When the cantaloupe is ripe again

In Yongxiang Village, Shuangyang District, melon farmers are busy picking, sorting, packing and shipping. It is understood that most of them are old melon farmers who have been engaged in melon cultivation for more than 20 years. They started from planting cantaloupes on the ground and now have rich planting experience in developing greenhouse cantaloupes. Nowadays, a 6-acre greenhouse with two greenhouses yields a bountiful harvest of cantaloupes.

Before the peak sales season of the Earth Melon, they harvested approximately 2000 to 4000 pounds per day. The market price ranges from 6 to 8 yuan per kilogram, with a high price of up to 15 yuan per kilogram. This year, the planting area of cantaloupe in Shuangyang District reached 12300 mu, including 3150 mu of greenhouse film area. It is estimated that the annual output of cantaloupe will reach 20000 tons, with an output value of more than 100 million yuan. At present, the cantaloupe industry has become the main project for local farmers to increase income.

On the C102 provincial road leaving Changchun, there are occasional large vehicles passing by, and there is a Guatian on this road every other section. Meng Xiangzhong’s melon field is here. On July 4, Meng Xiangzhong was preparing to spray medicine against Powdery mildew on 3 hectares of melon fields.

With over 10 years of experience in planting melons, Meng Xiang’s melons opened a few days earlier than the nearby plots. Yesterday, I sold 3000 pounds and earned 18000 yuan without any effort. If I could sell it for 30000 to 50000 yuan every day, I would be able to make a profit in a few days. “Meng Xiangzhong said, using the existing electricity and wells on the rented land, and using continuous continuous double cropping film production technology, he could plant three crops of melons a year.

The busy melon farmer in the field is Meng Gang, born in the 1990s. The couple have two children, all taken care of by their mother. The couple sells melons during the day and “watches the ground” in the plastic shack set up by the roadside at night. The little cantaloupe, full of fragrance, has foreseen their bright future.