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01:00The vineyards were planted on former pastureland almost 20 years ago.
01:06Here, the barns grow on rain-fed slopes,
01:10drawing moisture naturally from winter snow and seasonal rainfall.
01:30The first grapes are picked in mid-August, but the harvest continues well into autumn.
01:36Some are eaten fresh, while others become raisins or are used in local wine production.
02:00The vineyards give way to broad fields where summer brings another harvest into full swing.
02:09Summer in Dzazakh marks one of the busy periods of the agricultural calendar.
02:14As melons and watermelons reach the epic, farmers across the region begin
02:18harvesting crops that have made this area one of Uzbekistan's best-known fruit-growing regions.
02:26Planting can begin as early as March, with young crops protected beneath plastic covers.
02:32By summer, the fields are ready for harvest and the fruit is carried to markets across the country.
02:47For buyers, however, finding the best fruit is not only a matter of appearance.
02:52Traditional advice passed down through generations still guides the choice.
03:08Our route continues south, towards a warmer landscape where fruit ripens earlier
03:14and the harvest season lasts for much of the year.
03:20In Subhandariya, the growing season arrives earlier than in March of Uzbekistan,
03:25making the region one of the country's first to harvest fresh fruit each year.
03:29This is the orchard of farmer Yusuf, who manages 10 hectares of land.
03:33By growing apples, plums and peaches and other seasonal crops side by side,
03:38he makes the most of every part of his orchard while extending the harvest across the season.
03:46Yusuf's orchards were established in 2011,
03:50for apple varieties now ripen in succession between June and October.
04:07The journey through the region continues beyond the apple trees.
04:11Roots of almond orchards stretch across the dry landscape, where every drop of water matters.
04:27In Uzbekistan, the harvest is never the same from one region to the next.
04:32Graves do their sweetness from the mountain rain.
04:35Melons ripen beneath the summer sun, and southern orchards begin giving fruit while much of the country is still waiting.
04:43Following the harvest means discovering the country at nature's own pace.
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