A Roundup of New Winter Melon Varieties: Introducing Six Distinctive Varieties

Winter melon is a vegetable we eat often, especially in summer when it is plentiful, and eating it also helps clear heat and relieve summer heat. Actually, there are many varieties of winter melon; most of what we eat are ordinary varieties grown at home, so next the editor will introduce six new varieties of winter melon and discuss their distinctive features.

Six Highly Distinctive New Winter Melon Varieties

1. Chunzao No. 1

Bred by the Institute of Vegetable Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It is an extremely early-maturing first-generation hybrid small winter melon variety. Cold-tolerant, disease-resistant, with excellent flesh quality; the skin is green with faint light-colored plum-blossom-shaped spots. The first female flower appears at the 6th to 10th node of the main vine. The fruit is cylindrical, generally 20 to 30 cm long and 10 to 15 cm in diameter, with a single fruit weight of 1.5 to 2.5 kg. The yield per 667 sq m is over 5000 kg. It is the best variety for early-maturing spring cultivation and off-season cultivation in solar greenhouses, and is suitable for planting nationwide. For early-maturing cultivation in greenhouses plus small tunnels in spring in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, sow in early to mid-January to February, raise seedlings with electric heating, with a seedling age of about 35 days. Direct sowing is also possible for open-field cultivation. When cultivating on trellises with vine training, plant 1500 to 2000 plants per 667 sq m.

2. Yichuanling No. 4

Selected and bred by the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It is a new small early-maturing winter melon variety. Tall-cylindrical type, with a single fruit weight of 1.5 to 2.5 kg. The first female flower generally appears at the 6th to 9th node, and a female flower appears every 2 to 4 leaves. The seedling age is 35 to 40 days, and it takes 40 to 55 days from transplanting to the start of harvesting tender fruit. It is suitable for early-maturing cultivation in all kinds of protected facilities and in open fields. For spring open-field cultivation, raise seedlings in early to mid-March and transplant to the open field in late April.

3. Black General

Purified by Chongqing Seed Company from local varieties. Early to mid-maturing, with strong growth vigor. The first female flower is borne at the 16th node of the main vine. The fruit is long cylindrical, 50 to 80 cm long, with flesh about 8 cm thick, and a single fruit weight of 10 to 20 kg. The fruit skin is dark green, the flesh is thick and dense, sweet-tasting, of good quality, and tolerant of storage and transport; the yield per 667 sq m is 4000 to 5000 kg. Cultivate on A-frame trellises with appropriately dense planting; it can be sown in both spring and autumn.

4. Early Green Winter Melon

Developed by the Hengyang City Vegetable Research Institute, Hunan Province. Early-maturing. The fruit is shell-shaped, about 60 cm long and about 18 cm in diameter, with a single fruit weight of 10 kg. The skin is green, covered with fine hairs, and glossy; the flesh is thick and dense, the seed cavity is small, it is tolerant of storage and transport, and highly disease-resistant; the yield per 667 sq m is 6000 kg. In Hunan Province, sow in March and transplant in April.

5. Fenza No. 2

Developed by the Changsha City Vegetable Research Institute, Hunan Province. Early-maturing. The fruit is cylindrical and green, and when mature the fruit surface is covered with a white waxy bloom. If harvesting tender fruit, generally 2 fruits can be set; the first fruit should be controlled to be harvested 25 to 28 days after fruit set, when the single fruit weight is 4 to 6 kg. If harvesting fully mature fruit, it is best to choose the third or fourth female flower on the main vine for fruit set, and control harvesting to 45 to 50 days after fruit set, when the single fruit weight is over 10 kg. This variety is fertilizer-tolerant, highly stress-resistant, grows quickly in the early stage, has a high fruit-setting rate, and good quality. In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, raise seedlings in heated seedbeds in greenhouses in early March, temporarily plant in large tunnels, and transplant in late March to early April. If using small arch tunnels for seedling raising and plastic film mulching for cultivation, sow in early March.

6. Suixiao No. 1

Selected and bred by the Baiyun District Vegetable Research Institute, Guangzhou City. It is a small winter melon variety. It has strong growth vigor and strong disease resistance and stress resistance. Early-maturing, with the first female flower appearing at the 7th to 9th node. It has strong fruiting ability; the fruit skin is dark green with slight white flower spots, and the fruit is short cylindrical with even head and tail and a good appearance. The fruit is 28.6 cm long and 17.5 cm in diameter, with flesh 4 cm thick, a single fruit weight of 2.5 to 4 kg, and a mealy, sweet texture; the yield per 667 sq m is over 4000 kg. Cultivation techniques are the same as for general winter melon varieties, but special attention should be paid to the techniques for training the main and side vines and for retaining fruit.

Alright, that is all the content the editor wants to share with you today. What was introduced above are six highly distinctive new winter melon varieties, each with its own advantages. Which one do you like better?

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