Their first efforts produced a melon known as the Mipao watermelon. Somewhat smaller than the earlier varieties it weighed about 6 kilograms as opposed to the 18 kilogram P'ingtung type.
於是每年一至四月，市場上首先出現春天屏東高雄一帶的大西瓜；五、六月西瓜旺季，則有品質最佳的雲林、彰化西瓜；七至九月的颱風季節，中央山脈護衛著花蓮西瓜；十月以後，則是竹苗一帶耐寒性高的小西瓜了。