JC Garden · No. D66 · Twin pack
Bitter Gourd Seeds
Heat-loving climbing gourd for a sunny trellis — first fruit in about 55–70 days.
Twin pack · 2 sealed sachets inside
- Full sun, 6–8 hours
- Soak seeds 12–24 hours; sow about 1.5–2 cm deep
- Germination: usually 5–10 days
- First fruit: about 55–70 days after sowing
- Needs a trellis or para about 1.8–2 m high; at least a 25–30 L pot
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Bitter gourd (peria) thrives in Malaysia's heat and humidity, making it a rewarding crop for terrace-house yards and sunny balconies with room to climb.
- Soak the seeds for 12–24 hours, then sow 2 per spot about 1.5–2 cm deep.
- Keep the strongest seedling and set up a trellis, A-frame or overhead para straight away.
- Feed little and often once flowers appear, using a fertilizer with more potassium than nitrogen.
- Pick the fruit green and firm, before they turn yellow.
Tip: melon fruit flies are the main enemy. Wrap each young fruit in a paper or mesh bag as soon as it sets, and hand-pollinate in the morning if baby gourds keep shrivelling.