Rich expert Zhao Hengyan: planting "golden melon" and harvesting "ingot"

Recently, when the author came to Hesheng Town, Ningxian County for an interview, I saw rich and fertile fields in Yangzhuang Village, and the green one was like an oil painting. But in this piece of green, there is a sparkling "golden melon" hidden in it. When we get closer, we can see that the so-called "golden melon" is the golden pumpkin planted by Zhao Hengyan and his wife this year, but in Zhao Hengyan's words, this is his family's "golden treasure."

Zhao Hengyan and his wife, who have always been rich and capable people in the village, set up a professional cooperative for Yuanfang farmers in Ningxian County in 2015 to plant apple trees. This year, he dared to change his mind, tried to develop new industries to get rich, and began to grow golden pumpkins on a small scale.

When the author asked them about their golden pumpkin harvest, Zhao Hengyan said with joy: "this year, ah, still timid, mainly the first time to plant, only 25 mu, this melon can grow 650 plants per mu, each plant up to 3 melons, an average weight of 2 kilograms per melon, so the total harvest is nearly 200000 jin, now the price is still a little low, we already have it in stock. By the end of the year, if you sell again when the purchase price for a jin is about two yuan, you can earn more than 400,000 yuan. The profit of growing golden pumpkin is 2 to 3 times higher than that of corn and wheat. "

According to the technical staff of the county agricultural technology center, golden pumpkin has the characteristics of drought and barren tolerance, short internodes, strong fruiting ability and suitable for close planting, so it is very suitable for planting. Now open-air planting, only one crop a year, with a greenhouse can achieve two or three crops a year.

Zhao Hengyan's wife is the director of the Women's Federation in the village. she hopes that by planting golden pumpkins and skillfully mastering the links of planting, management, protection, and sales, she can lead more villagers to become rich in the coming year. strive to make the "golden melon" industry another characteristic industry in the village.