Seeds – Karela Bitter Melon

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Momordica charantia – Karela Bitter Melon

Pungent, sharp tasting Bitter Melon is highly prized in Indian, Chinese and South East Asian cuisines. A marvellous flavour match with hot chillies or rich fatty meats, it can be steamed, pan-fried or stuffed with spicy fillings. A high quinine content delivers the distinctive astringent tang and makes the juice a classic ingredient in Ayurvedic remedies. This attractive dark green spiny hybrid is a vigorous grower and produces heavy yields.

Features:

  • Bitter gourd
  • Balsam pear
  • Hybrid vigour

Germinates: 10-14 days
Matures: 13 weeks

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Momordica charantia – Karela Bitter Melon

Pungent, sharp tasting Bitter Melon is highly prized in Indian, Chinese and South East Asian cuisines. A marvellous flavour match with hot chillies or rich fatty meats, it can be steamed, pan-fried or stuffed with spicy fillings. A high quinine content delivers the distinctive astringent tang and makes the juice a classic ingredient in Ayurvedic remedies. This attractive dark green spiny hybrid is a vigorous grower and produces heavy yields.

Features:

  • Bitter gourd
  • Balsam pear
  • Hybrid vigour

Germinates: 10-14 days
Matures: 13 weeks