Green Bitter Melon Gourd Ku Gua Vegetable Seeds

Green Bitter Melon Gourd Ku Gua Gourd Heirloom Asian Vegetable Seeds
Momordica charantia
Listing is for 1 packet of 10 seeds

Green Skin Bitter Melon gourd is a unique vining melon celebrated across various Asian cuisines for its distinctive, pleasantly bitter flavor. Often used in stir-fries, soups, and curries, it imparts a delicious depth and is believed to offer numerous health benefits. When grown in warm conditions with plenty of sun, this climbing plant produces elongated, warty fruits that are best harvested young for optimal taste.  It is a great crop choice to grow in tropical/sub tropical areas, since it flourishes in high heat conditions. Vines are vigorous and produce a lot. 

Also known by many other names, this plant may be referred to as African cucumber, alligator pear, amargoso, ampalaya, balsam pear, bitter cucumber, karella, bitter melon, daun peria katak, dau peria, foo gwa yip, fu gua, fu kwa, fwa kwa, jin li zhi, karawila, karela, kaveli, kho qua, ku gua, la kho qua, lao pu tao, maha, mara, muop dang, niga uri, palia, pare, pare pahit, paria, peria, peria katak, phakha, reishi, ssunoi, or tsuru reishi.

Follow me on social media because I talk a lot about the same seed varieties I sell here in my shop and gardening tips. IG, YT, and TikTok: jerrasgarden. 

PLANTING
Germination: 8-10 days

Seed Sowing Depth: 1" deep 

Sowing: Soak seeds the seeds overnight. It needs warm soil temperatures to germinate. Can direct sow once outside temperatures are consistently in the 70F's or above. Or start seeds indoors 6 weeks before your last spring frost date, in a larger sized pot like a solo cup, and place it over a heat mat. In warmer climates (zones +9) can also direct sow or start seeds in June/July to get another harvest before winter comes.   

Days to maturity: 50-70 days

Terms and conditions READ THIS PLEASE: 
- Seeds will be shipped with no planting instructions to keep seed costs low to the buyer. Germination and plant care information is included in the description. I encourage each gardener to research specifics on how to be successful growing them. I also have lots of information on my TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channel all under the account name jerrasgarden. I started this shop to share my love of certain seed varieties and spread the knowledge of gardening. Please contact me if you cant find information or have additional questions.

- No returns or refunds once shipped. I am not responsible for lost or damaged packages caused by USPS. Since there are so many factors that affect germination and growing success, no refunds or exchanges are allowed once seeds have shipped. These are the same seeds I use in my personal garden so I can attest to their viability. Seeds are fresh season to season.

- Availability of seed in this shop varies depending on what I have decided to grow that season. With that said, please be advised that seeds are available in limited quantities. Once sold out they may or may not be available again.