Mini watermelon
(Reporter Luo Qin photography Liu Chenping) Ordinary watermelon ranges from two to three catties to 10 catties, but have you ever seen a thumb-sized mini watermelon? In a vegetable plantation park in Xinjin County, there is such a watermelon.
In a vegetable greenhouse in Liujiang, Xinjin County, looking ahead, there are tiny green vines on the shelves and no fruits. “Mini watermelon is here.†According to Wu Lijun, the cultivator, a reporter from Huaxi Dushi Bao ran across the vines and saw only one thumb-sized “green cricketâ€.
These "green pods" have a smooth outer skin, and their elliptical shape is similar to ordinary watermelons. They also have the same reticular pattern as large watermelons, but only one knuckle of the adult's fingers. Wu Lijun said that this kind of mini watermelon, one by one, can even eat watermelon seeds inside.
He took off a mini watermelon, washed it and cut it, revealing a greenish green enamel. The quail is divided into four compartments, each with white, fine seeds. The Huaxi Dushi Bao Daily reporter tasted a bit of savory lemon flavor.
Wu Lijun said that he accidentally discovered this species in the seed market. As soon as I heard it, I learned that this kind of melon came from the Netherlands and was very popular in Europe and America. It was mainly used as a salad.
In March of this year, he began to grope for seedlings. Fertilizers and management are no different from ordinary watermelons. Since the temperature is high in June, it has grown particularly fast.
Wu Lijun said that the issue of watermelon injection swelling agent itself is in doubt, watermelon cracking there are many reasons. As for mini-watermelon, it is a wild species abroad. After discovery in South America, it was successfully selected by a Dutch company. Since 2009, it has been listed in Europe and the United States. Because it is a characteristic fruit and vegetable, it has not yet been produced on a large scale, there is no need to use transgenic technology, and it has nothing to do with hormones.
He said that this trial planting is mainly accumulating experience, and the specific benefits have not yet been considered. After the mini watermelons matured, they intended to give friends a chance to try them. If possible, they would be ready to pick up some good products and send them to a supermarket in Chengdu to test the market.
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The mini-watermelon scientific name is Pepchino, and the wild variety is from South America. Dutch food producer Copport Prints discovered it and brought the seeds back to the Netherlands for greenhouse cultivation.
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