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Desi Bitter Gourd-Short Green - Open Pollination Seeds
Desi Bitter Gourd-Short Green - Open Pollination Seeds
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What Will You Have In The Product?
Seed quantity- 10
Best time for sowing:
For summer crop: January-March
For monsoon crop: June-July in plains and March-June in hills
Other names: Karela, karli, paval and kakara.
Soil Conditions:
- Soil condition required for the having good fruits of bitter gourd should be well draining and rich in organic manure or compost.
- You can make your own potting mix soil keeping the proportion like 40% soil 30% sand and 30% vermi compost.
- But this vegetable can be grown in any soil having good drainage.
PH Of Soil:
- Best PH range of soil should vary from 5.5- 6.7.
Pot size:
- As this vegetable can be grown by transplanting or dribbling method, so you can use directly big size of 24*24* inch grow bag or pot or first you can prepare your seedling in small size pot and then you can transplant that into a big size pot or grow bags.
Temperature Requirement:
- Temperature requirement for growing bitter gourd vegetable should be be from 2O°C - 35°C
Sunlight Requirements:
- 6-8 hours if direct sunlight is better for bitter gourd plant.
Prior to sowing:
- Before sowing the seed soak the seeds in normal water for 24 hours it will lead faster germination go bitter gourd seed.
Sowing Process:
- Now sow the bitter gourd seed into the filled potting mix soil. Then provide a thin soil cover above the sown seeds.
- Provide water with spray bottel to fully wet the soil but be carefull don't over water soil so the the seeds may get displaced by their sowing position.
- Apply water when you feel that soil has been dried.
Germination Time:
- Bitter gourd seed takes 8-10 days to germinate.
Transplanting Time:
- Transplant of bitter gourd should be done when plant gains the height of 5 - 6 inches and has gain more thar 4-5 sets of leaves.
Precautions and Caring of bitter gourd:
- Make sure to provide holes in you pot or grow bag if they don't have.
- 6-8 hours sunlight is necessary.
- Watering should be done properly.
- While transplanting the plant take the surrounding soil attached with the plant, don't pull out the plant only from the soil to transplant in another pot or grow bag.
- Use organic compost or manure once in a month during growing period to maintain soil richness.
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