"Now our park produces up to 1,000 catties of melons per day!" On January 19, the reporter saw in the melon greenhouse of guoqiang modern agricultural park in Yanliang District that the warm sun of winter sprinkled on the melon branches through the transparent shed film, and the round and white melons hung among the green leaves, which was very gratifying.
"This year, the melons in our park began to be listed on New Year's Day, more than a month earlier than in previous years. In order to ensure that the melons are on the market normally, our wintering melons are planted with hanging vines, cultivated in the solar greenhouse, and covered with yellow rice husks between the melon and the long. These rice husks not only ensure that the temperature of the soil is not too low, but also maintain the humidity in the shed. Xing Guoqiang, head of the Guoqiang Modern Agricultural Park, told reporters that the melons planted have adopted the drip irrigation technology of water and fertilizer integration, so that the water and nutrients can be accurately supplied to the melon seedlings.
Different from other production areas, Yanliang melon has the four advantages of "large scale, early listing, excellent quality and resistance to transportation", and has the reputation of "the first fruit in early spring".
At present, the melon varieties listed in Guoqiang Modern Agricultural Park are mainly "small seeds". This variety of melon is known for its delicate flesh, crisp and sweet taste, and high sugar content. While Yanliang melons are sold "offline", citizens and friends can also order through the network platform to meet the supply demand to the greatest extent.
Yanliang melon has won many honors such as "Geographical Indication of Chinese Agricultural Products", "National Top Ten Agricultural Products", National Green Food, Yangling Agricultural High Association "Houji Award" and so on.
It is understood that in 2021, the early spring melon planting area in Yanliang District will reach 65,000 mu, with an output of more than 200,000 tons, helping farmers increase their income by 700 million yuan. Melon cultivation has become one of the leading industries in Yanliang's agricultural field to help farmers increase income.
In recent years, Yanliang District has actively created a characteristic brand economy, used new thinking, promoted new technologies, innovated new models and new channels, thereby improving the core competitiveness of the melon industry and making the yanliang melon brand go farther and farther. (Correspondent: Li Shaoqing, Bian Ni)