Just a quick comment; uopn further research it seems like the term, "winter melon" is both another name for the Ash Gourd, but also a category for melons (summer and winter melon). Some people have questioned this and I wanted to share what I had learned. If you would like to read some articles for yourself: extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/honeydew-and-other-melons-in-the-garden harvesttotable.com/melons-2/#Summer_and_winter_melons
When i was in high school forty years ago honeydews were the sweetest fruit, sweeter than honeydews or cantaloupes, for many years now i have not come across anything like this- they are so bland now. Someone must have messed up the seeds somehow is my guess, but who knows what happened.
