The difference between the knotty gourd and the winter melon is manifested in the variety, the leaves and the fruit, in which the knotty gourd belongs to the pumpkin family of plants, whose leaves are smaller, darker in color, and the fruit presents a short cylindrical shape, while the winter melon belongs to the winter melon family of plants, whose leaves are larger, lighter in color and the fruit presents an oval shape, and there is a whitish frost on the surface of the fruit.
What is the difference between melon and winter melon1, different varieties
The difference between melon and winter melon is manifested in the varieties, although melon is a variant of winter melon, but winter melon is a cucurbit family of winter melon family of plants, while melon is a cucurbit family of pumpkin family of plants, and most of the melon is planted in the southern regions of Guangdong, Guangxi, and so on, and winter melon is planted in all parts of the country. Winter melon is cultivated throughout the country.
2, different leaves
The difference between the knotty gourd and the winter melon is also manifested in the leaves, in which the length of the winter melon's leaf length in the fifteen to thirty centimeters or so, and the color of the leaf is yellowish-green, the leaf blade is hairless on the front, the back of the hairs, and the knotty gourd's leaf length in the ten to twenty centimeters or so, the color of the leaf blade for the dark green, and the leaves on both sides of the hairs. Fine hairs.
3, the fruit is different
The difference between the melon and winter melon is also manifested in the fruit, in which the fruit of the winter melon is larger, oval or spherical, and the surface of the fruit is covered with a layer of white powder, and the fruit of the melon is smaller, the shape of the fruit and the shape of the cucumber is similar to the shape of the cucumber, but longer than the cucumber and thicker, the surface of the surface is not white powder.
4, maintenance methods
In the maintenance of winter melon, can be planted in the soil watering mineral-rich river or lake water, soak all the soil, to create a moist environment for the growth of winter melon, but also to provide winter melon rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium elements of the mixture of fertilizers to improve the plant's growth rate, so that winter melon better growth.
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