A: the ripening season of watermelon

Watermelon ripens in the summer of each year, that is, June and July each year.? Summer, the southern region in early June ripe, watermelon ripening time varies from place to place. In the north, watermelons are available in the fifth month of the lunar calendar.

Watermelon fruits are large, subglobular or oval, fleshy and juicy, with smooth rinds and a variety of colors and patterns. Seeds are mostly ovoid, black, red, sometimes white, yellow, light green or mottled, smooth on both sides, blunt at the base, usually slightly arched, 1-1.5 centimeters long, 0.5-0.8 centimeters wide, and 1-2 millimeters thick, and blossom and bear fruit in summer.

Two: Is the watermelon ripe?

1. Marking method: this is the simplest way to determine the maturity of watermelon. That is, the blossoming watermelon marking, according to the variety of maturity days required, randomly pick a few watermelons to observe the degree of maturity, in order to determine whether it can be harvested.

2, observe the tendrils of watermelon seedlings: the tendrils of the upper or lower section of a mature watermelon turn yellow or wither, indicating that the watermelon is ripe.

3, observe the watermelon skin: mature watermelon skin is glossy, clear pattern, thin and prominent skin, the skin on the ground is yellow, dark green skin varieties are yellow, light skin varieties turn green and white, watermelon is ripe.

4, knocking watermelon: when a hand holding a watermelon, the other hand gently beat the watermelon rind, emitting a low and muddy "poof" sound. The hand holding the watermelon will feel trembling, indicating that it is ripe.

5, water observation: ripe watermelon can float on the water surface, immature watermelon can not float on the water surface.

Three: the growth cycle of watermelon

The growth cycle of watermelon usually takes five months. Some varieties ripen earlier and produce fruit within a month of flowering. However, every watermelon variety is different. A watermelon's fruit will only ripen once it has accumulated a certain level of growing temperature.

In summary: watermelon ripens in the summer of each year, that is, in June and July each year, the growth cycle of watermelon is usually five months time, watermelon is rich in a lot of nutritional value, consumption of our health has great benefits.