1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 48 Planning for May and June

"The total is 1067.5 yuan."

Li Xiu took out the remaining money from the past two days, and looked at her tanned face as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"I can't bear to leave."

Li Xiu nodded like a chick pecking at rice. Although he made a lot of money recently, he spent it quickly!
"I'll take 1000 yuan first, leaving some for living expenses. The majority of the money from the sales will also be spent. Old things don't go away, new things don't come. Money only has value when it's spent, and only then can you earn more money. It's a pity that I sold so many vegetables and didn't buy anything for you."

"Huh, what else do you want to buy?"

Li Xiu was puzzled at first, but then she seemed to have made up her mind and handed all the money to Chen Jiazhi: "I know you spend money on serious matters, so spend it if you want to."

Compared to a month and a half ago, Li Xiu feels that life is much better now.

Recently, I can almost guarantee to eat meat every day, and Jiazhi also buys seafood every now and then, so I am not that lacking in nutrition.

Not only did Jiazhi become more diligent, but his vegetable-growing skills also seemed to have improved.

The money sold in one day can catch up with the money sold in the past month.

What else is there to be dissatisfied with?

Chen Jiazhi also enjoyed the feeling of being trusted by Li Xiu. After taking the money, he found a white plastic bag.

Then I went to the field to pick two loofahs and a handful of water spinach, and went to the agricultural supply store.

"Boss Hong, I'm here to bring you some food."

Hong Zhongzheng was sitting on a chair reading a newspaper. Upon hearing this, he stood up suspiciously and took the vegetables. The vegetables looked very good. The vegetables grown by small vegetable farmers were quite good.

"I always feel that you have bad intentions. Tell me, what do you want this time?"

"Fertilizer costs quite a bit, so I'd better pay the deposit first."

The agricultural supplies I bought for 3400 yuan last time have been delivered and the payment has been made.

Among them, 2000 yuan is for materials for the small greenhouse. Except that the film was replaced with a sunshade net that is more suitable for summer, there is no other change.

The remaining 1400 yuan is mainly for pesticides and fertilizers, but the amount is not enough for this year's use.

If possible, Chen Jiazhi would like to stockpile enough fertilizer to last until he changes land next year.

For the next six months and into next year, Chen Jiazhi will focus on growing leafy vegetables.

Because it's fast.

At the same time, the market is big enough.

如四九菜心，生长期25~30天，盛夏还可缩短至20~25天，理论上一年可种植10~12茬。

However, achieving high-yield and multiple cropping requires great management difficulty.

The first is rapid soil remediation.

Secondly, high-density planting can easily induce downy mildew and soft rot, which require regular rotation of pesticides for prevention and control.

In addition, auxiliary facilities are needed to cool down and prevent heavy rain in summer, and to keep warm and prevent cold waves in winter.

However, Chen Jiazhi is not so stubborn as to plant 10 to 12 crops of Chinese cabbage. He can also rotate a crop of kale or legumes in between.

But no matter which crop rotation plan is adopted, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, etc. are indispensable.

According to his estimate, if six crops of leafy vegetables are planted in the next six months, one acre of land will require 120 kilograms of urea and 300 kilograms of compound fertilizer.

Of course, this is the highest usage scenario.

In reality, you don’t need that much.

Because he also plans to apply 1.5 tons of fermented pig manure per acre, which can reduce the use of chemical fertilizers by about 40%.

Chemical fertilizers take effect faster, but organic fertilizers are more long-lasting and can support high-intensity cropping periods.

But Chen Jiazhi wants the follow-up to be more intense and long-lasting.

Because the vegetable prices are high!

The more you invest at this time, the more and better dishes you can produce, and the profits will be huge in a seller's market.

There is also funding to consider.

He only has 1,000 yuan on him right now, and he estimates he'll have another 2,000 to 3,000 yuan to earn in the next ten days, and he also needs to buy fermented pig manure.
The order that Chen Jiazhi finally reported to Hong Zhong was: 0.5 tons of urea and 1 ton of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium triple compound fertilizer.

"Chen the vegetable farmer, you have quite a lot of stuff. Let's not talk about how to pay for it. Where are you going to put so many goods? You can't just pile them in the room, right?" This is what Chen Jiazhi really thought.

Urea is 50kg/bag, 70 yuan per bag, which means 10 bags;
Compound fertilizer is 40kg/bag, 72 yuan per bag, which means 25 bags.

When the Dongxiang Vegetable Market was first being renovated, the goal was to accommodate as many people as possible in one room, so each room has a large space.

There is absolutely no problem adding another 35 bags of fertilizer.

Hong Zhong added, "Actually, you can rent a small warehouse. I think there's one in the vegetable market."

“They’ve all been rented by vegetable farmers from other provinces.”

"Wouldn't it be different if you bought it little by little later?"

"I bet the price of fertilizer will definitely increase in the future. Boss Hong, please give me a discount since I provided you with such important information."

"..."

"I've already given you a lot of discounts. I've calculated the lowest wholesale price for you."

"Then can I buy you on credit? Look, we've worked together so many times, and I even deliver food to you. There's some trust in you, right?"

Hong Zhong was speechless and choked with emotion.

This little vegetable farmer is really trying to take advantage of the situation!

Sparse sunlight shone into the store through the big tree at the door. Hong Zhong looked at the young vegetable farmer, who was still handsome even though he was tanned. The cabbage he planted was also well received by his family.

He really wants to give young people a chance.

"Business is business. No credit. I'll deliver the goods based on how much you pay."

Chen Jiazhi's face immediately fell.

"But," Hong Zhong added, "after you pay the deposit and place a verbal order, I'll keep the goods in the warehouse for you for half a month."

Chen Jiazhi said slowly, "If the price of compound fertilizer increases by several hundred yuan per ton, will you still give it to me at the original price?"

Hongjoong hesitated, then nodded.

Ultimately, Chen Jiazhi could only hope that Hongzhong would fulfill his promise, because even if he sold vegetables for another 10 days, he might not have enough money, considering the investment in fermenting pig manure.

The price of agricultural supplies skyrocketed after the heavy rain. It was hard to say whether Hong Zhong would be willing to give him the goods later, so he could only come and get the goods as soon as he had the money.

10 bags of urea and 25 bags of compound fertilizer, a total of 2500 yuan.

Chen Jiazhi only paid a deposit of 500 yuan, and Hong Zhong only delivered one-fifth of the goods.

For the rest, goods will be delivered every time payment is made, but Hong Zhong gave a commitment period of half a month.

After leaving the agricultural supply store, Chen Jiazhi went to the pig farm and used the remaining 500 yuan to buy a batch of fermented pig manure so that he could prepare the land for the subsequent vegetable field.

As for the next crop of Yongcai, no organic fertilizer was applied in order to get it on the market as soon as possible after the heavy rain.

And they all planted a fast-growing variety of water spinach: Chicken Heart White.

With a small arch shed, and by harvesting breakfast, it can be put on the market for sale in as little as ten days.

In the future, when vegetable shortages occur due to extreme weather, in order to alleviate the pressure on people's livelihood caused by the soaring vegetable prices, the government has organized farmers to rush to plant fast-growing water spinach, which can be put on the market within 15 days at the fastest.

Chen Jiazhi is no stranger to this.

After buying the agricultural supplies, Chen Jiazhi was left with nothing, but he was not worried about the future.

Because he knows that all efforts will be rewarded.

After returning to the vegetable market, the sun had climbed up the hillside, and vegetable farmers wearing straw hats were working hard everywhere in the market.

Chen Jiazhi took a hoe and went to work with Ao Dehai and his wife to prepare the land.

Continue to sow water spinach as quickly as possible. Fermented pig manure was applied to plots 1, 2, and 5 before sowing, so the fertilizer is still long-lasting. Fermented pig manure is mainly used in plot 6.

As for the land for sowing Chinese cabbage, there is no need to rush. Use quicklime to improve the soil, spray it with carbendazim solution for disinfection, and then expose it to the sun for two days before deep plowing and careful cultivation.

Because the market conditions after the heavy rain cannot be caught up with the market conditions after the rain, but it can catch up with the market conditions on June 6.18th.

In the previous life, the heavy rain on June 6.18th caused the Beijiang River to burst its banks, traffic was interrupted, and many vegetables in Huacheng were also severely affected. Vegetables from outside could not be imported, and vegetable prices once again hit a new high.

Therefore, betting on water spinach at the end of May and betting on Chinese cabbage on June 18th is Chen Jiazhi’s current layout during the crop season.

(End of this chapter)