Strawberry crop failure! Drought and scant rain in Guangdong are the main cause
Drought and scant rain in Guangdong, strawberry crop failure
(Agricultural Wealth-Building Network) Recently the weather has been dry with little rain, and the saltwater intrusion at the Pearl River Estuary has also arrived early, causing the salinity of the water in the freshwater lake of Shatian Town to rise sharply. Farmers were forced to irrigate with salt water, which has the greatest impact on strawberry growth, resulting in a low survival rate of strawberry seedlings and slow growth.
Mr. Huang, a new Dongguan resident, and his wife rented 2.5 mu of land in Shatian Town and planted more than 20,000 strawberry seedlings. The couple said they had thought the strawberries would be ready for a good harvest and a good price by the end of next month, but since the beginning of autumn the weather has remained consistently hot, and with drought and no rain, many of the more than 20,000 strawberry seedlings have been scorched to death and withered, while the surviving seedlings are growing very slowly. They worry that the remaining strawberry seedlings will also wither and die, and that their investment of more than 30,000 yuan will be lost.
This year there are more than 10 farming households growing strawberries in Shatian, with a planting area of more than 30 mu. Like Mr. Huang, the strawberry seedlings planted by other strawberry growers have also been affected by the drought weather and saltwater intrusion, with a survival rate of less than two-thirds, making it difficult for farmers to realize their wish for a good harvest.
Mr. Huang, a new Dongguan resident, and his wife rented 2.5 mu of land in Shatian Town and planted more than 20,000 strawberry seedlings. The couple said they had thought the strawberries would be ready for a good harvest and a good price by the end of next month, but since the beginning of autumn the weather has remained consistently hot, and with drought and no rain, many of the more than 20,000 strawberry seedlings have been scorched to death and withered, while the surviving seedlings are growing very slowly. They worry that the remaining strawberry seedlings will also wither and die, and that their investment of more than 30,000 yuan will be lost.
This year there are more than 10 farming households growing strawberries in Shatian, with a planting area of more than 30 mu. Like Mr. Huang, the strawberry seedlings planted by other strawberry growers have also been affected by the drought weather and saltwater intrusion, with a survival rate of less than two-thirds, making it difficult for farmers to realize their wish for a good harvest.