Watermelon male and female, identification methods to see the umbilicus, look at the tip of the melon, look at the skin and other aspects.

1, look at the umbilicus

Watermelon is oval, and the head of the two ends of the umbilicus and melon, if the umbilicus of the part of the thicker, such watermelon is generally male watermelon, if the umbilicus of the part of the thinner, generally female watermelon.

2, look at the melon

Picking watermelon farmers will also be part of the melon left out, the general male watermelon melon is straight, while the female watermelon melon is curved, looks like a piglet's tail, and there are arcs, the taste of such watermelon is a little sweeter.

3, look at the skin

Generally female watermelon color looks dark green, and the color distribution is more uniform, while the male watermelon color looks lighter, the distribution of stripes is not very neat.

Storage of watermelon

1, room temperature storage do not exceed 4 hours

Hot temperature environment, whether it is a complete half or cut into small pieces of watermelon, if there is no protection, within 6 hours will be breeding bacteria, so it is best to cut the eat now. Cut the watermelon stored at room temperature not more than 4 hours, not eaten as soon as possible low temperature refrigeration, and try to ensure that the integrity.

2, do not refrigerate more than 24 hours

Covered with a thin plastic wrap or directly into the refrigerator watermelon into the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, the refrigerator watermelon out to eat, you can first surface of the part of the excision of about 1 cm.