BITTER MELON - Canton Green F1 seeds

Bitter Melon / Bitter Gourd / Pinyin / Pare / Paakharkaai / Kaakarakaya / Karela – CANTON GREEN F1 - 5 Seeds

Hybrid, NON-GMO seeds

This is a very popular vegetable growing on a vine which goes about 5m tall. It is vigorous, early maturing variety producing 550-600g waxy skinned oblong green fruit to 28-30cm long.  The fruit flesh is crunchy and has a similar texture like cucumber. The fruits are set mostly on lateral vines. It’s cultivated around the world for its edible fruit, which is considered a staple in many types of Asian and Indian cuisine.  

Best time to sow seeds after frost, seeds need min 20°C to germinate. For better germination rate, soak the seeds in water for a few hours before planting and sow them in 20mm deep in a sunny, well-drained position. They germinate between 10-14 days. Sow them 90 apart. Enjoy your harvest approx. 65-70 days from transplanting.