Super Orchard

Chapter 224 Oranges and Grapefruits

Greenhouses with a width of 30 meters and a length of more than 200 meters are neatly arranged on the northeast plot. Each greenhouse covers an area of ​​[-] mu. A total of [-] greenhouses have been built on the two thousand mu of land.

As early as a few months ago, Shen Yangguang planned what kind of fruit to plant here. One thousand acres of land were all planted with oranges, and the other thousand acres of land were planted with pomelo.

my country is the main birthplace of oranges. It originated in the south of my country and has a cultivation history of more than 4000 years. It was introduced to Europe, America and other countries more than 400 years ago. So far, oranges are also called "Chinese apples" in the Netherlands and Germany. "

Oranges are bright in color, sweet and sour, and are common delicious fruits in autumn and winter. They are rich in vitamins and have great benefits for the human body. However, oranges are warm food and easy to get angry, so they should not be eaten too much.

The growth, development, flowering and fruiting of orange fruit trees are closely related to the environment such as temperature, sunshine, water, humidity, soil, wind, altitude and terrain, and slope aspect. Among them, temperature is the most influential. Even if the temperature differs by [-] degrees, the fruit trees will appear completely different. The different differences can be seen from an old saying, "Oranges grown in the south are oranges, and oranges grown in the north are oranges."

Oranges are a fruit tree that is extremely sensitive to temperature. In the central region of China, oranges can also grow and bloom and bear fruit, but because of insufficient temperature, the fruit produced will always be green and unable to mature.

Ordinary oranges will be damaged by freezing when the temperature is below minus five degrees, and even the fruit trees will be frozen to death. Although these newly built greenhouses do not have automatic heating systems, they cannot reach the minimum temperature of more than ten degrees with heating systems. temperature, but it can also ensure that the minimum temperature is above zero, and there is no problem in growing oranges.

In addition, temperature also has a great influence on the fruit quality of oranges. Within a certain temperature range, usually with the increase of temperature, the sugar content and soluble solid matter of the fruit will also increase, and the acid content will decrease. Quality It will be much better too.

Orange is a very common fruit that can be seen in markets all over the country, so fruit trees are also easy to buy. Zhao Chunqiu's research institute has a variety that is optimized for breeding.

At this time, the lotus mist in the valley had been planted, and Shen Yangguang combined the internal business department and the external business department to plant oranges. More than 300 people were evenly divided into [-] mu of greenhouses to start planting.

The planting density of orange fruit trees is not too high or small, and the distance between plants is generally within the range of three meters by four meters. Sixty fruit trees can be planted on one mu of land.

Now, due to sufficient personnel, a special team is responsible for excavating, planting, planting, watering, etc., and some of them are responsible for determining the distance with strings and determining the specific location of each pit.

In addition, someone carried a shovel and began to dig holes in each fixed position, digging out planting holes with a length and width of [-] meters and a depth of [-] meters.

There are also some people who are responsible for transporting the fruit tree seedlings to the vicinity of each planting hole, and another part of the people plant and backfill the soil.

There are also dedicated personnel responsible for watering. The entire greenhouse is like an assembly line, each responsible for planting fruit trees. It is no longer the same as before, because manpower is limited. First, everyone digs holes together, and then everyone plants trees and works together. The efficiency is not high.

During this process, Shen Yangguang did not send a trace of golden air into each fruit tree seedling like before planting fruit trees, mainly because the planting area here is too large, and his own golden air is simply not enough.

After the fruit trees are planted, the drip irrigation system is installed immediately, absorbing water from the small river beside the country road, and watering under each fruit tree.

In order to ensure better survival of the fruit trees, Shen Guangguang put his hand into the small pond at the water inlet of the drip irrigation system, and introduced the golden airflow into it, and the drip irrigation system brought the golden airflow diluted countless times to each fruit tree. Down.

Because these golden air currents are too diluted, they can't make the fruit trees produce super fruits with amazing delicious food and therapeutic effects, but this golden air flow can also make the fruit trees grow stronger, reduce pests and diseases, and also make the fruit taste delicious. Better, higher quality.

On the south side of the [-]-acre orange orchard, there is still a [-]-acre empty greenhouse, where Shen Yangguang plans to plant pomelo.

Grapefruits look similar to oranges, have similar appearance and color, and taste similar to oranges, but they are much larger and their peels are so thick that they are heinous.

It is Shen Yangguang's plan to plant grapefruit next to the orange greenhouse and let these two similar fruits be neighbors.

Grapefruit generally matures in autumn. Among the many autumn fruits, it can be regarded as the largest. Because the peel of grapefruit is very thick, it is very resistant to storage. Generally, there is no problem at all if it is stored for three months. In a safe storage environment, it can keep freshness for one year, so it is also called "natural canned fruit".

The pomelo has a round shape, which symbolizes reunion, so it is also an appropriate fruit for the Mid-Autumn Festival. More importantly, pomelo and the word "you" for blessing have the same pronunciation, which has auspicious meaning in China, and at the same time, it is a homonym for "you". There are a lot of pomelo, so pomelo is very popular in China.

At the same time, grapefruit tastes sweet and sour, and has powerful therapeutic effects far exceeding other fruits.

It is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins, carotene, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, etc. Among them, the content of natural trace element potassium necessary for hypertensive patients is very rich, and it does not contain sodium, so it is suitable for people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and kidney diseases The best therapeutic fruit for patients, of course, it is strictly forbidden to eat in some special cases.

Pomelo fruit contains a large amount of various vitamins, which can lower blood cholesterol, protect the liver, and promote the regeneration of liver cells.

In addition, grapefruit also has the effect of strengthening the body, which can help the body absorb calcium and iron more easily. The natural folic acid contained in it can prevent the occurrence of anemia symptoms and promote fetal development for pregnant women.

Fresh grapefruit pulp also contains chromium, an ingredient similar to insulin, which can lower blood sugar. Eating grapefruit has the effects of strengthening the stomach, nourishing blood, and facilitating bowel movements. It can also promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary effect on sepsis.

Grapefruit contains physiologically active substances, which can reduce the viscosity of blood and reduce the formation of thrombus. It has a good preventive effect on some cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke.

In addition to these therapeutic effects, grapefruit tastes sour and sweet, and is cold in nature. Unlike oranges that eat too much, they will get angry. Eating grapefruit has the effect of reducing fire. Eating grapefruit regularly can also treat indigestion.

Grapefruit has already won the favor of many consumers because of its appearance and name, coupled with so many therapeutic effects, its sales in the market have always been very good.

Shen Yangguang also took a fancy to the sales prospects of pomelo, and planted [-] acres of pomelo here to supplement the varieties of ordinary fruits in the fruit shop.

Like orange fruit saplings, grapefruit saplings were also easy to buy in Zhao Chunqiu's research institute, and they were quickly transported back to the orchard.

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