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Bitter Melon, Momordica Charantia, 15 Seeds Per Pack, Organic Seeds, Seeds for Sale, gmo free, organic, heirloom
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Medicinal Seeds, Bitter Melon, Momordica Charantia, 15 Seeds Per Pack, Organic Seeds, Heirloom seeds, gmo free, organic
Name: Bitter Melon
Scientific Name: Momordica Charantia
Bitter melon is just starting to find its way in many American households but it has been grown in Indian and Chinese gardens for hundreds of years. Prized for its bitter taste and harvested when the fruits are small and green, it is excellent in dishes where a deep bitterness with a mild cucumber like crunch is needed. Common uses are in curries, with yogurt, stuffed with pork and steamed, or even in soups. It is also used in traditional Indian medicine, with many uses for all parts of the plant. As it enables glucose uptake, caution is recommended if you suffer from hypoglycemia as it decreases glucose to dangerously low levels
Origination: India
Recommended uses:
Medicinal as stomachic, laxative, antibilious, emetic, antihelminitic agent, treatment of cough, respiratory diseases, skin diseases, wounds, ulcer, gout, and rheumatism.
Culinary it is harvested young and green with a deeply bitter taste and mild crunchy texture it is excellent served with yogurt or pickled or in many unique dishes in each region’s cuisine.
Height: vine climbing up to 16ft
Hardiness: to freeze
Flower Color: yellow
Characteristics:
Bitter Melon is a highly nutritional and medicinal plant with a unique bitter taste. This plant grows as a vine reaching up to 16ft so simple trellises may not due, give it plenty of room to climb and crawl. Best picked when young and green with a slight yellowing of the fruit.
Other Names: bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam pear
Maturity: 60-70 days
Growing Instructions:
Direct sow seeds in early spring in full sun or part sun if long vines reach full sun. keep soil consistently moist for germination within 4-8 days. Soil should be fertile and well-draining with the plant thriving in heat and humidity. space seeds 12” apart on trellis for best growth and harvest ease.
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Mar 17, 2021
Thank you! Package in great shape and fast service! 🌺✌🌺
Tamorah Dotson
May 18, 2017
Claudia Garcia-McIntosh
Apr 1, 2017
Tamara Howe
Mar 7, 2017
Planted my seeds, waiting to see if they sprout.
Shirley Jenkins
Dec 31, 2016
I can't wait to plant these in the spring! Thanks!
Alice