Sponge Gourd Fruit: 28-32cm in long, 7-9cm in diameter, 500g in weight. The fruit is cylindrical, medium long, with distinct stripes on green skin. Fresh is sweet and mild in flavour with little fiber Maturity: Early, the first female flower set on the 8th-9th nod of the main vain, high fruit setting rate. It can be harvested 70 days after sowing in Spring, and 40 days in Summer or Autumn. Plant habit: Very strong plant habit. Has high tolerance to hot temperature and humid area, good resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew.