When will the watermelon and gourd mature?

Watermelons generally mature from April to June, while gourds generally mature from July to August, but gourds grown in the north mature at 9-10. Of course, the ripening time of watermelon and gourd is also different in different varieties and regions. The following is to introduce the ripening time of several varieties of watermelon and gourd.

1. Ripening time of watermelon

1. Early spring ruby

Early spring Hongyu is a hybrid generation of very precocious small red flesh watermelon. It was planted in spring, harvested in May, matured 35 days after fruit setting, and the fruit development period was 28-30 days.

two。 Yellow flesh

The yellow-stuffed watermelon is called Xin Jin Quan, which is a rare variety of watermelon introduced from Taiwan. The melon is small, the largest is only 3kg, the sugar content is high and uniform, and it melts immediately at the entrance. This kind of yellow flesh watermelon has only 33 days from fruit setting to ripening, can harvest two crops a year, and ripens in June-August.

3. Black Beauty Watermelon

Black beauty watermelon, very precocious, long oval fruit, dark black-green pericarp, inconspicuous color stripes. Summer harvest skin color is lighter, the appearance is very beautiful, fruit weight about 2.5 kg. It usually goes on sale around June.

Second, the ripening time of gourd

1. Variety-bottle gourd

Bottle gourd is a variety of gourd, annual climbing herbs. The fruit is soft and juicy when it is tender and can be used as a vegetable. It is cultivated in most parts of the country, widely cultivated in the Yangtze River basin and harvested in summer and autumn.

two。 Small gourd

Small gourd flowers open from June to July, monoecious, fruiting in autumn.