Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) — annual vine from Asian cooking, with warty green fruit and a characteristic bitterness. It needs heat, sun and a trellis to climb. Fruit is picked young and green, before it softens — that is the bitterness Asian cooking looks for.
Botanical name: Momordica charantia
Sowing: under cover, 25–30 days before planting out
Spacing: 60 cm between plants, 100 cm between rows
Germination: 7–14 days at 25–28 °C
Harvest: 90–120 days after planting out
Contents: 0.8 g
| Life cycle | Annual |
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