The economic value of Pinghu watermelon

Pinghu watermelon is a treasure, it is in addition to quench the thirst of heat, its medicinal value is also very high. There are more than ten kinds of medicines made of watermelon, and the commonly used ones are watermelon cream and watermelon cuiyi. Watermelon cream can treat throat wind, itchy throat, mouth sores, sore throat and other diseases. Watermelon Cuiyi has the function of clearing heat, quenching thirst and diuretic, and can treat diabetes and hypertension.

Pinghu watermelon with delicate flesh, juicy and refreshing, sweet and fresh taste, rich flavor and reputation at home and abroad, the first melon in Jiangnan's reputation, the heyday of the year's largest planting area of more than 80,000 acres, is one of the important economic source of farmers in Pinghu. In recent years, with the city's industrialization, urbanization and the accelerated pace of development and the continuous adjustment and optimization of the structure of the agricultural industry, the planting area has declined to more than 20,000 acres, but the development of production presents a large-scale, boutique, branding characteristics of product quality steadily improved, the brand's advantage is increasingly apparent in the quality of the consumer market credibility and brand awareness has risen markedly in 2005 to the Golden Pinghu, satellite for the brand of the Pinghu watermelon won the national protection of geographical indications products, of which Jinping Lake watermelon in 2004 won the top ten high-quality brands of watermelon in Zhejiang Province, and in 2005 through the national A-grade green food certification.

Pinghu is the main production area of watermelon planting in Zhejiang Province, and the cultivation of watermelon has a history of more than 360 years, and Pinghu watermelon, which is called "the first melon in Jiangnan", is big, thin and sweet. Pinghu people attach importance to the improvement and development of watermelon varieties, so Pinghu watermelon has long enjoyed a good reputation. In recent years, Flower Jiu and Pingyou No.2 grown in Pinghu have won the second and first prizes in the competition organized by the National Watermelon Association.