Bitter Gourds, Bitter Melon, Momordica Charantia，苦瓜

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

20251211 Thursday 1600 Sunny afternoon 

Ku gua

20251205 Friday Sunny morning 

20251115 Saturday cooling morning 

Transplanted long beans stalks

About six inches height, havin

  

20251109 Transplanted bitter gourds 

It is better to wait till their tendrils come out then Transplant. 

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.

20241028 Monday 1124 Sunny

It grows.  But no clue what "gua". Got to wait and see. 

20211209 Thursday 1000 hot morning 

Day 

20211019 Tuesday 1000 Hot Morning.  

Added in seeds for .小苦瓜

Day 1 seedlings 

20211004 Monday 1600 Sunny Afternoon.

Added in seeds of small bitter gourds.

20200913

20200923

First Harvest

20200804

20200224

Bitter Gourds Seedlings

20210809 Monday 

Happy 56th National Day

Bitter Gourds Seedlings

20200615 Bitter Gourds Seedlings

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20251205 Friday Sunny morning 

20251115 1400 hot afternoon. 

Try germinating seeds with styrofoam cube. 

20210809 Monday

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Cucumbers, 黄瓜， 老黄瓜， 日本黄瓜， 水果黄瓜， 丝瓜，小葫芦瓜，

CUCUMBERS

20251210 Wednesday 1930 Raining afternoon

Soaked six hours,  

I buried the loofah 丝瓜  seeds bought from Taobao 2021 

(dong bang) on the bitter gourd's pot for germination.

20251210 Wednesday 1930 Raining afternoon

Soaked six hours,  

I buried the cucumber 水果黄瓜 seeds bought from Taobao 2021 

(dong bang) on the bitter gourd's pot for germination.

20251210 Wednesday 1930 Raining afternoon

Soaked six hours,  

I buried the water melon 西瓜 seeds bought from Taobao 2021 

(dong bang) on the bitter gourd's pot for germination.

20251115 1400 hot afternoon. 

Try germinating seeds with Styrofoam cube. - nothing happen.

20210818 Wednesday 4.15 pm

Day 10 Seedlings

only one coming up.

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20200809 Monday 3.10 pm

Happy 56th National Day

Beans n Cucumbers Seedlings

Loosen the soils

Put in few seeds into each pot.

Cover the seeds with the soils,

Add in some new soils.

Pour in water.

Job did for today.
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Raining Season

20210826 Thursday 1000 Cloudy morning

drop last two seeds of Calabash,

埋下了 最后两颗 小葫芦瓜 的 种子，

Raining Season

20210826 Thursday 1000 Cloudy morning

drop nine cucumber seeds

摘不败 水果黄瓜🥒

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20200913

Kangkong, 蕹菜，

Kangkong

空心菜原是南方蔬菜，北方靠种子种植。

这种菜生长周期长，播种50-60天后采收茎叶使用，整棵生长周期200天左右，耐高温高湿，35度依旧正常生长，所以空心菜开花可能是由于正好在它的生长环境中。

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20251211 Thursday 1600 Sunny afternoon 

Need to confirm if they are all kangkong? 

I thought kangkong gas no tendrils?

 

20251205 1100 sunny morning

20251127 1030 hot morning 

Moved 7 kangkomg seedlings into the DWC deep water cycle passive hydroponics plant box. 

20251115 Saturday 8.30 am Cooling morning 

Grow again.  vine tip cutting Kang Kong

  

20211211 Saturday 0800 after rain

Harvest

  

20211116 Tuesday 1500 sunny afternoon

Trim for diner.

Week 12

  

20211030 Saturday 0900 good morning

今早发现我那个蕹菜生了一个花苞，两小时便开始开花。

20210924 Friday 0900 Sunny morning 

Added in some more Kangkong seeds today.

20210911 8.00 am Saturday Cloudy morning 

Harvesting

Dinner tonight

20210911 8.00 am Saturday Cloudy morning 

Raining Season

20210824 Tuesday 1030

Heavy Rain

Added both types of Kangkong seeds on both planters today.

  

20210814 Saturday 7.50 am

Day 8 Seedlings

20210812 Thursday 7.42 am

Day 6 Seedlings

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20210911 8.00 am Saturday Cloudy morning 

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20210911 8.00 am Saturday Cloudy morning 

20210813 Friday 8.00 am

cut lor hor  ^u^  Trimming ... for tonight's dinner ...

    

fresh yeh

20210813 Friday 8.00 am

Times to harvest.

20210812 Thursday 7.42 am

Kangkong

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