After reading the following news, you will know whether it can be planted: Saffron is collected from alpine areas above 5000 meters above sea level, also known as crocus or saffron, and its origin is in Greece, Iran and other places. But an old man named Rui Chunlin planted saffron in Haining for five years, and the quality of the saffron planted by Rui Chunlin was not less than that produced in Tibet. Yesterday morning, the reporter came to Laurie's greenhouse. Saffron is placed in a square bamboo plaque, and many buds produce purple flowers at a suitable temperature. Several flower farmers are busy picking purple flowers, and then squeeze out three crimson flower hearts inside. This red flower heart has become a world-famous "saffron" after drying. "The temperature has risen in the past two days, and the flowers bloomed particularly well yesterday and today." Rui Chunlin showed a long-lost smile. A few days ago, it was the flowering period of saffron, and the sudden drop in temperature had a great impact. Laurie pointed to an earthen stove in the middle of the greenhouse and told the reporter: "After the first batch of saffron was picked in June 1 1 day this year, the continuous rainfall cooled down, which led to the delay of the second batch of flowers. This earthen stove is very helpful for keeping warm and ensuring production. " Rui Chunlin said that this trick worked, and the originally shy saffron slowly revealed a deep red flower heart. As soon as the weather is fine now, the flowers will bloom more gratifying. It is understood that crocus is planted in Haining at the end of each year, and the seed balls are dug out in the greenhouse in late May of the following year, and flowering and picking begin in165438+1early October. The picking period of a year is only a short 20 days. If the flowering period is delayed, the yield will be greatly reduced. Rui Chunlin is 69 years old and his hometown is in Chang 'an, Haining. After retiring in 2000, I accidentally came into contact with saffron. This famous Chinese and foreign medicinal material is famous for its unique efficacy, especially for promoting blood circulation and caring skin. In recent years, scientists have found that crocetin, crocin and crocin contained in the stamens of crocus sativus have strong anticancer activity, and in addition, it can improve the immunity of the body. Its magical medicinal value made Rui Chunlin have an idea: Can you grow saffron in Haining? After testing the soil PH value and a period of planting exploration, Rui Chunlin successfully introduced crocus in Haining, and the area has also grown from one or two acres to 20 acres today. "People always think that saffron is an alpine plant. In fact, as long as it is not lower than-10 C in winter, it can be planted in sunny, loose and fertile places. " Rui Chunlin told reporters. The price keeps up with the international market. "In the first year of planting saffron, the price at that time was 8,000 yuan per kilogram. Because of the large demand in the international market and the low output of saffron, the price has increased year by year. The purchase price per kilogram this year is around 38,500 yuan, and the output value will be around 700,000 yuan. " Rui Chunlin said that the price of saffron changes with the trend of the international market. In recent years, major planting countries such as Iraq and Iran have almost stopped planting saffron because of the war, and the imbalance between supply and demand has caused its price to skyrocket. Rui Chunlin told reporters that 20% to 30% of his saffron was bought by some local and individual customers in Hangzhou and Shanghai. "The quality of these saffrons has been verified by experts and is not worse than that produced in Tibet. Even the saffron that Feng Gensheng, the chairman of Youth Bao Group, drank was taken from me. " Rui Chunlin is quite proud of the high quality of crocus produced in Haining. The remaining saffron will be purchased by jiande city Saffron Professional Production Cooperative and exported to the United States. It is understood that Rui Chunlin was the first person to introduce saffron into Jiaxing. The investment cost per mu of saffron is very high and the reproduction is slow, so the supply of seed balls in the market is very short at present. This year, two large growers in Haining intend to introduce saffron.