Bitter gourd plant

We planted the bitter gourd plant because of its very useful properties.

It is able to help with high blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol as well. This is a very good vegetable to grow and have for health.

However, one has to remember that when growing the bitter gourd plant one has to plant it separate from other plants especially plants that will bare sweet fruits. Bitter gourd plants tend to make the soil around it bitter thus when other plants grow around it the fruits will also be bitter.

It is best to grow the bitter gourd plant in a deep pot that will not contaminate the surrounding soil so that other plants will not be affected.

 These are grown from seeds fresh out of the bitter gourd fruit. It takes less than a week for them to sprout.

These on the right are about 3 weeks old. They are a bit parched thus we have shifted it to a more shaded area of the garden. They are also about to start creeping up a fence or just on the floor.

They are creeping plants thus you can let them creep on the floor of your garden or let it climb a fence.






Below are the pictures of what the fruit/vegetable of the bitter gourd looks like.