西瓜品种按成熟期可分为早熟、中熟、晚熟等三种；按果型大小可分为大、中、小三种类型。由于我国各地气候土壤肥力差异较大，因此，种植西瓜要因地因品种采取不同的整枝方法： 一、果型较小的早熟品种 如种在地力较差的一般地块，可采用单蔓整枝方法。同时可适当缩小行株距， Watermelon cultivars by maturity can be divided into early maturity, maturity, late maturity and other three; according to fruit size can be divided into large, medium and small three types. As climate and soil fertility across China is quite different, therefore, the reason for planting watermelon due to different pruning methods: First, the fruit of the smaller precocious species such as planting in the poor general land mass can be single vine pruning method . At the same time may be appropriate to reduce the line spacing,