In the past few days, the villagers of Datan Town, Minqin County, have seized the favorable agricultural time and carried out the spring sowing and preparation of pumpkin in an orderly manner. Walking on the vast fields of the big beach, the fields are flashing with the figures of the villagers "busy in spring", they are working in the spring light, sowing the hope of autumn harvest on the fields, and depicting the spring ploughing picture of spring and Jingming.
Villagers are digging a ditch Photo by Hu Rong
New cultivation has begun, and a new harvest is being born. Walking into the pumpkin seedling small arch shed of Wang Chunxiang, a villager in Beidong Village, Datan Town, what catches my eye is rows of vibrant, green pumpkin seedlings, Wang Chunxiang is watering the pumpkin seedlings. On the other side, the fields are also busy, preparing the land, digging ditches, and laying films...... Villagers shuttle back and forth in the fields, preparing for the development of the pumpkin industry this year and nurturing hope.
"I plan to plant 20 acres of pumpkins, and I started cultivating them on April 10, and the pumpkin seedlings are growing very well. Wang Chunxiang told reporters, "I have planted pumpkins for more than ten years, and the benefits are not bad, and now we are starting to ditch and lay film, and we can move seedlings in a day or two." ”
Wang Chunxiang is watering pumpkin seedlings Photo by Hu Rong
Datan Town has the advantages of "three good and one high" of pumpkin planting, which is "good geographical location, good management tradition, good planting technology and high recognition by the masses". In 2024, Datan Town will actively explore a new way of "agricultural water-saving and development", and plans to build 1,000 acres of pumpkin water-saving demonstration sites in Dongda and Sanping, driving the town to plant 12,000 acres of pumpkins. The demonstration site carries out technical services in the whole process of improved seed selection, planting, management and protection, and adopts the whole process of mechanization from planting to harvesting, so as to achieve high quality, high yield and high efficiency of pumpkin characteristic advantageous industries.
"In 2024, Datan Town will continue to develop and expand the pumpkin industry based on high efficiency and water saving, and the town plans to plant more than 12,000 acres of pumpkins, an increase of more than 3,000 acres compared with 2023. Wang Yingji, captain of the comprehensive administrative law enforcement team of Datan Town, Minqin County, said.
Green pumpkin seedlings Photo by Hu Rong
The continuous development of pumpkin characteristic industry has promoted the continuous transformation and upgrading of the town's agricultural industry, and effectively promoted agricultural efficiency and farmers' income.
Datan Town will continue to improve the pumpkin production and marketing system, strengthen technical services, make a fuss in water and fertilizer management, standardized production, and brand cultivation, and make the pumpkin industry a pillar industry that saves water efficiently and enriches the people and increases income in the town. (Reporter: Hu Rong)
Source: Oasis Minqin client