Why is Linquan in Fuyang, Anhui not allowed to grow Dapeng watermelons?

The Linquan government in Fuyang, Anhui supports growing watermelons in greenhouses.

The Linquan County Party Committee and the county government have increased investment in the infrastructure construction of the watermelon base. Taking Fanxingji Township as an example, 12 kilometers of cement roads and production roads around the watermelon base have been built, and 380 small wells have been drilled. Eyes, 128 small bridges and culverts were built, and 3.8 kilometers of small and medium ditches and drainage pipes were dredged. In order to facilitate the trading of melon farmers, a professional watermelon trading market covering an area of ??50 acres and with complete functions was built. In addition, the township has also opened a watermelon SMS platform to send weather conditions, market conditions, pest and disease control, etc. to melon farmers in the form of mobile phone text messages, so that melon farmers can make preventive preparations in advance based on actual conditions.

Linquan County is located in the Huaibei Plain, with flat terrain, mild climate, and fertile soil, which is suitable for growing watermelons. For many years, Linquan people have had a tradition of growing watermelons. Since 2003, Banjielou Village, Ji Township, Fanxing, this county introduced greenhouse watermelon cultivation from Wenling, Zhejiang Province, Linquan watermelon planting technology has undergone a revolution. Compared with watermelons grown in the traditional open air, the quality of the watermelons produced is world-class. The difference is that the benefits are five to six times that of traditional planting. As a result, the greenhouse watermelon planting area quickly expanded to the entire township. Soon, Linquan County focused on greenhouse watermelon planting as the leading industry for farmers in the county to increase their income and become rich. At present, more than 30,000 acres of greenhouse watermelons in the county have been put on the market.

Linquan people and even Fuyang people are accustomed to calling this kind of watermelon "Banjielou" watermelon. First, because it was first introduced in Banjielou Village, Fanxingji Township; second, because it was registered as "Banjielou" watermelon. "Banjielou" trademark. Banjielou watermelon comes on the market early, around May Day every year. It has a long picking period and can produce five or six crops until the end of October. The yield per mu can reach about 10,000 kilograms. It is available before and after. The peak period of watermelon has been missed during this period, so the price is relatively high. Currently, the market price is about 1.8-2 yuan per catty, and supply exceeds demand. The biggest feature of Banjielou watermelon is its thin skin with few seeds, crisp and round taste, pure taste, silky flesh, sweet but not greasy.

This is due to the melon farmers in Linquan County, especially the melon farmers in Fanxingji Township, who are good at studying and pondering, and have mastered the unique skills of growing watermelons, which is to "select excellent varieties, cover with three-layer greenhouse film, and ground Buried drip pipe irrigation, biochemical pest control and disease prevention.” In order to produce farmyard manure, Fanxingji Township has built 2,000 biogas digesters. The biogas is used for lighting and cooking, and the biogas residue and biogas liquid are used as organic fertilizers to grow greenhouse watermelons. The watermelons produced are certified as "green food" by the National Food Development Center. .