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Melon Bitter Karela F1

NZ $4.95

Description

Dark green rough skinned Bitter Gourd much prized in Asian cuisine and as a medicinal fruit. Quite long at 28 to 30cm and weighing 200 grams, they have tender flesh with a mild bitter taste that absorbs the spicy flavours its cooked with. Equally, it's highly regarded when made into a drink to help regulate blood sugars for diabetics. Think tropical and don't sow seed until Labour Weekend. Transplant 2 x 12 day old seedlings every 80cm up a trellis, fence or pergola to allow the fruit to hang down. Vines grow 3-4 metres long bearing fruit 60 days after transplant.

Matures 60 days from transplant.

SKU 7403

Botanical Name: Momordica charantia

Information

OPTIMUM SOIL TEMP FOR GERMINATION	DAYS TO GERMINATION	DISTANCE APART TO PLANT SEEDLINGS	PREFERRED GROWING PERIOD	WHEN TO SOW	NUMBER OF SEEDS PER PACKET	PREFERRED GROWING METHOD	BEST USE
20-25	8-10	300cm	Tender	2	15	Transplant	Asian Cuisine

KEY to WHEN TO SOW

1 Early Spring

2 Late Spring &
Early Summer

3 Late Summer &
Early Autumn

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