Snake Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) – 50+ Premium Extra-Long Heirloom Seeds

Our hand-selected package contains 50+ high-viability seeds, meticulously harvested from robust, heavy-yielding parent vines to ensure exceptional sprouting rates and vigorous seedling growth. The Snake Bitter Melon is a rapid-growing annual climber that uses strong, curling tendrils to quickly scale arbors, trellises, or garden fences. Prolific and heat-loving, this stunning vine showcases delicate, yellow, vanilla-scented blossoms that naturally draw vital pollinators to your vegetable patch. Whether you want to grow a unique visual centerpiece, expand your backyard homestead, or cultivate a highly nutritious superfood, this prolific variety is an outstanding addition.

You will receive:

• ✔️ 50+ Premium-quality Momordica charantia (Snake 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

• Common Name: Snake Bitter Melon / Snake Bitter Gourd / Long Green 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, tall trellis, fence, or arbor system to support its weight, allow the extra-long fruits to hang straight, 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!