Hand-made method of watermelon

The first step is to fold diagonally;

Step 2: Fold along the arrow direction in the figure, and then turn to the back;

Thirdly, extracting watermelon seeds of the watermelon;

Step 4, prepare another piece of paper and fold it along the dotted line;

Step 5, folding along the direction of the dotted arrow in the figure;

Step 6, put two pieces of paper together and fold them along the dotted line;

Step 7, folding according to the direction that the edge faces the arrow;

Step 8: Fold the bottom edge in the direction of watermelon seeds.

I hope that the manual folding method of watermelon can attract everyone's attention. In daily life, we should carry out more manual folding so that children's hands-on ability can be exercised. In addition, it can effectively stimulate children's imagination and creativity.

Watermelon (scientific name: watermelon (Thunb. )Matsum。 Etnakai)

Annual vines; Stems and branches are stout with obvious edges. Tendrils stout, pubescent, petiole thick and densely pilose; The leaf blade is papery, triangular, oval in outline, white and green in color, with short bristles on both sides and heart-shaped at the base of the leaf blade. Monoecious. Both male and female flowers are solitary in leaf axils.

Male pedicels 3-4 cm long, densely yellow-brown villous; Calyx tube wide bell-shaped; Corolla yellowish; Stamens nearly free, filaments short, anthers folded.

Female flowers: calyx and corolla are the same as male flowers; Ovary ovoid, stigma kidney-shaped. The fruit is large, nearly spherical or oval, fleshy, juicy, with smooth skin and various colors and patterns. Seeds are mostly oval, black and red, with smooth sides, obtuse base, usually slightly arched edges, and in summer.

There are many cultivated varieties in China, with different exocarp, pulp and seed shapes, among which Xinjiang, Lanzhou, Gansu, Zhongning, Ningxia, Dezhou, Shandong and Dongtai, Jiangsu are the most famous. Its original species may come from Africa, widely cultivated in tropical to temperate regions of the world, and then introduced to China.

Watermelon is a summer fruit with sweet flesh, which can relieve summer heat. Seeds contain oil and can be used as entertainment food; The pericarp is medicinal, and has the effects of clearing heat, diuresis and lowering blood pressure.