Vietnam Bitter Gourd, Green Skin Bitter Gourd Seeds | Bitter Melon Seeds | Non-GMO, Organic
Planting:
• Common name: Bitter gourd, balsam pear, karela, bitter cucumber, bitter squash, African cucumber, alligator pear, ampalaya, goya.
• Botanical name: Momordica charantia
• Botanical Name: (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus)
• Type: Heirloom, vining melon plant, Fruit, Annual
• Soil Preference: Ease to various soil types with sufficient water
• Light Requirement: Full Sun
• Temperature Preference: 65-90°F
• Days to Germination: 6-12 days and soil temperature 75°F
• Days to Maturity: 75 - 85 Days
• Sow Method: Direct Sow & Transplant
• Planting Time: Spring, Early Summer
• Seed Depth: 1/2" - 1"
• Plant Spacing: Approx. 36-48" apart 
Orders under $12 might not include tracking or non-working tracking, unless "With Tracking" is selected
Fruit can grow to 13" long.  Harvest them when they are about 4-8" and 2-3" in diameter, while they are still green.  

Fruits are excellent in broths, soups, or stir-fries, and almost everything about the plant is edible including the leaves and shoots.  Fruit is high in quinine given its distinctive, mildly bitter taste.   Prepare fruits by removing the inner pith and seeds.  Try stuffed them with pork, seafood or cooked with fermented black beans.  Recommended as healthy food by the American Diabetic Association.

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