Green Apple Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) – 15+ Premium Round Gourd Seeds

Our hand-selected package contains 15+ high-viability seeds, meticulously harvested from robust, high-yielding parent crops to ensure exceptional sprouting and vigorous growth. The Green Apple Bitter Melon is a rapid-growing annual climber that easily ascends trellises or supports using tiny tendrils. Naturally prolific and heat-tolerant, these vines showcase bright yellow, vanilla-scented blossoms that invite essential pollinators into your garden. Whether you are looking to diversify your vegetable patch, grow a highly nutritional superfood, or enjoy a sweeter, crunchier twist on a classic heirloom, this variety is an exceptional addition to your garden layout.

You will receive:

• ✔️ 15+ Premium-quality Momordica charantia (Green Apple Bitter Melon) seeds

• ✔️ Hand-picked from elite, high-yield parent vines for superb germination viability

• ✔️ Packaged in professional, moisture-controlled botanical sachets to maintain long-term freshness

• ✔️ Sprouting, vertical trellising, and organic cultivation guide included

🌼 Cultivation & Care Information

• Botanical Name: Momordica charantia

• Common Name: Green Apple Bitter Melon / Apple Bitter Gourd / Round Ampalaya / Balsam Pear

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual climbing vining crop

• Sun Requirements: Full sun (Essential: Requires at least 6–8 hours of direct, intense daily sunlight to drive rapid vine growth, fragrant flowering, and heavy fruit setting).

• Soil / Medium: Requires a loose, rich, well-draining soil mix heavily amended with organic compost or aged manure. Thrives best in fertile sandy loams with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0 to 6.8).

• Watering: Requires regular, deep watering to support its heavy foliage and juicy fruit crop. Keep the soil consistently damp but never waterlogged. Watering at the base of the plant keeps the roots happy while preventing foliage diseases.

• Growth Habit: A vigorous, climbing annual vine. Requires a sturdy trellis, fence, arbor, or netting system to support its weight, keep the unique round fruits off the ground, and ensure clean, uniform growth.

• Temperature: Thrives beautifully in hot, humid, tropical and subtropical climates (ideally 22°C to 35°C). Highly sensitive to cold and frost; plant outdoors only after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed thoroughly.

💡 Pro Growing Tip: Bitter melon seeds possess a tough, thick outer protective coat that can delay germination. To break dormancy and achieve rapid, uniform sprouting, gently nick or file the rounded edge of the seed coat (avoiding the pointed embryo end), then soak the seeds in warm water for 12 to 24 hours prior to planting. Sow the seeds roughly 1 inch deep in warm, sterile, well-draining seed-starting mix. Maintain a constant soil temperature of 24°C to 30°C. Keep the medium lightly moist, and your vigorous green sprouts will proudly break through the soil in 7 to 14 days!