Ye Mo is also planning to leave some seeds of the Emerald Musk Melon and try to water more Lingquan to see if the seed genes can be stabilized.
But these are things for the future.
Ye Mo took Secretary Luo and the others for a walk in the watermelon fields, explaining how to grow these watermelons...
Planting, grafting, seedling hardening, vine management, fruit retention, and when to apply fertilizer and how much fertilizer to apply.
It was also Ye Mo's first year to grow watermelons, but during this process, Ye Mo read a lot of books on watermelon management. With theory and practice, Ye Mo now dares to grow watermelons by himself even without Lingquan.
"If we plant in January, will the temperature be too low?" Secretary Luo comes from a farmer's family. Although their family has never grown watermelons, they have at least a basic understanding of melon and fruit cultivation in rural areas.
"The planting started in February." Ye Mo said: "The temperature this year is good. Except for a few days when it rains and the temperature is remote, the temperature most of the time is conducive to the growth of melons and fruits."
It rained in February and March, very light and drizzle, and it was cloudy for a few days.
Ye Mo continued: "Check the weather forecast, mainly the weather in Dongmen Town. There is a weather station in Dongmen Town. The nearest weather station from me to Dongmen Town is about seven or eight kilometers in a straight line. If the weather is bad,
If there is any change, cover the melon seedlings with plastic film in advance..."
This year, these watermelons and cantaloupes were covered with plastic film three times in total. Once for one day, once for two days, and once for three days...
Plastic film is not expensive. It just costs labor...
Hongshan Town and Dongmen Town are separated by the Jinsha River.
Dozens of acres of melon fields are filled with a faint sweet smell, with bees and butterflies flying around.
Speaking of which, Ye Mo has not used any pesticides here.
Because of the large reservoir, the ecology of the mountains seems to have improved.
When he came here last year, Ye Mo rarely saw butterflies.
Now, there are a lot of butterflies on the mountain, especially white butterflies. There are white butterflies, the kind with two pairs of big wings with a big black spot on each...
This kind of butterfly was more common when Ye Mo was a child. In recent years, it is quite rare.
After looking at the cantaloupe, I went over to look at the reticulated melon.
It's not time to pick the reticulated melons yet, but they are very beautiful in size and appearance.
Secretary Luo and the others took a look, then said goodbye and left.
Chen Shan stayed behind. He had nothing to do now, so he helped label the cantaloupes and load them into trucks.
Ye Mo also went back to pick cantaloupes.
…
in Guangzhou.
Ye Mo's first batch of cantaloupe has been delivered.
The purchase price is 18 yuan, and after arriving at the market, it passes the quality inspection and enters the market...
This batch of cantaloupes did not enter the store at all. After quality inspection, they were taken directly to the warehouse. There were already people waiting at the warehouse.
Marketing manager Zhou Kang entered the warehouse with the car.
"Bosses, the inspection has begun." Zhou Kang said with a smile.
More than a dozen people, including dealers and distributors, gathered around.
Some of them have seen samples before, and some have never seen them...
When the cold chain truck was opened, a sweet smell that aroused people's appetite overflowed.
Zhou Kang came out with two boxes of melons and said, "I can guarantee that these are the best melons on our market, bar none."
"Although the goods are good, the price is too expensive." A dealer complained.
"Good goods are not afraid of price." Zhou Kang said: "The quality of this batch of melons, I shipped it for 30 yuan, is already very cheap. If you don't believe it, ask this boss Kuang what the price of the top-quality melons he bought last year
."
Boss Kuang smiled and said nothing.
Wei Youming looked at several local fruit distributors, and their eyes were shining.
"Is this the only car?" asked a boss from Shenzhen.
"This is the first car, and there will be more later." Zhou Kang said: "The growth cycle of these melons is very long, and they can be stably supplied until mid-May. But it is hard to say whether the price will be paid back later. These melons
It’s a hot item, and the bosses of our company are all waiting in the melon fields to grab it..."
"Is it that exaggerated? Let me open one and have a look." This boss is from Zhuhai. He mainly delivers fruits and vegetables to Xiangjiang. He also heard about such a batch of top-quality melons and asked around before he found this place.
This boss from Zhuhai is also the channel that Li Xuebin and his company are trying to open up.
"I'll open a few for everyone to try, and then we'll talk about the quota." Zhou Kang said, cutting a few with a knife, and said, "The skin of the melon is very thin, so you can eat it with the skin on."
In the market here in Guangzhou, many people call melon instead of cantaloupe. Anyway, they are the same thing...
The moment the melon is cut, the aroma becomes much stronger.
Zhou Kang cut a dozen of them and said: "They are all carefully selected super-quality melons, no matter in terms of sweetness, fragrance, texture... I dare say, there is nothing better than this."
The big boss in Zhuhai gave a thumbs up and said: "Where are these melons produced?"
"The address is on the label. These melons grow on a mountain with an altitude of 1,300 meters..." Zhou Kang said, taking out his mobile phone: "Let me show you the video."
The video shot by Li Xuebin includes a watermelon field, a cantaloupe field, and finally... an unripe reticulated melon.
"There are some reticulated melons planted in Takayamatsubo Orchard, but they are not mature yet. Look at the color and appearance...does it look like Yubari honeydew melons?"
"Yeah." The boss from Shenzhen nodded: "It's quite beautiful. The video hasn't been processed, right?"
"Shooted directly, original quality."
"Then these honeydew melons are quite beautiful. Are they red meat?"
"I have opened one before, with green-yellow flesh. The honeydew melon was not yet mature at that time, but it was already very sweet and had a unique fragrance." Zhou Kang then clicked on the next video and said: "Gaoshanping is a large flat in the mountains.
.This is the edge of Gaoshanping. Take a look at the environment...the village at the foot of the mountain, the distant view. Gaoshanping is located in Hongshan Town, Yancheng County, in the Dashan District. The boss of Gaoshanping is definitely a arrogant person and a technical maniac.
Look at this, the big watermelon cultivated by the boss of Gaoshanping..."
"When will the video be released?"
"It was just taken a few days ago." Zhou Kang said: "Boss Ye from Gaoshanping has a good relationship with our Mr. Li. The Hongshan Town where they are located is engaged in ecological agriculture construction, and our Mr. Li promised to help them promote it, so we can
Get the sale of these melons.”
These big bosses smiled.
Shenzhen boss: "These big watermelons and the previous small watermelons should have been cultivated at the same time, right?"
"The planting of the big watermelons was completed in December last year. However, Boss Ye planted these big watermelons for others. Guess how much each of these watermelons can be sold for?"
"A watermelon this big should cost at least two to three thousand each." Bigness is one factor, and another factor is that it looks good.
"30,000 yuan per piece." Zhou Kang took a bite of the melon and continued: "It is extremely difficult to cultivate super-large watermelons in winter. And it is an edible super-large watermelon. In terms of taste...it is said that it can achieve the same flower quality as before."
The taste is similar to that of watermelon. In fact, the sweetness is even higher."
"This...is something." A few knowledgeable bosses asked, "How many pounds do these watermelons weigh?"
"The smallest ones are over 180 kilograms. Eighty percent are over 200 kilograms...the largest ones are close to 300 kilograms. However, the largest watermelons are grafted with winter melons. Looking at the shape of these melons, they are not too beautiful." Zhou
Kang clicked on the pictures of those big watermelons.
"Nearly three hundred pounds each, these watermelons... are already very beautiful."
"Can such a big watermelon really taste as good as the previous flower-skinned watermelons, and can it be guaranteed not to be hollow?" asked the boss from Zhujiang.
"It's guaranteed. These watermelons grow naturally, and it takes 5 months from planting to maturity."
"Are there any hormones? Such a big watermelon looks a bit scary."
"Guarantee there are no hormones. These watermelons need to use a lot of high-end organic fertilizers, at most urea, compound fertilizers, etc., and no pesticides are used. Those watermelons have been tested before, and there is no pesticide residue." Zhou Kang said: "These watermelons are grown.
The boss of Ye Ye will eat it. The growers themselves will eat the watermelon, so you can rest assured.”
Everyone smiled: "Yes."
"In today's world...some fish farmers dare not eat their own fish, and some chicken farmers dare not eat their own chickens..."
"How do you eat such a big watermelon? Three hundred kilograms...Based on the head count, at least it is enough for more than a hundred people."
Zhou Kang said with a smile: "These big watermelons are specially cultivated by the owner of a restaurant and resort, and are used for events, such as large parties, weddings, banquets, etc. They can be shared by dozens or even hundreds of people.