What are the common kinds of watermelons?

What are the common kinds of watermelons? Watermelons can be cultivated in all parts of China. Hainan Island is the main producing area in the south. According to its unique climatic characteristics, watermelons are rich in varieties all the year round. The north takes the front line of the Yellow River as the main planting belt, the land on both sides of the Yellow River is fertile, the sandy soil is the most suitable for watermelon growth, and the melons are sweet and sandy. Up to Lanzhou, Gansu, down to Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong. Among them, Shandong is the main watermelon producing area, mainly concentrated in Liaocheng, Dongming, Weifang, Changle, Dezhou, Surabaya and other places in western Shandong.

Hongyu watermelon in early spring

Early spring Hongyu is a hybrid generation of very precocious small red flesh watermelon. It was planted in spring, harvested in May and matured 35 days after fruit setting. It is planted in summer and autumn, harvested in September and matured 25 days after fruit setting. The variety has a long oval appearance, clear green stripes, robust plant growth, 0.4-0.5 cm thick pericarp, crisp and tender flesh, central sugar content more than 12.5, single melon weight 2.0 kg, long preservation time and good marketability.

Black Beauty Watermelon

Black beauty watermelon shape is oval, melon shape is smaller, melon skin is pure black, as the name implies, black beauty.

Seedless watermelon

According to the genetic characteristics, seedless watermelons can be artificially planted, round, there are no seeds in the pulp, and need to be bred every year.

Flower peel watermelon

The peel melon is oval in shape, the melon is large, and the peel is light green and dark green.

Special Xiaofeng watermelon

Special Xiaofeng watermelon is round, with flower stripes and yellow flesh.

Honey treasure watermelon

Mibao watermelon is round, the peel is dark green, when ripe, there is wax powder on the surface, red, crisp and juicy.

Lebao watermelon

Lebao watermelon is round, dark green peel, red flesh, dense and crisp.

Explosive melon

Explosive melons are produced in Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province. They are so thin and crisp that they explode when they touch the skin.

Yellow stuffed watermelon

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 the entrance melts immediately. This kind of yellow flesh watermelon has only 33 days from fruit setting to ripening, and can be harvested twice a year, yielding 3000kg per mu.

Pepukino watermelon

Peppkino is a mini watermelon, a wild plant from South America. The shape is similar to that of sweet potatoes, but Peppkino is only 3 centimeters long and 2 centimeters in diameter. Although the appearance is no different from that of ordinary watermelons, the inside of Peppkino is turquoise and the roots are stem-shaped. Taste as crisp and refreshing as cucumber, nutritional value is higher than ordinary watermelon, can be eaten directly. "Peppkino" has two colors and shapes, one is light green with patterns, melons and fruits are usually oval, the other is dark green and yellow, melons and fruits are usually round.

Watermelon with white flesh

The white-stuffed watermelon should be a ripe watermelon that can be eaten, but the variety of the watermelon cannot be determined.