Agrarians of Kazakhstan's Turkestan region belatedly started sowing watermelons and melons

In the Zhetysay district of the Turkestan region, farmers began sowing gourds. Farmers traditionally start sowing watermelons and melons at the end of February, in the same year, sowing work began 10-15 days late due to weather conditions, the press service of the akim of the Turkestan region reports. Nevertheless, the farmers of Zh. Eraliyeva, Atameken, Kyzylkum, Yntymak, Zhana aul, Zhyly su and Kazybek bi rural districts, who took advantage of the warming, have already planted gourds on 93 hectares. Of these, 75 hectares were occupied by melons, 18 hectares - by watermelons. Farmers of Zhana aul rural district plan to sow melons on 1500 hectares this year, of which 1300 hectares will be occupied by melons, 300 - watermelons (for comparison: last year 1311 hectares were sown: 1084 hectares - melons and 227 - watermelons). In total, Zhetysay farmers plan to sow melons on 19 thousand ...