In Okayama Prefecture, the peach blossoms cultivated in the house began to bloom before the "Peach Festival" in March, and the work of artificial pollination began.
Hiroyuki Ishikawa (45)'s agricultural house in Ishu, Shoo-cho, has 35 peaches of 5 types, such as "Hanayome" and "Hakuho", which are harvested early.
In the warm house, peach blossoms began to bloom last week, and Mr. Ishikawa used a special tool with a feather ball attached to the tip of a long bamboo stick to perform artificial pollination work to attach stamen pollen to the pistil. I was advancing.
Mr. Ishikawa said, "It's been cold days and the flowering condition has been uneven, but I'm glad that it's finally in full bloom. I'm hoping that it will be a delicious peach because good flowers are in bloom." Was there.
At Mr. Ishikawa's house, artificial pollination and picking of excess flowers will be carried out throughout February, and in late April before the Golden Week holidays, the harvest and shipment of "Hanayome" will start earliest in the prefecture. ..