First greenhouse blueberry orchard near Beijing to open in June
The new pilot orchard has 12 acres of 12 greenhouses with a total of 2400 blueberry trees planted in spring. The blueberries will ripen and be ready for picking by June. Orchard caretakers stated that they put it a lot of effort in maintaining the orchard. They had to apply a large amount of organic fertilizer to the soil to meet the 5pH requirement of the blueberry tree.
In addition to blueberries, the have also planted 5 acres of cherry trees. The cherries are expected to be ready for picking by July. They are also planning to cultivate jujube trees to be ready for picking by October to November. They plan to add more varieties within the year, with the goal of making the orchard a four season fruit picking orchard for visitors to enjoy all year round.