bitter gourd won't grow??
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Comments (2)Where are you, which State? Mine has not flowered either, I am in Maryland. I grow them almost each year and it usually fruit quite late, about late August, but all the way to October. One way to figure it out is has you grown them before and when did they start produing? Luffa produces quite early in tropical climate such as Taiwan....See MoreWANTED: Bitter gourd, luffa, Opo squash, eggplant
Comments (7)OMG gardendee please please please, can i have some malunggay seeds? I have been trying to get this plant for a very long time now. By the way, I didn't know malunggay had seeds. Anyways, I dont know if it will grow in my area but I live in the Valley in LA and constantly buy malunggay when available but its not the same when you harvest fresh from the tree like when I was in Philippines....See MoreAnyone Growing Bitter Melon?
Comments (35)Neehadin, the vines in the photo were not fertilized. The soil in that location is very fertile, and beans & soybeans grew in that location previously. Some years I dig a shovel full of composted manure into a hole near the plants, where they can reach it as they grows. Like many vegetables, bitter melon responds well if given space; the plants were 24 inches apart, and filled the trellis completely. This spacing works well for the fertile soil in my country garden, but on poorer soils (such as the land adjacent to my house, where much topsoil was scraped away) the vines were not as rampant, and could be spaced more closely. For them, I will dig in manure this year. Because my growing season is so short, I always start the seeds indoors, as I mentioned above. The seeds germinate in anywhere from 7-14 days. After transplanting, the vines bear green fruit in about 80 days. In longer, warmer climates, the seeds could be planted directly into the ground....See MoreWANTED: Momordica charantia - bitter gourd
Comments (1)hello.... got some bitter melon seeds. anything exotic to trade? if not? fine :D send me your address if no one offered u the seeds yet. calin in romania romkore@yahoo.com will get me your info sooner. i don't log in here too often....See Moreolympia_gardener
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