Recommended Early-Maturing Watermelon Varieties for Open-Field Cultivation

After Grain in Ear, the weather gets hotter and hotter, and many people like to buy some watermelons to eat to clear heat and relieve summer heat. In summer, all kinds of watermelons have basically come onto the market one after another, including Qilin watermelons, 8424 watermelons, etc. Different watermelon varieties differ in taste, place of origin, growing environment, and so on. Of course, China has a very rich variety of watermelons, so what are the early-maturing open-field watermelon varieties? Let's take a brief look together.

1. Jingxin Watermelon

An early-maturing watermelon variety, with a whole growth period of 90-95 days and a fruit development period of 28-30 days. The fruit is round, the rind is green with a thin white waxy bloom and obvious green stripes, the flesh is peach-red with few fibers, the sugar content is 11-12%, and the average single fruit weight is 5-6 kg. It is suitable for cultivation in Heilongjiang, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other provinces (municipalities) and ecological zones with the same conditions.

2. Qilin Watermelon

An early-maturing first-generation watermelon hybrid, taking 26-28 days from fruit set to maturity. The fruit is round with good marketability, the rind is green and covered with dark green stripes. It does not split, stores and transports well, the flesh is bright red, the sugar content is about 13%, and the flavor and palatability are good. The single fruit weighs 6-8 kg, and the largest fruit weighs 15 kg.

3. Black Beauty Watermelon

Bred by Known-You Seed Company of Taiwan, China. The whole growth period is about 90 days, and the fruit development period is about 28 days. The fruit is oblong, the rind is dark green with dark black markings. The flesh is bright red, tender and juicy, and the central sugar content is above 12.5%. It is currently the early-maturing variety with the largest cultivation area. It is cultivated in Taiwan, China, across the north and south of the mainland, and in various Southeast Asian countries.

4. Early Giant Dragon

The whole growth period is 96 days, and the fruit development period is about 31 days. The fruit is oval, the rind is dark green and covered with dark green stripes. The flesh is pink, with few seeds, and the central sugar content is about 11.55%. The single fruit weighs 4-6 kg. It has wide adaptability and strong disease resistance, and is suitable for early spring cultivation in various places.

5. Shuangxing Watermelon

The plant type is compact and suitable for close planting, fruit setting is good at low temperatures, and it is suitable for extremely early-maturing cultivation under protective facilities. It takes 26-28 days from flowering to fruit maturity. The fruit is spherical with a regular shape. The rind is dark green with dark stripes, and the thin rind is tough and resistant to transport. The flesh is bright red, fine, sweet and refreshing, and the sugar content is about 11%.

6. Jinzhong Guanlong Watermelon

Jinzhong Guanlong watermelon is a first-generation hybrid introduced from Taiwan, China. The fruit is oval, the rind is light green with dark green serrated wide stripes, and the single fruit weighs 5 kg-6 kg. The flesh is red, coarse and loose, and the soluble solids are about 10%. It has relatively good high-yield performance, with a yield of about 3,200 kg per mu. It stores and transports well. The whole growth period is about 105 days.

7. Early Spring Red Jade

Early Spring Red Jade is an extremely early-maturing small red-fleshed watermelon of the first hybrid generation, and is a new extremely early-maturing small first-generation hybrid watermelon variety introduced from Japan. The Yangtze River basin and other places in China are suitable for planting this watermelon, and there are many production areas in Shandong.

The above is an introduction to some common varieties of early-maturing open-field watermelons. Each place can choose suitable varieties for planting according to local planting conditions, geography and climate.

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