yes heard they have health benefits for diabetics i used to eat them a lot at one stage can't say as they made a difference one way or the other, i did a little research i think for the health side you need to prepare them different than just using them in the cooking. yes i ahd no doubt the would be many varieties but the green ones go yellow and at that stage as far as i know had maybe different cullinary uses, had a friend who used to eat the seeds of the ripe one. only ever seen green ones for sale in shops a lot bigger than i could ever grow them. len Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page

Hello I can send you 10 seeds of bitter melon that I bought from Seed company in Mumbai,India in Jan 2011. I would like the tall cosmos, thyme or red maple seeds. Please send me an email with your information. Thanks.

When I was 12 my mom dug up rectangles of our backyard, and planted seeds of bitter melon (and Yard-Long beans too), we call it Ampalaya or Paria, and then she took the bamboo that was cleared from the sides of the roads and created horizontal trellises, and we had tons of fruits hanging from them. This being in Spain, where they weren't available and the fact that she's Filipino made even giving bitter melons to friends (mainly Filipino as well) special. :) Be patient, you'll be fascinated watching the swollen stem grow into a real melon

To day I received the seeds of Momordica Coch. from the ebay.com merchant member who sells seeds on ebay under the name treefromseed.Those of you who are interested may buy Momordica Coch. seeds from him.He is a very reliable merchant and prices are very reasonable.