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.

20241028 Monday 1124 Sunny

It grows.  But don"t know 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.

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20200923

First Harvest

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Bitter Gourds Seedlings

20210809 Monday 

Happy 56th National Day

Bitter Gourds Seedlings

20200615 Bitter Gourds Seedlings

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Cucumbers, 黄瓜， 老黄瓜， 水果黄瓜， 丝瓜，小葫芦瓜，

CUCUMBERS

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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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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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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Malabar Spinach, (Basella Albay), 木耳菜，

Malabar spinach (Basella alba or Basella rubra) ，

木耳菜，

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20220223 Wednesday 0600  Cooling Morning   

Harvested one plate this MorningAfter coming from jogging. still in  the dark dawn.

20220113 Thursday 1900 hot afternoon 

2 weeks' growth

采收后

采收前

    

20211129 Monday 0900 Sunny Morning

Harvested for dinner.

20211116 Tuesday 1500 sunny afternoon

Trim for diner.

20211016 Saturday 0800 Good Morning.  

20211005 Tuesday 0700 good morning

20210922 Wednesday 0849 raining morning. 

Dropped all-black ripe seeds onto the lower pot.  

And they start growing.

Raining season

20210824 Tuesday 1030 hrs

Heavy rain

Seeds,  seeds,  dropping,  dropping!!!

20210814 Saturday 7.50 am

trim lor ...

  

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20210813 Friday 8.00 am

大木耳菜

Malabar Spinach, (Basella Albay)

When the seeds are ripe, it becomes black.  

Let it drop down to the stack below it and they will start growing by themself.

Malabar Spinach, (Basella Albay) is a tropical edible/ornamental perennial herbaceous/foliage vine, that can be easily found in the Tropical Region of China, India, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Africa.  It can run up to 10 meters in length with a given time frame.

Malabar Spinach is usually eaten raw in Salad.  Leaves are soft and tasty for quick stir-fried with Oyster Sauce as well or even been cooked in the soup.  The stems are mucilaginous.  

Harvest the leaves before they start growing their flowers.   Once the plants grow out with the flowers, the leaves become bitter.  Always keep the soil constantly moist to prevent the vines from developing their flowers.  a balanced and slow-release of fertilizer is best for this plant.

Their seeds germinate best within three weeks with the soils' temperature is in between 18°C and 24°C  (65°F and 75°F), best grown in the summer.

   

Malabar spinach is high in Vitamin A (100 grams contains roughly 8,000 units), Vitamin C, iron, and calcium. It has a high amount of protein for a plant and is also a good source of magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.

It has a good amount of antioxidants, particularly beta carotene and lutein, those naturally occurring chemicals that help keep your cells from aging. Rubra seems to be slightly higher in antioxidants, probably due to the purple color.

Malabar spinach can be used raw, in salads, or as a stand-alone vegetable. You can also use it like spinach in soups and stews. Steamed Malabar spinach is great and will yield more than conventional spinach due to its fleshy nature.

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Malabar Spinach, (Basella Albay)

It is also known as Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach,  Climbing Spinach.

Other common names include Vine Spinach, Red Vine Spinach, Creeping Spinach, and Ceylon Spinach.

学名： 木耳菜

别称：  潺菜、落葵、豆腐菜、紫角叶，菊三七属植物。

味：    甘酸

性：    寒

归：     心、肝、脾、大肠、小肠经. 

功效： 具有清热、解毒、滑肠、润燥、凉血、生肌的功效. 

多年生高大草本，高1.5-2米。花果期 9- 月。

木耳菜以幼苗、嫩梢或嫩叶供食，质地柔嫩软滑，营养价值高。

木耳菜的食用方法：

可作汤菜、爆炒、烫食、凉拌等，其味清香，咀嚼时如吃木耳一般清脆爽口，故名木耳菜。

其在南北方普遍栽培，在南方热带地区可多年生栽培，在北方多采用一年生栽培。

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种植木耳菜，须及时采收。

   

木耳菜的人群宜忌. 食物相克表. 

适宜人群:  一般人群都适合吃，特别是高血压、肝病、便秘、老年人可以适当多吃. 

禁忌人群:  孕妇及脾胃虚寒者慎食. 

          

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