Nearly 30% of watermelons have been planted in Shangyang Town, Yangxi County, Guangdong Province, covering 28000 mu.

The average temperature of sunshine foot this winter is "warm" than in previous years, which is a good season for winter planting. The melon farmers in Shangyang Town, Yangxi County, seize the time to plant watermelon seedlings, and the fields present a busy scene. It is understood that about 28,000 mu of watermelon will be planted in the town this year. The varieties are mainly black beauty. At present, nearly 30% have been planted.

Recently, the reporter came to Shuangyu Village, Shangyang Town. Sun Xuquan, a villager, was full of watermelon seedlings in his greenhouse. Many villagers came to buy watermelon seedlings. Villagers praised Sun Xuquan for cultivating watermelon seedlings at affordable prices and good quality.

Later, the reporter came to the field of Shuangyu Village and saw that the villagers were busy digging ditches, laying plastic film and preparing to plant watermelon seedlings. After planting seedlings, villagers also spread some straw on the north side of the furrow, which not only prevents wind, but also prevents cold and improves the survival rate of melon seedlings.

Sun Li, a villager, told reporters that his family planted 15 mu of watermelon this year, and has planted more than half of it at present. Looking at the happy melon seedlings, Sun Li gave reporters a rough calculation of an economic account, an mu of land about 180 plants, an average length of 2 or 3 melons, yield per mu of more than 6000 jin, purchase price between 0.8 to 1 yuan, a mu of land net profit estimated to have 3000 yuan.

According to Zheng Jianyi, head of Shangyang Town Agricultural Technology Extension Station, the winter weather is warm, villagers are busy planting melon seedlings. About 28,000 mu of watermelon has been planted in Shangyang Town this year. At present, nearly 30% has been planted, mainly concentrated in Shuangyu, Baishi and other villages. This year, the main planting varieties in the town are mainly black beauty, which has a large market sales volume, mainly sold to the Pearl River Delta region and other provinces. At the same time, the person in charge also reminded melon farmers, this year the weather humidity is greater, the field moisture is heavier, melon farmers seedlings, must dig deep ditch, otherwise the rhizome will be affected and yield reduction.