1, different appearance. Shoot melon petiole is cylindrical, generally about 20 cm long, the rhizome is stout, shoot melon skin color is generally white, there are obvious spots texture, peeled flesh is white, there are some more mature shoot melon is yellow, zucchini is generally more green in color, there are some more yellow, zucchini in the middle of the melon flesh is more, when cooking, to say that the melon flesh are removed.

2, growing environment is different. Shoot melon is a temperature-loving short-day plants, drought-tolerant, the soil requirements are not strict, but to fertile, neutral or slightly acidic sandy loam is good, zucchini like wet, intolerant of drought, high temperature and drought conditions are prone to virus disease; but high temperature and high humidity is also easy to cause powdery mildew. The soil requirements are not strict, sandy soil, loamy soil, clay soil can be cultivated, deep loamy soil is easy to get high yield.