What are the common varieties of watermelon? A comprehensive guide in one article

Summer is here, and so is watermelon season. Eating a bite of ice-cold watermelon in the hot summer is truly wonderfully refreshing. But there are so many varieties of watermelon that they may all taste pretty similar to you, even though their names are quite different. Do you know what the watermelon you usually buy is called? Today, the editor brings you several of the most common watermelons in daily life.

1. Black Beauty

Compared with other watermelons, the Black Beauty watermelon is relatively sweet, with fairly thick flesh. Unlike other melons that grow rather round, it is oval-shaped, and the market purchase price is about 6 mao. The Black Beauty melon is relatively small, and its stripes are not very obvious. It has relatively strong resistance, a fairly attractive appearance, and is suitable for planting in all kinds of soil.

2. Seedless watermelon

As its name suggests, the seedless watermelon has no seeds in its flesh, so it is seedless. It is a triploid crop, and its seeds are grown from the seeds of tetraploid watermelons produced by mutation of diploid watermelons. The seedless watermelon has a relatively thick rind, abundant water, and fairly sweet flesh, and it is relatively popular on the market

3. Striped watermelon

The striped watermelon is a specialty of Sishui County. Among all watermelon varieties, it is the roundest, and its flesh is relatively thick, with each one weighing on average about 10 jin. The rind is between 1-2 cm, and its rind can be used to make candied fruit. The watermelon jam processed from its flesh is also very sweet and delicious, making it one of the indispensable varieties in fruit shops.

4. Te Xiaofeng

Te Xiaofeng, just like its name, is a small-fruited variety and is extremely early-maturing. It generally weighs only about 3-4 jin, has a similar shape, a very thin rind, and is fresh and sweet. Its flesh is also different from other varieties: its flesh is yellow, with abundant water. Moreover, its juice and rind are helpful for clearing heat and detoxifying, and are beneficial for urination.

5. Mibao

Mibao is also called Taihei. It is dark green all over, so dark that if you do not look carefully you might think it is black, and it has many branches; it is a medium-maturing product. After ripening, a white powder appears on the surface of the rind. Its rind is relatively thick, and its weight is generally about 7 jin, with strong transport resistance. Compared with other melon varieties, Mibao appears relatively less often on the market.

6. Early Spring Red Jade

Early Spring Red Jade is a new hybrid variety, mainly distributed in China's Yangtze River Basin, and is extremely early-maturing. It is sown in spring and can mature in about a month. Its appearance is oval, with clear stripes. The rind is about 40 mm, the flesh is fresh and sweet, with abundant water, and it keeps for a relatively long time. One melon weighs about 4 jin. Most of the small melons seen in fruit shops are Early Spring Red Jade.

The above are several relatively common watermelon varieties on the market. Some of them you may not have eaten yet, let alone grown. However, in summer, no matter what kind of watermelon it is, sales are relatively good. As long as you grow the watermelons, you do not need to worry about finding a market. These mainly depend on personal taste preferences, and before planting you can learn more about market trends.