When do watermelons and gourds generally ripen?

Watermelons generally ripen from April to June, while gourds generally ripen from July to August, but gourds grown in the north do not ripen until September to October. Of course, the ripening times of watermelons and gourds also differ depending on the variety and region. Below, we introduce the ripening times of several varieties of watermelons and gourds.

1. Watermelon ripening times

1. Early Spring Red Jade

Early Spring Red Jade is an extra-early maturing small red-fleshed watermelon of the first hybrid generation. Planted in spring, it is harvested in May, ripening 35 days after fruit set, with a fruit development period of 28-30 days.

2. Yellow flesh

The yellow-fleshed watermelon is called Xinjinlan and is a rare watermelon variety introduced from Taiwan, China. The fruit is small, at most only 3kg, with a high and uniform sugar content, melting in the mouth. This yellow-fleshed watermelon takes only 33 days from fruit set to ripening, can be harvested twice a year, and ripens from June to August.

3. Black Beauty watermelon

Black Beauty watermelon is extra-early maturing, with long oval fruit and dark black-green rind bearing inconspicuous stripes. Harvested in summer, the rind color is lighter, the appearance is very attractive, and the fruit weighs about 2.5 kg. It generally comes on the market around June.

2. Gourd ripening times

1. Variety - bottle gourd

The bottle gourd is a variety of gourd, an annual climbing herb. When young, the fruit is soft and juicy and can be used as a vegetable. It is cultivated in most parts of the country and widely cultivated in the Yangtze River basin, harvested in summer and autumn.

2. Small gourd

The small gourd flowers open from June to July, is monoecious, and its fruiting period is in autumn.