Summer is the season when all kinds of melons and fruits are ripe and harvested, and a large number of them are on the market, and watermelons are definitely indispensable to summer fruits. The "Jinshan Little Crown" in the major bases of Jinshan is also on the market in large quantities, what is the growth environment of the "Jinshan Little Crown", how can you pick a sweet and ripe watermelon? Let's follow the reporter to take a look.
The reporter came to a small crown planting base and saw that the fruit farmers in the greenhouse were picking quickly to prevent the ripe melons from cracking in the field. I saw that after a simple observation and selection, they could select the ripe watermelon among the many melons.
The reporter consulted the professionals of the cooperative on the spot, Wei Liang, the person in charge of the Shanghai Hexi Fruit and Vegetable Professional Cooperative, told the reporter that there are several ways to adjust melons, to see two bullets and three listens, first to see the color and pattern of the watermelon skin, if the pattern is scattered, and there is a little white color, it means that it is almost ripe; Play it again and listen to the sound, the ripe watermelon has a relatively crisp sound, and on the contrary, the sound is muffled. "This melon of ours has a very thin skin, and if you scratch it with your fingernails, the melon will crack." Wei Liang said.
"Jinshan Little Crown" is one of the important achievements of cooperation and exchanges between Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension Center. It has a very thin skin, refreshing and juicy, and a rich melon aroma. This year, the planting area of "Jinshan Little Crown" watermelon is about 1,500 acres, and the yield per mu can reach about 2,000 kilograms.
Reporter | Lv Yao, Ni Yanqing, correspondent | Wu Junwei Photography | Edited by Xu Huan | Weng Yu is in charge of the editor| Yu Luoyin, Weng Yu