Where is the origin of watermelons?

Watermelon can be called "king of melons", originated in Africa, introduced in the Tang Dynasty, introduced in the five dynasties, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae fruit, has many seeds, is a common fruit, so do you know where the origin of watermelon is? Let's take a look at the origin of watermelons with the editor.

What are the producing areas of watermelons?

1. Hainan: Hainan has a subtropical climate, and its agricultural and sideline products rank first in the country. So it's easy to find watermelons in Hainan. Because of the climate, there is a supply of watermelons even in winter, but the price of watermelons is relatively high at this time. The varieties produced are: black beauty, Wuzi melon, Xinhongbao, early spring Hongyu, Qilin melon, special Xiaofeng and so on.

2. Guangxi: Guangxi is one of the major producing areas of agricultural and sideline products in China. Watermelons in Guangxi are generally on the market from April to October! The varieties produced are: Wuzi melon (mostly from Beihai) black beauty (mostly from Nanning and Tengxian and other places) Xinhongbao and Hua Gua (mostly from Guilin).

3. Hubei: Hubei, located in the three Gorges, is the main production base of watermelon in China. The varieties produced are: black Beauty, Xinhongbao, Hua Gua, Dongting No.1, Black skin Melon and so on.

4. Hunan: Hunan watermelons are generally on the market in early June. the varieties produced are Black Beauty, Dongting No.1, Xinhongbao and so on.

5. Liaoning: watermelons appear on the market relatively late in Liaoning due to climate reasons, but the melon juice is so sweet that it is deeply loved by everyone. The varieties produced are mainly flower melons, mostly from Heishui area.

6. Inner Mongolia: the time to market of watermelons in Inner Mongolia is similar to that in Liaoning, but the varieties are mainly black-skinned melons and flower melons.

How to choose watermelons?

1, color listening: flower skin melons, to clear lines, deep light clear, black skin melons, to skin color jet black, with luster. No matter what kind of melon, the pedicel and navel are recessed inward (the feature of "beauty melon" is not obvious, as long as the tail is not particularly sharp). The rattan stalk is close to the melon peel and the pedicel is stout green, which is a sign of maturity. Dark brown, shedding hair, curled and brittle, curled beard tip yellow and withered, is not ripe to pick the melon, the stalk has withered, is a "dead vine melon", the quality is poor. Hold the watermelon in your hand, gently flick it with your fingers, and make a crisp sound of "knock, knock". The hands of the melon feel some trembling. It is a ripe melon, which emits a "sudden, sudden" sound, which is a reflection of a relatively high degree of maturity. It is an overripe melon. If it feels like slapping a stone, it is raw melon that makes a "tap, tap" sound. Ripe melons can transmit the vibration from above to the hands of togua very well, that is to say, the more obvious vibrations are felt in the hands of togua, the melons are about ripe.

2. Look at the head and tail: both ends are symmetrical, the navel and the melon pedicle are sunken deeply, and the four sides are full of good melons, while those with large heads and small tails or thick heads and tails are of poor quality.

3. Specific elasticity: thin peel, fragile with fingers, ripe melon, crack with fingernails, soft melon, overripe melon.

4. Hold it by hand: those who are free to float are ripe melons, and those who have a sense of sinking are raw melons.

5. Test specific gravity: those who float upward in the water are ripe melons, and those who sink are raw melons.

6. Look at the size: in the same variety, big is better than small.

7. view shape: the melon body is neat and symmetrical, the growth is normal, the quality is good. The melon body is deformed, the growth is abnormal, the quality is poor.