Profile of prunes
Prunes are also known as California prunes, European plums, French black dates, black dates shaped like apricot plums, prunes ripe, the surface of the dark purple, the flesh of amber, varieties of prunes goddess, red prunes, prunes blue honey, France and so on.
Plum planting conditions
Plums like warm environments, slightly hardy, it grows in the average temperature should be more than 9 degrees, the lowest temperature can not be lower than -22 degrees, the highest temperature can not be more than 42 degrees is appropriate, suitable for planting in the soil layer of sandy loam soil, and the soil PH value of 7 to 8.5 is appropriate.
Prunes are mainly distributed in southwestern France, China's prunes originated in Xinjiang, which is China's largest prune producing areas.
Plum planting time
Summer in June in the first and middle budding, fall in early August - early September budding, budding about 10 days after you can irrigate, check the survival, such as bud petiole is easy to fall off for survival.
Plum planting benefits
Plants prunes, the cost is mainly prune seedlings and land rent, labor costs, fertilizer and potions, and some other costs, the basic cost price is about seven or eight thousand dollars, and the yield per acre of land is generally about four thousand pounds.
If we don't count according to the market price, according to the purchase price, the minimum is 8-10 yuan / catty, then remove the cost of at least can earn more than 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, profit margin is also very good.