Bitter Gourd Summer Special – Desi Vegetable Seeds
Product Highlights
Seeds Specifications
Seeds per Packet | 35 |
Common Name | Bitter gourd, Bitter melon, Bitter cucumber, Karela (Hindi), Balsam pear, Balsam apple |
Height | Bitter melon produces vines that grow 13 to 16 feet long. |
Flower Colour | Yellow |
Bloom Time | Year round |
Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting And Care
- Watering should b done when the soil feels dry
- Once fully dried, the fruit will open and you can collect the white or brown colour seeds for further sowing
Bitter Gourd Summer Special Care
- Raised the beds of 120cm width (120 cm) Seeds are sown at 2 x 1
- 5 m spacing
- Irrigation is done in the beds
- Seeds are soak in water over night before sowing for better germination
Sunlight | Partial to full sun |
Watering | Keep soil consistently moist. Like other squash or melons, bitter melon fruits develop best when soil moisture remains even. |
Soil | Soil should be fertile, but well-drained, with a pH of 5.5 to 6.7 |
Temperature | 15 to 30°C |
Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer. |
Harvest Season | Tender and young fruits are harvested. |
Bitter Gourd Summer Special Special Feature
Bitter gourd is cultivated extensively throughout India.
Bitter Gourd Summer Special Uses
Medicinal Use:
- Bitter gourd lowers blood glucose levels
- Bitter gourd lowers dietary carbohydrate digestion
- Bitter gourd reduces the amount of glucose that is released into the blood by inhibiting the enzymes that break down disaccharides to two monosaccharides
- Bitter gourd plant insulin discovered and reverses insulin resistance
- Bitter gourd helps weight loss
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