The sun gently shone on the vast fields, and in the fields, green plants lined up, like a girl dressed in green, gently swaying. This is located in a corner of the vast land of China, where white peony has a long history of cultivation and is known for its excellent medicinal properties. You close your eyes and take a breath of fresh air, as if you can smell the faint aroma of white peony.
In this vibrant land, farmers work hard and cultivate their "gold" with hope - white peony. It is not only a precious plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, but also an important economic tool for many farmers. When the harvest season comes, the thick rhizomes of the white peony are carefully dug out of the soil, carrying the fragrance of the earth, indicating that the sweat of the hard work of the year is about to be transformed into the hope of income.
Finding a suitable place to start growing white peony is not an easy task. It requires fertile soil, a suitable climate, and careful cultivation management. In every corner of here, you can see the busy figure of farmers. They know the language of the land and know how to nurture these precious lives.
Let's walk into a farmer who is busy in the field and listen to him talk about the miracle of white peony. He told us that they select the seeds before spring planting to ensure the purity and vigor of the variety. After the land is ploughed, it is the sowing period of the white peony seeds, and the farmers at this time are full of hope for the future.
With the moisture of the spring rain and the warm sunshine, the white peony slowly broke through the soil and began its growth process. During the growing season, the farmers keep an eye on their needs, fertilizing, weeding, and controlling pests and diseases. Every time the soil is cultivated, every time it is irrigated, it is the careful care of the white peony, and it is also the expectation of the future harvest.
Under the scorching summer sun, the backs of the farmers look extremely hard. They know that after this season, the white peony will grow stronger. Once the autumn wind rises, it is the time of harvest of white peony. At this time, the plant is already huge and strong, full of a year's time and labor.
During the harvest, people are busy and excited. The excavated white peony is washed, dried and sorted, and every step of the way, the farmers carefully operate to ensure the ultimate medicinal value. Looking at the white peonies selected from the baskets of soil, the farmers' eyes were full of joy at being rewarded.
When it comes to the yield per acre of white peony, farmers will proudly tell that they can harvest between 1,500 and 2,500 kilograms per mu, of course, thanks to their endless efforts and the gifts of nature. Faced with a market price of nearly 30 yuan per kilogram, the benefits that people can expect have become the focus of attention.
A year's hard work in exchange for not only a full warehouse of white peonies, but also a total income of 45,000 to 75,000 yuan beckoning to the farmers. Of course, in addition to the joy of the harvest, they also talked about the risks and uncertainties of planting, as well as the ups and downs of hard work that may not pay off.
But even so, the farmers were never discouraged. After removing the cost of planting white peony, a profit of 3,000 to 60,000 yuan per mu can still be obtained. It is these impressive numbers that have become a strong motivation for them to persist and continue farming.
There can be huge differences in the returns of different farmers on similar land, due to differences in geographical conditions, the effects of climate change, differences in variety selection, and the level of agronomic technology. Behind every successful farmer is an untold story and countless days and nights.
Standing in the territory of this white peony, you can feel not only the economic value, but also the respect for the land, gratitude to nature, and the spirit of unremitting pursuit of life.
The cultivation of white peony is not only an agricultural activity, it has been woven into a part of the life of this community, carrying people's hopes and dreams.