Growing this melon is quite profitable, and it is even sweeter than watermelon

Melons are sweet and delicious, and are a traditional summer fresh fruit widely loved by people in both urban and rural areas of China. The **Hami melon, with its large size, crisp texture, unique flavor and excellent storage and transport tolerance, is a premium fruit that sells well at home and abroad. The thin-skinned melon (muskmelon) widely grown from south to north in the eastern region is deeply popular because it ripens early, is small and is inexpensive. Over the past 10 years, early-maturing smooth-skinned thick-skinned melons grown under protection in the central region of China, such as the Elizabeth and Western Beauty varieties, have seized the early spring and summer market and played a positive role in increasing melon growers' income and enriching the market.

Melon fruit is rich in nutrients. The content of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), sugars, calories, crude fiber, calcium and other substances in the fruit is significantly higher than in watermelon, a similar summer fruit. Growing melons gives relatively good economic returns and is the main source of income for farmers in melon-producing areas.

Melons are the most familiar type of fruit, easier to grow than other cash crops, and the labor intensity is low, making them suitable for older people or women in rural areas to take part in. Based on the scale of a household with two full laborers, and according to the management and labor required, growing 7 or 8 mu is most suitable. 1. Land investment: the rental cost of one mu of land is about 1200 yuan, so the land cost for 8 mu is 9600 yuan. 2. Seedling cost: the yield and ease of management of melons are closely related to the seeds, but even so, a total input of 100 yuan for melon seeds for 8 mu is enough. 3. Management cost: during the melon growing period, large amounts of water and fertilizer are needed, and pest control and other management all require costs. Calculated at 500 yuan of management per mu, 8 mu requires about 4000 yuan in management costs. 4. For an 8-mu melon plantation under a family management model, 2 laborers are fully sufficient, so no further investment in labor is needed, and only profit needs to be calculated. Based on all these calculations, an 8-mu melon plantation requires an investment of about 15000 yuan. Melon growing profit. Melon yields are quite high, at about 6000-8000 jin per mu. From first ripening to vine pulling, the price ranges from 5 yuan to 1 yuan, and calculated at an average of 2 yuan per jin, the economic income from one mu of land is about 12000-16000 yuan. 8 mu can bring in a total income of 96000-128000 yuan. After deducting about 15000 yuan in capital costs, the resulting economic income is quite good, and the investment has received a corresponding return. In addition, the melon growing period is calculated at 3 months, so it does not affect the cultivation of spring crops during the year. Timely intercropping and relay cropping with other crops can bring another kind of economic income.