Kitchen at Home and My Garden: Bitter Melon

Bitter Melon, Bitter Gourds, Momordica Charantia，苦瓜

Cuisine Plants, Fruits, Veggies, Aroma Spices and Herbs Gardening: Bitter Gourds, 苦瓜，

Momordica Charantia

Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.

Minimum plant base per Stalk:

30 × 30 × 20 cm ( Volume = 0.3×0.3×0.2 = 0.018 meters³ = 18 Litre )

soil volume (liters) 15–20 L

           40% soil
       + 40% compost
       + 20% sand

Shallow wide tub;

can grow with ginger at soil;
leafy greens on top or edge;
fast harvest.

Need 4–6 h sun lights

20251115 Saturday cooling morning

Transplanted bitter gourds

About six inches height, havin

20251109 Transplanted bitter gourds

20251109 9 am Sunday hot morning

Cut out the coriander root from the bunch bought from Sheng Song.

Buried them with an egg and a over ripe banana. Cover up with black pot.

20251109 10 am Sunday hot morning

transplanted bitter gourds today

Selected the fattest tallest strongest.

Prepare to use hydro tub for the balance seedlings.

this black container with holes sitting inside a white tub is a basic Deep Water Culture (DWC)–style hydroponic setup, or what’s sometimes called a “passive hydro box”.

It’s simple, effective, and well suited for testing bitter gourd and leafy vegetables.