This spring my family occasionally found a small seedling at the edge of the ground that looked like a winter squash, so we transplanted it to the vacant lot and tended to it. As it grew bigger and bigger, we confirmed that it was indeed a winter melon! I have posted photos on my blog - its tender green branches and leaves, creamy yellow flowers, long vines, fluffy young melon ...... all present a vibrant, everyday scene.

My whole body is a treasure, including winter melon seeds, not only can be passed on to the next generation, but also human medicine, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, to bring the gospel to the patient, to reduce the pain. How is it, winter melon is a treasure, right? Both delicious and can cure diseases. The heart is not as good as action, quickly take me home!

Each white end of the winter melon has a small flower that has not come off, it has withered, touch crunchy, as if it is going to come off soon, the winter melon is pale white, as if it is smeared with a layer of flour. There are many green dots on it, like green stars. There is a layer of hairy black and solid thorns on the top of the melon.

Into a black-skinned winter melon planting ground, as far as the eye can see, full of green, a body covered with white hair black-skinned winter melon like soldiers lined up all over the trellis, a harvest scene.

I love winter melon, winter melon love me, you are winter melon, lovely winter melon.

Wintermelon color. When you say it others will think it. Frosty white with tender green.

Winter melon hanging on the vine in the wind playing swing, purple eggplant crashed on the branch leisurely sunbathing, tomatoes hiding under the green leaves quietly thinking, you see, it has long been shy red face.

Large winter melon quietly lying on the ground, exuding a tantalizing fragrance, tender green onions straight waist, as if in the guard of their homes.

Here, wow! There is a small winter melon, how beautiful! Draped in a green coat, the coat also has a pattern, there is a pigtail on the head, how striking. Under the care of the sister of the green leaves, she can thrive. Under the protection of the melon vine brother, she can play freely.

Red tomatoes adorned the branches, purple bright big eggplant hidden in the black and green leaves, like a shy little girl, big winter melon quietly lying on the ground, exuding a tantalizing aroma, tender green onions straight waist, as if in the guard their homes.

For the good do not see its benefit, such as grass in the winter melon, since the dark growth; for the evil do not see its loss, such as the court in front of the spring snow, is bound to submerge.

The young winter melon, in the outer skin of the dense hard hair, accidentally touched also very solid hand. In the past, shaving masters teaching apprenticeship props is tender winter melon, only when the apprentices when they can use a razor to tender winter melon white hair shaved and melon skin is not hurt, which can take over the master for the customer shaving. After the ripening of the winter melon, the white hairs on the melon skin will be softened to say down, instead of hanging as if the winter months only "white frost, so the winter melon will be so named.

With winter melon particles of winter melon sugar boiled into the winter melon tea with handmade Hakka immortal grass, very delicious, no big refrigerator is a pity, want to cook the whole summer portion.

Pumpkin, containing multi-vitamins, can be complementary to the gas; squash, heat, drain the fire, cool the blood, detoxification; winter melon, swelling, water, go to the internal dampness; bitter gourd, the first dish to prevent summer heat. It contains insulin-like substances that can lower blood sugar.

The winter melon soup has winter melon and borscht but no borscht , just like my heart has you and your heart does not have me.