It's small, but it's rich, it's unique, it's smelly, it's diverse, it's cooking, and it makes it market. In guangning county, a specialty farming has been developed in the village of hao lin, which has grown to 13 acres from a test crop of more than a dozen。
Potato melons planted in the village. Radio
At the time of the pick-up period for the sweet potato, at the maquica plantation in hatomura, the splendor of the melon is spread along the ground, the vines are entwined on the racks, and a rolling fruit hangs in its midst, with a light fluffiness, which is the sweet potato. The workers are picking sweet potatoes, some are responsible for choosing ripe fruits, some carefully cutting them down, and others are moving them to three-wheeled cars with a busy harvest。
“the first taste of the sweet potato, which was introduced from taiwan as a new species of mini-measure, was impressed by its taste, which was smooth, and also carried a light potato.” le qinghong, the head of the shang ying agricultural farming cooperative in hautlin village, told journalists that in 2024 she had accidentally discovered this winter melon, which tasted and tasted, and began to plant more than a dozen seedlings。
Le qinghong, a hot, hot, dry, dry, hot and hot, is well suited to grow in a soil environment such as shanghai forest village, which has a relatively high capacity for drainage. “noticing that it is not only suitable for the soil climate of the village, but also with its own advantages of `high-faced + good taste', it gradually expands cultivation to 13 acres this year.” le qinghong gave a presentation that cultivation began in april of this year, that small quantities were placed on the market in july and that there were significant listings in august and september。
Unlike the large winter melons that are common on the market, the potato melons follow the "mini-precision" route. Le qinghong told reporters that the weight of each individual is in the range of 2 to 4 kg and that holding it in hand is just enough to satisfy a family of three meals, avoiding the awkwardness of the ordinary winter melon “to buy one that is too long to eat and that is easy to eat”。
Don't look at the sweet potato, but it's rich. When boiled, it sends natural tacos, which are soft, soft and sweet, and which are easier to cook than normal winter melons。
In the case of durable storage, le chien-hong has further shared the route, and the potato winter melons are placed in the air in the cold without damage to their skins or insect-eyes, without needing to be refrigerated or treated with special protection, and can be stored for two to three months in order to avoid direct sunlight and humidity. This durable storage not only solves the problem of “centralized post-harvest de-sale”, but also allows the potato to cross the season and enter the market in the off-harvest period, generating stable income for cooperatives。
Le qinghong wrote a check to the press, and the production of the potato winter melon was higher than that of the usual winter melon, with an acre production of around 13,000 pounds, market wholesale prices ranging from $1 to $1. 6, with a relatively high value. In order to ensure a stable market supply, le chien-hong has been growing and listing in batches, starting in july, and has been able to pick up for a long period until november. In addition, the base provides employment to nearby villagers and increases their income。
In order to widen the “road” of the potato winter melons, cooperatives are constantly exploring new directions. In the village's test fields, three new potato winter melon varieties are being tested: “frown-coloured” with a leather belt, with higher pigmentation; “mue potato melons” with a sweetness 20 per cent higher than normal varieties, suitable for making sweets; and “mini-sugar melons” with a head of about 1 kg, for single people and small families。
“we have invited specialists from the provincial agricultural college to conduct regular tests of soil and fruit quality in order to select more locally appropriate and tasted varieties, and to give up to the village's vanilla to more `new flowers'.” le qinghong said that next year, with plans to expand the plant to more than a dozen acres, the market has gradually opened up this year, building partnerships with units and school canteens and building confidence in the prospects for the development of the potato winter melon。
