How much is melon per jin now, and how many days does it take from planting to harvest?

Every year from March to October is the marketing season for southern melons. Besides being eaten fresh as a fruit, they can also be pickled to make pickled melon.So how much is melon per jin now? How many days does it take from planting to harvest?

1. Basic information about melon

1. The origin of melon

Melon, also known as fragrant melon, Hami melon, sweet melon, Bailan melon, Wallace melon, etc., is an annual climbing herbaceous plant and is also the earliest melon crop used as a fruit in China. At present, it is widely cultivated in regions from the temperate zone to the tropics worldwide, and it is widely planted in all regions of China.

2. The value of melon

Melon contains abundant water, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc. It is a very good summer heat-relieving fruit, with effects such as clearing heat and relieving summer heat, relieving restlessness and quenching thirst, and promoting urination. Regular consumption has the effect of protecting the liver and reducing chronic liver damage, and it has a good effect on treating symptoms such as chest and diaphragm fullness and discomfort caused by summer heat, poor appetite, irritable heat and thirst, heat accumulation in the bladder, and difficult urination.

3. Dietary taboos for melon

Generally, all people can eat melon, but people with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold and abdominal distension with loose stools should eat less or not eat melon.

Besides being eaten fresh, melon can also be made into dried melon, preserved melon, melon juice, melon jam, and pickled products, etc.

2. How much is melon per jin now?

1. Melon prices are different in different regions, so the editor of Tuliu.com compiled a reference table for melons in some regions. In addition, melons have two types: thin-skinned and thick-skinned. The former includes common melon, Oriental melon, Chinese melon, fragrant melon, etc., and the latter includes netted melon, winter melon, hard-skinned melon, etc.

2. In addition, it was learned from the urban area of Weifang, Shandong that the price of Green Treasure melon above 6 liang is 2.5 yuan/jin. This variety of melon is cultivated in greenhouses, has a good taste, and the fruit is sweet.

3. China has always been a major melon-growing country in the world. Before 1976, there were no exact statistical data, and the estimated total national planting area was 30,000 to 40,000 hectares; afterward, with the development of the market economy, the area expanded rapidly. According to incomplete statistics in 1989, the total melon area nationwide was about 100,000 hectares. After the 1990s, with the promotion and development of protected cultivation, the melon area grew by leaps and bounds. It is estimated that the current total melon area nationwide has reached 200,000 to 250,000 hectares, steadily ranking first among all countries in the global melon cultivation area.

3. How many days does it take for melon from planting to harvest now?

1. It was learned from Uncle Liu, a melon grower in Changsha, Hunan, that the melon growth cycle can be divided into four stages: the germination stage, seedling stage, vine extension stage, and fruiting stage. The entire growth and development process from sowing to fruit harvest is 70-150 days, which means the time needed for melon from planting to harvest is about 2-5 months.

However, generally the growth period of thin-skinned melons is shorter than that of other varieties, and the growth period of the same variety varies greatly under different regions, different seasons, and different cultivation methods.

2. The planting time for melon seedlings is early March to mid-April, and they can be planted between strawberry ridges; the best planting time for fragrant melon is March to April.

The above is all the content introduced to you about fragrant melon prices and the growth period. I hope it can be helpful to you. In addition, I also want to tell you that fragrant melon and melon are called differently only because of factors such as region and variety; in fact, they are the same fruit.