Long White Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) – 20+ Premium Rare Heirloom Seeds

Our hand-selected package contains 20+ high-viability seeds, meticulously harvested from robust, premium parent crops to ensure exceptional sprouting rates and outstanding vine performance. The Long White Bitter Melon is a vigorous annual climber that uses thin, curling tendrils to quickly scale trellises, fences, or garden netting. It is a highly prolific producer, displaying delicate, vanilla-scented yellow flowers that attract beneficial garden pollinators. Perfect for backyard homesteaders, container growers, and lovers of rare heirloom vegetables, this variety brings superb nutrition and unmatched visual elegance to your harvest.

You will receive:

• ✔️ 20+ Premium-quality Momordica charantia (Long White Bitter Melon) seeds

• ✔️ Hand-picked from elite, high-yield parent vines for superior 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 (var. Alba)

• Common Name: Long White Bitter Melon / White Bitter Gourd / White 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, abundant 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!