Watermelon has been planted in Dongtai for more than 800 years. With its unique geographical location, superior soil conditions and rich planting experience, it has formed its own flavor characteristics. Texiaofeng, early spring ruby and other varieties, from fruit size, color to internal quality, all meet the market demand, and their products are very popular, sweet and delicious. Some varieties of watermelons are called "Dongtai bursting melons" because of their thin skin, tender flesh and much water, and they crack quickly when touched with a knife.
Dongtai City is a famous "hometown of watermelon" in China and the largest watermelon production base in Jiangsu Province. There are more than 10 townships such as sancang, Dagang and sizao. The watermelon planting area is 250,000 mu, the total output exceeds 1 10,000 tons, and the annual sales income is10.50 billion yuan.
In 2008, Extended Information Dongtai passed the evaluation organized by the Watermelon Professional Committee of China Horticultural Society and became the first "Watermelon Town of China" in China. Dongtai Watermelon won the "Top 20 Geographical Indication Trademarks of Jiangsu Agricultural Products in 20 14".
"Dongtai Watermelon" is a real pollution-free watermelon, green watermelon and organic watermelon.
At present, most of the "Dongtai Watermelon" on the market are small fruit watermelons, with a general unit weight of 1.5~2.0KG, with crystal yellow pulp and bright red pulp, tiny seeds and light green and blue stripes on the peel.