Characteristics, appearance and price of Xizhou honeydew, and whether it is a Hami melon
The autumn harvest of Hami melons in Tuyugou Village, Shanshan County, Turpan City, gradually entered the market in mid-September. After the abundant summer harvest, the autumn harvest also yields about 3000 kg per 0.07 hectares. Turpan Hami melons are sold in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Among them, the Xizhou honeydew variety of Hami melon is one of them.
The total area of the Hami melon plantation in Tuyugou Village, Hami melon, reaches 2,172 hectares, accounting for 45% of Shanshan County's Hami melon production. Hami melon varieties include the Xizhou honeydew variety, the golden honey variety and the Yufengdu honey variety.
The characteristic of Xizhou honeydew is that the rind is light hemp green, with green stripes, and the netting is fine and dense all over; the flesh is orange-red, the texture is fine, crisp and crunchy, with a sugar content of 20%, and the best comes from eastern Xinjiang. It is very popular with consumers.
Is Xizhou honeydew a Hami melon? Xizhou honeydew is not a Hami melon; the two are fundamentally different, one is a transformation of a muskmelon, the other is a new variety! The skin color of the two is similar, but the shapes are different and the places of origin are different.
Xizhou honeydew is roughly five yuan per jin, but it varies depending on factors such as the marketing season, the sales region and the place of origin. Its price will therefore also differ.
