Industrial prosperity is the main engine of rural revitalization. Pengji Street, Dongping County, seized the good development opportunity at the beginning of the New Year, actively adjusted the planting structure, and promoted the staggered planting of watermelons in the eastern, western and riverside agricultural areas, and it is expected that the planting area of the first stubble + second stubble will exceed 10,000 mu, and the blueprint for the development of the watermelon industry will be quickly rolled out in Pengji.
Early in the morning, in the facility agricultural greenhouse in the riverside area of Pengji Street, the grower Leng Lin was busy guiding the migrant workers to plant the green melon seedlings into the soil.
"This year planted 11 acres of mushroom melon, as well as 6 acres of moon dew, its growth cycle in about 75 days, I can produce two stubbles in the spring, the first stubble can be harvested around April 15, the second stubble is about May Day harvest, this time the economic benefits are the best, the yield per mu is expected to reach about 10,000 catties. Grower Leng Lin introduced.
In the western area, rows of greenhouses are neatly arranged. In the melon shed, workers are busy transplanting watermelon seedlings, covering mulch, and building insulation film to help melon seedlings resist cold weather and ensure that watermelons catch up with the morning market and take the lead.
At present, more than half of the western area of agriculture in Pengji street facilities is planted, mainly taking insulation measures on the second shed and small arch shed, covering the silver-gray weeding dual-purpose reflective film to cover the plastic film, while the plastic film weeding, it can increase the greenhouse temperature, increase the albedo and growth rate of watermelon, improve the quality, and can also be listed early, which is expected to be listed at the end of March and early April.
Pengji Street gives full play to the role of the working class and the joint party committee and management service center of the three parks, comprehensively does a good job in watermelon management services, carries out all-round technical guidance with a three-level technical service system, adopts a diversified sales system, and is committed to building the largest watermelon industry base in southwest Shandong.
Up to now, more than 200 greenhouses have been planted in Pengji Street. In terms of management, four technicians have been hired in Qingzhou, Shouguang and other places to provide farmers with various planting technical guidance such as fertilization and irrigation, pest control, etc., to help farmers solve practical problems and improve the quality and yield of planting.