Orange Persimmon Interactive reporter Yang Yiqi
In summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day, and it's time to eat watermelon happily.
Recently, the first watermelon in Qiaosi Farm, Xiasha Street, has basically matured and has begun to "grab fresh" on the market.
What is the quality of the first stubble Joss watermelon? What about the price and output? Let's take a look at the "fresh".
As soon as you walk into the watermelon greenhouse, the first thing that catches your eye is a row of green watermelons, which are very beautiful under the cover of the leaves.
With thin skin, crispy meat and rich juice, the taste of Qiaosi watermelon has long become the favorite of generations of Hangzhou people, and they will think of it every summer. Whenever I eat a bite of watermelon just taken out of the refrigerator in a hot and dry weather, I suddenly feel that my lips and tongue are full of joy and the heat is gone.
"Now that the annual harvest is stable, and it's close to the main city, watermelons can be sold whenever they want." Master Mou, a melon farmer with more than 10 years of experience in growing melons, said that the earliest watermelons can be eaten in early May, but the yield is not very high, and the sweetness is not enough, so it is not sold. ”
When a large number of watermelons are on the market, in order to ensure the freshness of watermelons, Master Mu basically gets up at five o'clock in the morning to pick melons in the melon field, packs them in the morning, and sends express delivery to customers from other places in the afternoon or waits for local customers to buy melons.
Qiaosi Farm was originally a tidal flat of the Qiantang River, and a modern large-scale farm was formed after artificial reclamation. The alkaline sandy loam soil after reclamation is loose and fertile, which provides unique conditions for the growth of watermelon.
It is understood that the current variety of Qiaosi watermelon is "8424", which not only has a high yield, but also has a strong survival rate and adaptability of melon vines, which is very suitable for the sandy soil of the farm.
"This year, there are nearly 40 watermelon planting farmers here, with a total of more than 650 acres planted, and the total output is expected to reach about 5.8 million catties." The staff of Xingye Community in Xiasha Street said that at present, the retail price of Qiaosi watermelons is mostly 4.5 yuan per catty. Regarding the price of watermelons after they are listed in large quantities, Master Mu said: "We still have to look at the market situation, but it should be similar to previous years." ”
Friends who like to eat watermelon can go to Qiaosi Farm Base, No. 006, Wuyi Road (No. 006, Wuyi Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Qiantang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province) to taste the "first fresh".
Editor in charge: Yang Yiqi
Review: Chen Yi, Lin Jian'an