"when i was little, my mother cut watermelon with a smell of garlic." this is a folk joke that skilfully links two ordinary fruit and vegetables together. Today, watermelon and garlic are no longer a joke in life in the village of sihu in the salt lake region, but rather a new pattern of graft based on scientific agricultural techniques。
During the “five ones” holiday, journalists walked into the agricultural farm base of the sihu facility, visited the field of watermelon with garlic wheels, felt at close range the new changes brought about by the specialty agriculture, and looked for the value-added codes of the land, which relied on scientific cultivation, idle resources and the revitalization of the country。
Scientific rotations for planting
Entered the main shed in the village of sihu village, where it was warm and fragrant. The plantation manager, zhang patriot, is busy leaning over to extract garlic. The green, green and fertilized garlic seedling spreads along the watermelon, and a full watermelon hides between the layers of melon leaves, and grows. Watermelons are labelled in colours to distinguish different mature batches。
“it's the garlic harvest season now, and it'll concentrate on the garlic harvest in mid-may.” according to zhang patriot, a group of five high-standard facilities were built in the village of sihu, where garlic was planted in a single plant in september of the previous year, and in early february. No harvests were deliberately set aside because the edges of the shed were affected by the low temperature of the wind and the growth of garlic was weak. Today, the reserved garlic seedlings are mature, and farmers are pressing to harvest garlic, which is expected to be fully harvested by mid-may. Early spring, on or about 10 february this year, the watermelon plant was planted, with a steady growth cycle and an even distribution of fruits, thanks to temperature protection in the sheds。
In the 1-acre hut, precision management is visible. Insect-preventive fluids are present in the cranium, which use green physics to drive out pests and reduce the use of chemical pesticides; water-saving drips and irrigation pipes are laid throughout the area, and the integrated and accurate supply of water fertilizers is both labour- and resource-saving and more balanced in crop growth. At the same time, garlic blades cover the surface, effectively protect grass, reduce field weed breeding and significantly reduce the cost of field care。
The watermelon of the shed is replaced by garlic, and the temperature of the shed is very fine. The long-term suitable temperature of garlic is stable at about 28°c, and the growth temperature of watermelon seedlings is highly compatible and highly suitable. Only when the watermelon enters the age of expansion will it be necessary to increase the temperature in the shed appropriately and to ensure that the two crops grow smoothly and are not in conflict with each other through flexible ventilation and temperature management。
The patriot zhang further explained that the scientific wheeling of garlic was a significant advantage, that garlic, which was released during garlic growth, could contain disease, effectively improve soil and soil quality, solve the serious problems of growing watermelons over the years and significantly reduce the incidence of endemic diseases such as atrophy. Not only is the soil quality continuously optimized, but watermelon, garlic fruit tastes and tastes are also rising at the same time. Dual-use, double-payment a year, has greatly increased the utilization of the sheds and has allowed idle land to remain free and profitable for four seasons。
“the market for garlic is stable, at a price of $2 per pound, with greater economic benefits than ordinary daejeon crops. The production of single-seat watermelons can be up to 8,000 pounds, much higher than that of 56,000 pounds in open field.” according to zhang patriot, the pre-literated watermelon was put on the market in early may and the market was seized at the wrong peak, with sales continuing until the end of july. Following the harvest of the watermelon, they will be able to dry up the land in the shed in a timely manner. In the light of past planting experience, the village has been able to optimize the supply of garlic, which this year is planned for early planting in august. This year, it is planned to replace the late and chronic shortage of garlic in september。
There's a way to do this
Why would sihu village promote a watermelon garlic rotation in the shed? The first secretary and task force leader of the salt lake district marketing agency in sihu village, zhi guo dynasty, gave the original purpose and consideration of the project。
Last june, the village task force, led by zhiguo, was formally deployed to the village of sihu, where it assumed full responsibility for the rehabilitation of the village. In the study, they found that several agricultural huts existing in the village collectives had not only been left idle for long periods of time, but had also been damaged to varying degrees, with high-quality facilities and agricultural resources being wasted in order to help farmers to raise their incomes. The idleness of the huts and the search for suitable industries have become the primary task of the village task force and the village “two commission” teams。
Zhiguo, the first secretary and team leader in sihu village, is visiting watermelon maturity with zhang patriot, the plant manager。
The village task force and the village's “two-member” cadre have been conducting a round-trip study and learning exercise in order to select a suitable farming project for the village. They went to guo commune in the salt lake region to study the techniques and market conditions of watermelon cultivation, to study the pattern of fruit and vegetable cultivation in facilities such as cucumbers and melons, and to learn from the experience of the master sheds in the town of yuenji, in order to compare the growth cycles, management difficulties, market efficiency and soil suitability。
In the light of the fact that sihu village has only 8 points of arable land and scarce land resources, a new approach to efficient facilities for agricultural development has been finalized through numerous consultations and comprehensive studies。
"the garlic is an old industry in our village, with its deep roots." the secretary of the village party and head of the village council, soybeans, described the tradition of garlic growing in sihu village as early as the 1980s, when almost one third of the village's arable land was planted with garlic and garlic was floating in the village. After 2010, when anti-season vegetables entered the market on a large scale, the benefits of garlic growing in the field declined, and the villagers gradually reduced the area under cultivation, but the families still kept small pieces of garlic, self-fed, and the skills and traditions of garlic growing continued。
Today, the village of sihu, with the help of shed facilities, is recovering the traditional industry of garlic and using the garlic rotation model to regenerate the old industry。
Watermelon growth requires extremely high levels of soil bacteria, and single cultivation over the years is highly likely to cause severe disease, while garlic itself contains natural fungicides, such as garlic, which can effectively kill harmful bacteria in soil, improve soil micro-environments, create healthy soil conditions for watermelon growth and achieve mutually beneficial co-existence between the two crops。
As further described, the project was based on the use of a quality medu watermelon variety, with the use of pumpkin roots for incubation, which are more developed, more resistant to disease and more fertilizing. Common watermelon varieties are unable to grow on the same plots over the years and are extremely fertile for the soil, while medo watermelon varieties are more suitable for growing in the sheds over the years to ensure long-term stability。
“it's the first year of the village that we're trying to do a new pattern of caroling, and we're all touching rocks across the river and working on it. Im ziu says:。
According to the information received, the huts in sihu village were built in 2023 and initially tried to plant strawberries, but they were inefficient and eventually idle owing to market, technical and other factors. In response to this situation, the salt lake supply and distribution agency plays a full role as a support unit, providing a wide range of support from technical guidance, resource matching, industrial planning and late marketing, and providing escorts for the industrial development of the garlic wheel in the village of sihu, helping to convert the shed into a “rich roof”。
Rural solidarity and security
The yenji zeima species with batch numbers are about to mature. Reporter chen fong bin
Together, the village level has built a solid backstop for the development of the specialty industry in sihu village, where the pilot industry has moved forward steadily。
As a member of the zhang township organization, and as secretary of the sihu village party and head of the village council, she took the lead in coordinating the various industries. The zhang commune party and the government attach great importance to the development of local facilities for agricultural development. It has included the use of the garlic wheel as a priority pilot for specialty agriculture, and has successively put in place support policies, organized the normalization of agricultural technicians in the field and provided specialized technical guidance on points and points. At the same time, growers are actively organized to participate in municipal and district agricultural skills training and industry observation activities, systematically learn practical knowledge of scientific fertilisation, green controls, field care, electrician marketing, etc., and disseminate information on farming frontier breeding in a timely manner, with a view to increasing the professional level of the farming community in all its aspects. The model will be gradually replicated throughout the country and a model agricultural model will be developed for community-specific facilities。
The search for new industries has never been easy. Last september, our city experienced a 40-day period of continuous rainy weather, with chronic oligarchy temperatures making it difficult to warm in the shed and seriously disrupting the normal growth cycle of garlic. Extreme weather conditions have led to weak growth and stunted development of garlic seedlings and a significant reduction in yields. The estimated production of more than 2,500 kg of garlic per acre and the actual harvest of more than 1,000 kg have brought a considerable shock and test to the first pilot of garlic。
After accounting for the cost of removing inputs such as saplings, drip bands, shrubs and labour from each of the watermelons, after deducting an annual contribution of 15,000 yuan to the village group, the overall income and expenditure was almost equal and a smooth start was achieved in the first year. According to zhang, although no significant profits have been made at this stage, with their growing experience of planting and increasingly regulated field management, the potential for increased revenue from the garlic rotation industry will be gradually released in the coming years, as weather conditions improve。
Garlic rotation as a completely new cultivation model is not yet available elsewhere. Cultivation teams are still in the process of accumulation in areas such as crop growth habits control, fine water fertilization management and green pest control. On the basis of current realities, sihu village has developed a scientific blueprint for long-term development, and the next step will be to continuously improve the whole-industry chain of production and marketing, to continuously improve the benefits of specialty farming, and to make a large shed of facilities a fertile land for the growth of the village's collective economy and the steady growth of the population。
“the village plans to build, in due course, 10 high-standard sheds after a comprehensive mapping of planting patterns and the accumulation of mature care experience, and to continue to expand the scale of cultivation in such a way as to create a multiplier effect and size advantage.” based on joint efforts and sustained policy resources at the village level, the village of sihu will be characterized by high-impact agriculture, giving root and growth to a new model of garlic rotation。
