Of course, the limitation of watermelon varieties isn't just about market demand; one also has to consider whether there is enough labor at home to manage them.
For instance, the early-maturing variety that the boss initially recommended highly, which grows one fruit per vine, doesn't require much careful attention.
Whereas those that can produce two to three fruits per plant require more effort and care by comparison.
Pruning to encourage flowering and spacing out fruits... all that takes a lot of work.
Song Tan calculated the timing in her mind—
"Boss, let's start with twelve thousand early-maturing seedlings and two thousand five hundred mid-maturing ones."
"Can you deliver everything to my house before six-thirty tomorrow morning?"
Ah, if it weren't for selling some bamboo shoots and a few pounds of tea leaves, the money for buying the seedlings would be tight again.
Life is really tough.
