Watermelon is the fruit of summer, the flesh is sweet, can cool down and relieve the heat. Watermelon has red flesh with many black seeds inside, and it has rich juice when cut.

Watermelon likes a warm, dry climate, is not cold-resistant, and has a long growth period, so it needs a lot of nutrients. With the growth of the plant, the amount of fertilizer required for watermelon gradually increases, and reaches the maximum when the fruit grows vigorously. Watermelon has strong adaptability, and the sandy soil with loose soil, deep soil layer and good drainage is the best.

The main functions of watermelon are as follows. First of all, it can effectively relieve summer heat and promote body fluid, and is suitable for the treatment of patients with sore mouth and sore throat. Secondly, it can effectively beautify the skin, and the water content is very high, which is easily absorbed by the skin. In addition, it can effectively diuretic, increase urine output, effectively reduce bile pigment content, and maintain smooth stool. Finally, it can effectively reduce leg swelling and eliminate fatigue.

Watermelon can not only be eaten directly, but also can be processed into a variety of delicious dishes.

The first is watermelon cheese, which requires 1 watermelon (about 2500g in weight), 100g of canned oranges, 100g of canned pineapples, 100g of canned lychees, 350g of sugar, and 2.5g of sweet-scented osmanthus. The production steps are as follows. First, wash the whole watermelon, make a circle of herringbone knife at 1/4 of one end of the watermelon, take off the top, dig out the flesh, and carve patterns on the skin of the watermelon. Next, remove the seeds from the watermelon and cut it into 3-minute cubes. In addition, the pineapple and lychee are also changed into 3-minute cubes. After that, put the aluminum pot on fire, put 1250ml of water, add sugar to boil, skim off the scum, and put in the sweet-scented osmanthus. After the water boils, let it cool over a basket and put it in the refrigerator. Put diced watermelon, diced pineapple, diced lychee and oranges into a watermelon container and pour over ice-cold sugar water.​​

The second is watermelon juice. The ingredients to prepare are watermelon and lemon. First remove the seeds from the watermelon, scoop out the watermelon flesh with a small spoon and put it in a bowl, then put the watermelon flesh in the refrigerator. Next, put the watermelon pulp and ice cubes in the juicer, then add cold boiled water and boil it for 30 seconds. Finally, pour it into a glass and add fresh lemon.