their growth, and the inconsistent planting is too dense to affect their subsequent growth.
There are very few weeds under the camellia seedlings, and Li Shuangzhi has built ditches and ridges, which are not only conducive to drainage in the rainy season, but also effectively retain the water and soil and will not be lost.
Today, everyone is here to inspect the planting of kiwifruit, although we have not seen the kiwifruit planted by Li Shuangqi, but looking at these gratifying growth of Camellia oleifera, everyone nodded secretly, feeling that Li Shuangzhi is a good hand in planting.
At this time, someone asked, "Comrade Shuangqi, why haven't you seen the kiwifruit you planted?"
Li Shuangzhi walked ahead, looked back with a smile and said: "This is the southeast slope, and the light here is sufficient, which is more suitable for planting Camellia oleifera trees." Kiwifruit likes cool and moist shade, and is afraid of drought, waterlogging, and wind. I planted them all on the north slope. The northern slope is gentler than the southern slope, and there is a small stream flowing down the mountain, which is more convenient for drainage. ”
The back mountain is not high, and when you pass through the top of the mountain, what imprints into everyone's eyes is a small piece of bamboo frame that has been erected and is more than two meters high. Every three or four meters, these bamboo shelves are erected with a thick bamboo stake, each of which is more than two meters high. At the top of these bamboo stakes, Li Shuangzhi nailed them with finer bamboos to connect all the bamboo stakes into a network. On these bamboo shelves, near the top of the mountain, some kiwi vines have climbed to the top of the bamboo shelf, and the further down the bamboo stakes, the smaller the kiwi next to the bamboo stakes. It can be seen that this is due to the order of planting.
This bamboo pile forest is not very large, and I heard Li Shuangzhi mean that it is about fifteen acres planted at present. His next plan is to plant the entire northern slope with kiwifruit. However, this is a relatively huge project for their family. Not only does it cost a lot of manpower, but it also requires a relatively large amount of money to buy kiwifruit vine seedlings.
Hekang County is not the main production area of kiwifruit, there are relatively few wild vine seedlings in the mountains and forests, after Li Shuangzhi's acquisition from last year to this year, there are basically not many kiwifruit vine seedlings that can continue to be collected. If we want to expand the scale of planting, we must shift our attention to the surrounding counties and cities.