Alpine Orchard

Chapter 142 Want a Big Watermelon
After Zhang Wenhua got into the car, Ye Mo sat in the driver's seat and started the car.

Zhang Yuanqiao looked at the interior of the car, and before getting in the car, he looked at the exterior of the car.

Hongqi's E-HS9, the appearance is really handsome, and the interior feels very comfortable and luxurious: "Your car, is it electric?"

"Ah."

"Hongqi E-HS9, pure electric." Zhang Wenhua said.

"How many kilometers can such a big car run on a full charge?" Zhang Yuanqiao asked.

"Fully charged, 350 kilometers is not a big problem." Ye Mo said: "I haven't calculated it carefully, it's just a daily car, and I haven't traveled long distances."

"It's not bad. The space is much bigger than my car." Zhang Yuanqiao recently wanted to buy a new car. He got tired of driving that Porsche and gave it to his son. It feels good to sit in Ye Mo's car. : "How's the car accelerating?"

Ye Mo kicked the accelerator, the motor responded quickly, and in an instant, the feeling of pushing back came out, and then slowed down the speed of the car...

The brothers Zhang Yuanqiao and Zhang Wenhua burst out laughing.

"This power, how cowhide it is, the acceleration is a bit strong." At the moment just now, Zhang Yuanqiao's heart was raised, and the feeling of pushing his back was particularly obvious.

"551 horsepower. Acceleration from 5 kilometers in [-] seconds..." Ye Mo said with a smile, these are official paper data.

Horsepower and acceleration are still very reliable when the battery is sufficient.Unreliable is battery life...

This car is very big, with a marked 660-kilometer battery life. When it is actually used, it is too high.Ye Mo felt that if this car had a battery life of 400 kilometers, the evaluation would be much higher.

As far as most people are concerned, let alone a 400-kilometer battery life, a 300-kilometer battery life is enough for daily car use.People who can buy this car don't have other cars at home?

"Not bad, I'll pick one up when I have time." Zhang Yuanqiao said with a smile, "That crayfish, the youngest Zhang gave you a price of 33.5 yuan?"

"Yeah." Ye Mo nodded.

"This unscrupulous boy sold it to me for 40 yuan a catty. If I had known that the lobster belonged to you, I would have come here just in time... I wouldn't have bought it from him." Zhang Yuanqiao said with a smile.

"Brother, you can't say that. It's 33.5 yuan per catty, and I'll sell you 1 yuan per catty. I really don't want to make you money. If you say I'm unscrupulous, I won't sell it to you. Those lobsters are real. Alright, I'm going to sell it to the Erhai Lake..." Seeing that Ye Mo and Zhang Yuanqiao knew each other, Zhang Wenhua spoke directly.

"OK, OK, you don't earn big brother's money, then it will be 33.5 yuan per catty, and I will add a few yuan to you for shipping at most."

"Brothers settle accounts clearly, I'm not like you, my family is big and my career is big, and all I earn is hard money. Bitter hahaha..."

"You guy..."

Ye Mo looked at the two brothers with a smile. Zhang Yuanqiao said just now, "I just want to come over", what does that mean?
When he was approaching the big reservoir, Zhang Yuanqiao saw Ye Mo's neat bamboo frames and asked, "What are you planning to plant on those frames?"

"Plant watermelons and netted melons," Ye Mo said.

Zhang Yuanqiao saw the pockets of organic fertilizer piled up on the side of the road that hadn't been cleaned up in time. They were all organic fertilizer, and asked, "When will it mature?"

"At the end of next month, look at the weather. If the weather is good, we will raise some seedlings first. A batch will mature in mid-March at the earliest..."

"Call me when you mature. If you grow well, I will buy a lot." Zhang Yuanqiao said with a smile.

At the end of March, Yunpan Mountain's peak tourist season happened to be the best time to enjoy flowers. At that time of the year, the business of their resort was particularly good.

"Okay, no problem, I will pick the best melon for you then." Ye Mo said.

"The watermelon on the shelf should be a small melon, right?"

"Well. Early watermelon, mainly small melons, with a crisp mouth... The temperature in the next year is not very high, so it is not suitable for the growth of large melons." Ye Mo said.

"Can you help me grow some large-scale melons?" Zhang Yuanqiao said, "If it reaches the quality of this summer, I will pay 150 for a 200-1-jin melon. 200 for a melon weighing more than 1.5 jins."

"This..." Ye Mo shook his head: "It's difficult."

Zhang Yuanqiao thought for a while and said, "The quality can be lowered a bit, and the sweetness should reach the standard of ordinary watermelons."

"how many do you want?"

"30. At least, 30."

The car stopped by the reservoir, and the two chatted for a long time.

For the big watermelon, Zhang Yuanqiao wants it in April, and it can't be later than May.

Ye Mo parked the car beside the reservoir and shook his head: "I want it in April, and I will start planting seedlings next month..."

Large watermelons can only be grown in greenhouses during this time period.Although this is a dry and hot valley, the temperature difference between day and night is large...

When the watermelon sets fruit, the cells begin to separate and the fruit begins to swell.If the temperature of the watermelon is low during fruit setting, the cell division speed will slow down, making the number of cells insufficient, and as the temperature rises, the peel begins to expand, and the pulp cells are insufficient to fill the fruit space, resulting in a hollow phenomenon.

The bigger the watermelon, the more likely it will be hollow.

"It's too difficult." Ye Mo shook his head.

Growing large watermelons is definitely more profitable than small watermelons.But the big watermelon consumes more spiritual springs...

Super large watermelon, one melon per plant, three vines and four vines.

One plant consumes more than ten liters of spiritual spring.The most important thing is the temperature... Of course, if it can grow to more than 150 catties, Ye Mo will make money.But if there is a hollow, it will be a big loss.

The stakes are too high.

"Well... There are also farms in Yunnan that specialize in cultivating large watermelons. If you don't contact those that specialize in cultivating large watermelons, the price can be cheaper." Ye Mo said.

There are many plants that specialize in the cultivation of super-large watermelons, usually weighing more than 100 catties, and those exceeding [-] catties, which are rare.And the price is not cheap.What's more, the watermelons grown by Ye Mo look good, with smooth surfaces and beautiful textures...

"Help me." Zhang Yuanqiao said, "The price is negotiable."

"If there is money to be made, I want to make it too. But it is really difficult..." Ye Mo said: "If it is delivered in August, let alone 50, I can plant 100. But if it is in April, then It is required to set fruit in February, and you know the temperature during that time."

The temperature in February ranges from 10°C to 25°C.The temperature difference between day and night is too great.

Super-large watermelons have a long growth cycle.

This year's watermelon, Ye Mo seems to be the melon seedlings bought in March, and the melon seedlings were transplanted here at the end of April, and only then did they begin to bloom...

Lingquan prolongs the growth cycle of watermelon.From buying seedlings back to maturity...it blooms in May, and then sets fruit...in July, the watermelon stops growing and enters the ripening period.

The growth cycle of a general late-maturing watermelon is about 130 days from the beginning of seedling planting to maturity.

Super-large watermelons have a long growth cycle, and in months when the temperature is unstable, even if a greenhouse is built, hollows are prone to appear.Even if there is a spiritual spring, Ye Mo is not at all sure.

(End of this chapter)