Maiji District Rong Media Center News (Reporter Zhang Dan Baili) In the scorching summer, the 100 acres of daylily in Baihua Village, Liqiao Town, Maiji District ushered in a bumper harvest. The tender yellow and full daylily swayed in the morning light, the vegetable moss is straight, the golden needle is fresh and tender, and the busy figures of the farmers shuttle between them, grabbing this rare agricultural time, and their faces are filled with the joy of harvest.
Daylily, whose scientific name is daylily, also known as forget-worry grass and goldenrod, is a plant with both medicinal and edible value. It is highly drought tolerant, does not pick terrain, has a short production cycle and a long harvest time, and is an ideal crop for one-time planting and multi-year picking. Ripe daylily can be sold fresh or made into dry goods, and the market demand is strong. In particular, daylily picking is done before it blooms, when the nutritional value is highest and consumers love.
It is understood that this year, with the increase in market demand, the purchase price of fresh daylily has increased significantly compared with last year, with a minimum of 2 yuan per catty and a yield of more than 2,000 catties per mu. This news has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of farmers, and they have expressed their desire to seize the opportunity to expand the scale of planting and strive for greater profits.
Chen Desheng, a daylily grower in Baihua Village, told reporters: "In 2022, I planted two acres and the harvest was good. Last year, another three acres were planted, and now there are five acres in total, the yield is stable, the economic income is also very good, and I want to continue to expand the planting area. ”
Ma Qianxiang, director of the Baihua Village Committee, said: "Since our village started growing daylily in 2022, the villagers' income has increased year by year. Last year, more than 80 acres of daylily were planted in the village, and this year it has reached more than 100 acres. The rapid development of the daylily industry not only increased the income of the villagers, but also provided strong support for the growth of the village collective economy. This year's daylily is growing well, and another bumper harvest is expected. Next, we will continue to mobilize the villagers to expand the planting scale and make the daylily industry the 'golden engine' of rural revitalization in our village." ”
Industrial prosperity is the cornerstone of rural revitalization. Liqiao Town is actively relying on the advantages of the daylily industry to drive the villagers to get rich together. By continuously expanding the planting scale, improving the yield and quality, and broadening the sales channels, Liqiao Town is gradually building the daylily industry into a pillar industry for local rural revitalization.
(Source: Maiji District Rong Media Center Reprint: Kang Cuixia)