Experience farming in Xihai Leisure Agricultural area of Taoyuan City, "come to the countryside to grow watermelons"

Experience farming in Xihai Leisure Agriculture District, Taoyuan City

Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-chan went to Xihai Leisure Agriculture Zone of Dayuan yesterday (3) morning to inspect watermelon farming experience. Mayor Zheng Wencan said that although Taoyuan leisure agriculture area stopped large-scale theme activities during the epidemic, but as long as the zoning diversion is done well, can also open to experience small-scale farming. Mayor Zheng Wencan planted watermelon seedlings on the spot. He said that the activity of "planting watermelon in the countryside" held by Xihai Leisure Agriculture Zone invited the public to plant red-meat watermelon in person. Five groups were opened every hour and 10 groups were collected every day. It was scheduled to be harvested in 80 days. In addition, the organizer also launched 40 groups of registration video watermelon, participants can watch the watermelon growth at home, immediately after the launch of the activity full registration, so that the public can also enjoy farming activities during the epidemic period.

Mayor Zheng Wencan said that the famous agricultural products of Dayuan include "three melons and one wheat", namely watermelon, cantaloupe, sweet potato and wheat. The watermelon seedlings grafted with pumpkin seedlings adopted in the activity of "planting watermelon in the countryside" can make the roots grow stronger. If the harvest is not possible after planting, the organizer will also compensate the losses with activities or gifts. In response to the outbreak of New Crown Pneumonia, in addition to hand-washing facilities, wearing masks, measuring body temperature and spraying alcohol, the real-name system and time-sharing planting mode were also adopted at the activity site, so that the participants could experience the fun of planting watermelon at ease.

Guo Chengquan, director of agriculture of Taoyuan City, said that Xihai Leisure Agriculture Zone has four major activities throughout the year. The colorful taro season in spring was stopped due to the epidemic. The activity held this time is summer "planting watermelon in the countryside." Next, an edible landscape festival will be held in autumn, and a kaleidoscope radish festival will be held in winter. People are welcome to experience leisure agricultural activities.

▲ Experience farming in Xihai Leisure Agriculture Zone, Taoyuan City