All the more than 13,000 coconut seedlings delivered previously have been planted.
A new batch of coconut seedlings just arrived.
The villagers helped unload the coconut seedlings and then got off work.
In the evening, the sky is filled with fish-scale white clouds.
"Brother Liu." The workers packed their things and were about to get off work. Ye Mo called out to Liu Bin.
"ah?"
"The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain tomorrow. Let's rest for a few days. I also have some preparation work here." Ye Mo lit a cigarette for Liu Bin.
"OK."
Ye Mo settled his wages, watched Liu Bin and the others leave, got on an off-road dump truck, and loaded two large barrels of diesel to deliver to Ye Ran.
More than 800 acres of land have been reclaimed.
The planting area of coconut seedlings is 652 acres, with only 25 coconut trees per acre.
I read on the Internet that 25-30 coconut trees can be planted per acre. Ye Mo only planted 25 trees, leaving more space.
When he was done, Ye Mo used Huiling Spring to irrigate.
Coconut seedlings irrigated by spiritual springs grow very fast.
Coconut seedlings transplanted from high soil slopes and irrigated with spiritual springs have all grown into trunks.
There are also coconut trees that were originally used for roadside greening. They are also dwarf coconuts. They were 2 meters high when they were purchased. Not long after they were planted, they bloomed with flower spikes. Before transplanting, the coconuts on them can be eaten.
Up to now, the trunk part of the dwarf coconut tree is nearly 2 meters high, and the overall height is close to 3 meters.
Coconuts are divided into tall coconuts and dwarf coconuts. The tall coconut plants are 15-30 meters tall, have an enlarged base, are pollinated from different plants, begin to bear fruit in 7-8 years, have high oil content, and have an economic life of 70-80 years.
Dwarf coconuts are divided into three categories: red dwarf, yellow dwarf and green dwarf according to the color of fruits and leaves. The plant is only 5-15 meters tall, self-pollinates, and begins to bear fruit in 3-4 years. The fruit is small and numerous, and the coconut meat is thin and soft.
Low oil content. Economic life is 30-40 years.
Nowadays, there are also ultra-dwarf coconuts that can bear fruit by lying on the ground. This is a fragrant coconut introduced from Thailand...
Plants are relatively expensive.
Ye Mo has introduced 1,000 plants, which are included in today's shipment. One plant costs 110 yuan.
It doesn't matter if the price of buying fruit trees is higher. The biggest fear is that you will buy fakes.
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It's still early.
Ye Ran is also planning to drive the excavator for a while.
A lot of bushes have been cut down. But the excavator cannot keep up with the clearing speed.
Dad Ye drove the micro-dig, and the bucket part of the micro-dig was replaced with a sharp pick and a flat pick, which is specially used for digging trenches and burying pipes and wires.
Occasionally, big rocks will be dug out, with some individual effort.
The water pipe runs along the side of the road, with a depth of about 40 centimeters. Once the pipe is set up, the gate will be opened and tested before it is sealed with soil.
It is not buried too deep to avoid problems later and troublesome replacement.
For thickened water pipes, even if a car directly presses against the water pipe, it will be fine. And it is thickened...
The irrigation system is mainly manual.
I had thought about high-smart irrigation before, but the equipment required was too complicated and difficult to understand.
Just use manual.
Main pipe, 63*5.8 [16 kg pressure], 2-inch thickened pipe.
Auxiliary pipe, 25*2.3 [16 kg pressure], thickened into 6 branches.
The irrigation water from Niujiangling Reservoir has enough pressure. It was tested before when there was water and it can support 125 sprinklers at the same time.
Currently, more than 600 acres are irrigated with sprinklers.
The sprinkler head can be used to water the orchard and plant grass at the same time.
The current hundreds of acres of coconut grove are near the gate. The roads are well planned and maintained. It will be a tropical landscape coconut grove. If a villa or resort is built in the future, the coconut grove can be used as the main attraction. Not only the coconut trees must be well maintained, but also the coconut trees must be well maintained.
The green plants in the forest must also be well maintained.
Later, the coconut forest and durian forest used drip irrigation. Drip irrigation saves water, and with drip irrigation, one switch covers a larger area.
Sprinkler irrigation can only cover 20 acres at a time. But if drip irrigation is used, one switch can cover hundreds of acres. Drip irrigation requires less water...
I was busy until dark and went home.
Ye Ma and her second aunt cooked dinner at home and had potatoes and roasted chicken in the evening.
Ye Mo came out with a cold beer: "Second uncle, second aunt..." Opening the beer, Ye Mo handed it to his second uncle and second aunt first.
They have been here for several days and have been helping here.
"Have you ever calculated the cost of sprinkler irrigation?" asked the second uncle.
"Forget it." Ye Mo said.
"How much does it cost to irrigate an acre of orchard with sprinkler irrigation? The Yumin orchard should be completed soon. After I get the orchard, I will also prepare for sprinkler irrigation." The second uncle said with a smile.
Sprinkler irrigation wastes water, but the effect is good.
"One acre is about a little over 1,000 yuan."
A switch connects 25 nozzles to form a set. The coverage area is exactly 1 mu...
The density of coconut trees here in Ye Mo is 5.2 meters x 5.1 meters
This set of sprinkler irrigation has a main pipe of 5.2 meters and a secondary pipe of 127 meters. The coverage area is exactly 1 mu.
A large orchard is easy to plan. This account is easy to calculate.
A nozzle with a support, 27 yuan.
Supervisor 950 yuan, 100 meters.
Deputy manager 370 yuan, 200 meters.
So 1 mu of area is about 1,000 yuan. Including the cost of diesel...not counting labor, 1 acre of area actually costs about 1,100 yuan, or a little more. But it will not exceed 1,200 yuan...
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In actual operations, there are some differences in the use of materials. But the difference is not big.
There are 25 coconut trees in 1 acre. In actual operation, only 20 sprinklers need to be installed. But if the area is enlarged...the other thing is the laying of main pipes...
The construction cost is 1,000 yuan to 1,200 yuan per mu.
"It's over a thousand yuan per acre, which is not expensive. What if we get drip irrigation?" My second uncle said, "I wanted to get drip irrigation in my hometown before, and the quoted price was 3,150 yuan per acre."
"Drip irrigation, the most important thing is to look at the drip irrigation head. Better drip irrigation heads cost more than 20 yuan each, and cheap drip irrigation heads cost two or three yuan each. Drip irrigation heads, one drip irrigation head per tree..." Ye Mo said: "
Then there are the water pipes. The cost is almost the same."
"If I buy an orchard over there from now on, you can go over and help me with it." The second uncle said with a smile.
"I'll be there when you call me." Ye Mo said with a smile, and touched the bowl with his second uncle. The bowl contained beer...
They like to use fighting bowls to drink, which is very enjoyable.
To be honest, if it is just an orchard that is not open for business, drip irrigation equipment is more cost-effective, can save a lot of water, and the effect is better.
After dinner, it was already dark.
Ye Mo took Xiao Mu for a walk after dinner.
Now Xiao Mu has grown up, is well-behaved and obedient. He follows Ye Mo, wagging his tail.
"Brother." Ye Ran chased after him.
"What are you doing?"
"Let me tell you something." Ye Ran said.
"What's the matter?"
"You really don't want to fall in love?" Ye Ran said.
"I'm so busy now, how can I have time to fall in love?" Ye Mo shook his head.
"Don't you have social phobia, or fear of marriage?" Ye Ran looked at him.
"Nothing."
"When I was working today, an aunt asked me if you have a girlfriend. She said that she has a very beautiful niece. If you are interested, I can introduce you to her." Ye Ran said. She also wanted to introduce her classmates to Ye Mo.
, Ye Mo refused, and not long after, Ye Ran’s classmate called him a friend.
"What's that aunt's name?"
"The surname is Yun. I don't know the name."
Knowing the surname Yun, Ye Mo knew who he was.
The surname Yun is a very rare surname. Ye Mo only knows one aunt named Yun, and she lives in the valley to Yumin Orchard.
Aunt Yun and Ye Mo's parents are about the same age, but Aunt Yun has a kind of temperament. That kind of temperament is not like someone who lives in the mountains, but more like a young lady from a scholarly family. And it is true that Aunt Yun used to be
A teacher at Changzhucun Primary School.
Aunt Yun makes people feel very comfortable and speaks softly.
"This... forget it." Ye Mo shook his head: "It would be so embarrassing if I didn't take it seriously."
"I've seen photos of her niece." Ye Ran said, taking out his phone and clicking on the photo. There was a girl holding flowers in her hands with a bright smile: "Well, she's much prettier than the person you went on a blind date with before."
The girl in the photo is really pretty.
Her delicate face, especially her smile, gives people a very comfortable feeling.
"She is so beautiful. She doesn't have a boyfriend and needs to go out on a blind date?" Ye Mo was a little moved.
Ye Ran rolled her eyes at Ye Mo and said, "Aunt Yun told me that she hasn't had a boyfriend yet and she just graduated from college..."
"Who would believe it if I have never been in love?"
"What's the point of falling in love?" Ye Ran said angrily: "Isn't it good enough for you? Don't be too picky. You are already thirty years old and an old man."
The girl in the photo is very beautiful.
Blind date is actually nothing.
Ye Mo often goes on blind dates.
But every time he went on a blind date, Ye Mo would get nervous. It was definitely not social phobia, but blind date phobia.
At Ye Mo's age, there shouldn't be many people who really don't want to start a family. However, Ye Mo feels that he really suffers from blind date phobia.
"Aunt Yun's birthday is the day after tomorrow. If you are willing, I will tell Aunt Yun that you go to have dinner on her birthday. If you don't want to, forget it." Ye Ran made an angry expression: "Everyone is here for you.