KYOTO –
Shipments of Kyotango Melons, a luxurious fruit identified for its juicy texture and refined, wealthy sweetness, have reached their seasonal peak in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture.
In the town’s Amino district, 10 farming households domesticate high-quality melons throughout about 3 hectares, benefiting from the large temperature variations between morning and night and the realm’s well-drained soil.
The melons are grown in greenhouses utilizing a way that permits just one fruit to develop on every plant. Farmers rigorously have a tendency every melon and harvest them individually by hand.
Favorable climate in early spring has produced a superb crop this yr, with excessive sugar content material and a easy texture, in accordance with native growers.
Kyotango Melons that meet strict high quality requirements will proceed to be shipped till round early August. They are offered at direct-sales shops and primarily throughout the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe area as presents, with every melon priced at round 3,000 yen.
Source: YOMIURI