[Sunflower watermelon cultivation and greenhouse snow removal work] Takada Akimitsu Farm [Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association]

Friday, March 14, 2025

On Tuesday, March 11th, snow removal work was carried out on the greenhouses at Takada Akimitsu Farm, part of the Hokuryu Sunflower and Watermelon Producers Group.

Two snow blowers are used inside and outside the greenhouse. Snow remains around the iron pipes, so they are removed by hand.

This requires painstaking work, which involves walking back and forth several times from one end of the 100m house to the other.

Snow removal from six greenhouses is scheduled to be completed by the end of this week (around the 15th). Snow removal from the remaining three greenhouses will begin next week.

Once the snow removal is complete, the house will be covered with vinyl on a day when the wind is not too strong. By the time the snow removal is complete, the house bands are already being steadily prepared.

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