Fruity delights ready for picking
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Watermelons
In early summer, the highly anticipated local specialty watermelons in Jiading, the Jiading Shuangxian watermelons, are now on the market!
Jiading Shuangxian comes in two types — the red-fleshed small watermelon Hong Xiaoxian and the yellow-fleshed small watermelon Huang Xiaoxian.
They are disease-resistant and of high quality, and have been cultivated for nearly eight years.
This year, the Jiading Shuangxian regional brand is being established. It is being demonstrated and promoted at 28 Jiading Shuangxian planting cooperatives across Jiading.
The price is basically the same as last year at around 24 yuan (US$3.34) per kilo.
• Huating Town
• Xuhang Town
• Waigang Town
Grapes
Jiading Malu Grape Park has launched its grape picking season, drawing many parent-child families to experience the activity.
According to Wang Suqing, a park staffer, due to the high temperature early this year, the quality of grapes has improved compared with last year, while the maturity period was basically the same as in previous years.
Grape picking will last through the National Day holiday in October.
• Jiading Malu Grape Park
Bayberries
Red bayberries at the Lijiang Ecological Garden has entered the best picking season.
The bayberries here are the high-quality Biqi bayberry from Cixi, Zhejiang Province, sowed 10 years ago.
This variety is one of the four famous bayberry breeds in China.
The juice is as rich as honey, bursting in the mouth with a gentle sip.
From the refreshing sour aroma to the sweet burst of juice, every stage is worth experiencing.
The orchard has planted 10 mu (0.67 hectares) of bayberries, which have now entered the mature period.
• Lijiang Ecological Garden
Yangjiaomi muskmelons
Yangjiaomi, a goat-horn-shaped muskmelon, is at peak flavor. Wangli cooperative’s melons feature light rinds, crispy flesh and high sugar content, while Panpan Garden’s sport darker rinds with equal sweetness.
• Wangli Fruit and Vegetable Cooperative
• Panpan Strawberry Garden
Pumpkins
At the Xingyun Strawberry Garden, round and plump mini pumpkins hang from the vines like snowballs, looking fresh and lovely against the green leaves.
These Bai Beibei pumpkins are pure white with smooth, glazed-like skins. “Besides their good looks, the flesh of Bai Beibei is delicate and powdery. When steamed, it has a dense texture and a light sweet aroma, making it perfect for the elderly and children,” said grower Liu Dongmei.
In the greenhouse, adjacent to the Bai Beibei are two other pumpkin varieties, Jugua and Huihe. The three types of pumpkins form a unique pastoral landscape with their staggered heights.
This batch of pumpkins has entered the mature picking period, and sales will continue until September and October.
• Xingyun Strawberry Garden
Nectarines
Local nectarines in Jiading have gradually ripened and hit the market, with the orchard filled with refreshing aroma.
At Lijiang Ecological Park, nectarine trees have grown lush and are thriving. Among the branches, nectarine fruits turn from green to red with bright colors. In the gentle breeze, bursts of fruit fragrance waft, making people stop and take a deep breath.
The currently mature variety is “Zhongyou No. 12,” an extra-early maturing nectarine introduced two years ago.
Geese are free-ranged in the orchard to clean up fallen fruits and control weeds.
The entire peach picking season can last until mid-August.
• Lijiang Ecological Garden
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