Chapter 89 Greenhouse in the Gobi
Guo Yang thought for a moment, his eyes resting on the ant-like bulldozer in the distance.
“Okay, one month then.”
“Han Bin, let me delegate the power to you, and I will leave Shahai Farming and Animal Husbandry to you.”
Lu Hanbin’s eyebrows Shaking unconsciously, the wind and sand could not hide the surprise in his eyes.
"Boss, I have no experience in managing deserts before."
"Try boldly and believe in yourself. The company is willing to bear the cost of making mistakes."
As the management system matures , Guo Yang can find a helmsman for Shahai Farming and Animal Husbandry at any time.
But he was willing to give Lu Hanbin a chance.
In the following two or three months, two thousand acres of Gobi and desert were gradually bulldozed, and hundreds of contiguous greenhouses were built.
The county also relied on the land development project of Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and took the opportunity to set up a resettlement site in the nearby Jianzitan to focus on ecological resettlement.
And promote financial policies to allow willing farmers to borrow loans to build their own greenhouses.
Those who do not want to borrow money to build their own greenhouses can also rent greenhouses or participate in paid desertification prevention and control services.
Throughout March and April, the Zhazigou area is very lively.
Zhang Jing's camera seems to never stop for a moment. Every day, he walks around in the soft sand, doing the work of planting trees and grass at sunrise and resting at sunset.
Wheat straw and straw were continuously delivered, and the continuous grass grid was quickly formed, which was spectacular on the edge of the desert.
In the area near the lake area, sand closures have been carried out to cultivate forests.
Watering is a problem when planting Haloxylon ammodendron on flowing sand dunes. In the past, most farmers did not water the plants, and survival was low.
But Shahai Farming and Animal Husbandry is equipped with a water tanker, and a water pump is installed on the water tanker. The water pipe can be directly connected to the desert.
With such a large area, the number of immigrants is limited, so it is unrealistic to plant them all.
However, Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry commissioned Aviation Club’s professional aerial sowing unit to aerially sow more than 30,000 acres of pasture grasses such as Artemisia annua, Sapodilla, and Zaguai Zao on the edge of the isolation zone.
It just so happens that there was good rain this spring, and the germination rate of seeds is considerable. It is expected that the vegetation coverage rate will reach about 70%.
Moving dunes that have been aerially seeded with pasture will eventually become fixed.
However, due to overcrowding, overgrazing and years of drought, the vegetation on the edge of the desert has been severely damaged. In the 1960s, there were more than 400,000 hectares of Haloxylon ammodendron forest on the edge of the desert, but now only more than 200,000 hectares remain. .
In the yards of many farmers, you can see piles of dead Haloxylon ammodendron, all of which are intended to be used to burn boilers.
Ecological experts predict that if we want to curb the invasion of the Tengger Desert into Minqin, at least more than two million acres of pasture will need to be aerially sown on the edge of the desert.
Lu Hanbin strode through the contiguous solar greenhouses.
Greenhouses are mainly divided into two types, the "earth wall + steel frame" solar greenhouse and the high-standard solar greenhouse with brick walls and yellow sand walls.
There are few solar greenhouses directly involved in planting in Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Seedling breeding, storage and processing, cold chain logistics, packaging and marketing are the focus of Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry’s layout.
A few old men who were building a steel frame greenhouse gathered together and chatted.
"Old Ding, you have been growing vegetables for so many years. Do you know the technology of growing vegetables in this greenhouse?"
"That is, the cadres of the village community are busy mobilizing everyone to rent the greenhouse of Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Everyone can’t make up their mind?”
“I heard from them that the government’s agricultural technology department and the Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Association provide technical training and guidance services, and the requirements are quite strict, and the products are not planted according to standards. No."
"I will definitely not rent a greenhouse. The rent is too high and I won't be able to recover the money by then."
"Isn't it necessary to move to a greenhouse? Who can guide me?" someone said angrily.
Lao Ding is an old man over sixty years old, with bronze skin, dense wrinkles on his face, and sweat dripping down his face. The strong muscles are also exposed on the arms that have been working hard all year round.
"There is a lot of knowledge about growing vegetables in the greenhouse, especially the prevention and control of pests and diseases. If you still stick to the original method, you will definitely not grow well."
Several people looked at each other.
Old Ding also stopped, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and spread it out, and several other old men also came over.
“But Zhazigou is full of this kind of yellow sand soil. The land is thin and cannot retain water and fertilizer, so it is impossible to grow good vegetables.”
The other old men each had their own thoughts.
The soil is indeed a flaw!
“I heard that Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry is researching substrate cultivation in that glass greenhouse. People who have worked in it are very excited when they come out.”
“The management is strict there, the greenhouse There are barriers outside, so you can’t really see it from a distance, so it should be successful.”
Old Ding rolled up his cigarette with a deep look in his eyes, and the others followed suit.
"Farming and animal husbandry in Shahai must be successful." "Farming must be done, otherwise where will the family's livelihood come from."
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< br>After passing through some ordinary greenhouses, Lu Hanbin came to a smart glass greenhouse.
The glass greenhouse covers an area of about 200 acres. In addition to undertaking the task of raising seedlings, it is also the site for many scientific researches on agriculture and animal husbandry in Shahai.
For example, research on vegetable cultivation models and the most important research on cultivation substrates at this stage.
Lu Hanbin walked into the glass greenhouse.
Rows of fruits and vegetables are cultivated in cultivation troughs 60 cm wide and 30 cm deep. The bottom of the cultivation troughs is covered with plastic shed film to retain water and fertilizer.
On the greenhouse film is a thick cultivation substrate, which is the "soil" on which crops grow.
Several technicians were half-crouched on the ground discussing, and they got up after noticing Lu Hanbin's arrival.
A thin, middle-aged man with glasses and dark skin came forward, his eyes full of admiration.
"Mr. Lu, according to the substrate formula you provided, peppers, tomatoes and eggplants are growing quite well. We have made a preliminary judgment that we can proceed to the next step."
Lu Hanbin also had a look in his eyes. With a smile, he picked a ripe and slightly cracked tomato from the pergola.
Take a bite, and the sweet and sour juice fills your mouth and fills your taste buds.
In just a few months, he was under tremendous pressure.
But being busy all day long not only speeds up the pace of life, but also exercises his ability to deal with problems and masters interpersonal relationships.
The most important thing is that he has the ability to find shortcuts in difficult situations.
Facing the problem of insufficient soil organic matter nutrients in greenhouses, he plans to introduce related technologies of soilless cultivation and simultaneously develop Shahai's own matrix formula in conjunction with scientific research institutions.
His idea was strongly affirmed by the boss, and he directly provided the basic formula. This batch of matrix was improved on Guo Yang's formula.
Two days later, the Shahai Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Technology Department organized an observation meeting on greenhouse vegetable cultivation.
Lao Ding signed up immediately.
While he was waiting in line outside the glass greenhouse to visit, he saw many familiar faces.
Many people have vowed not to rent a greenhouse, but they still come.
Relying on labor to make money is not a long-term solution. Those who are capable have already gone out to work, and those who are left can only be regarded as semi-laborers.
In order to survive, we can only move forward under the influence of the general trend.
The glass greenhouse was full of life, with green leaves and fiery red fruits catching Lao Ding's eyes.
The bunches of tomatoes are hanging on the pergola, and the yield is not low at first glance.
Old Ding couldn't help but squat down and grab a handful of soil from the trough as a habit.
The soil is very soft and fully fermented.
An old man asked curiously, attracting the attention of some people.
"Old Ding, how is this soil?"
Old Ding rubbed it carefully with his fingers, and occasionally he could distinguish corn stalks, cow dung, mushroom cobs and other materials.
“The soil is very good, very good.” Lao Ding has already thought about renting two or three sheds to give it a try, and even came up with the idea of taking out a loan to build his own greenhouse.
Hearing this, the others also studied the substrate in the tank. It was black and completely different from the yellow sand in the desert.
“It’s really good.”
The biggest concern in the hearts of the villagers came to an end.
The technician led the crowd to the point in the shed and continued to explain, "After this crop is over, there will be another season of cucumbers, beans and other crops planted in summer and autumn."
Lao Ding is here I thought to myself that summer is the off-season for the production of cucumbers and beans, and they can still be sold at a high price.
“The vegetables that are on the market in winter and spring should be more economical, right?” someone asked.
“Winter and spring cropping is indeed more profitable, but it has to span the three seasons of winter, spring and summer, which requires higher facility conditions and management levels.”
Someone took the lead, and the visitors also asked questions.
Unconsciously, the immigrants had more expectations for the solar greenhouse in Shahai.
(End of this chapter)