Bitter melon can be planted in both the northern and southern regions, the south in the spring from January to March open-air planting, and the north in the greenhouse in March and April.

Planting method

1, seed treatment

Eating bitter melon know that the bitter melon seed surface has a gelatinous mucus, and the outer skin is hard, so planting to first treat its seeds. With fifty or sixty degrees of warm water soak bitter melon seeds for about 20 minutes, so that not only can make the outer skin softened, may kill part of the bacteria. Then soak in 20 or 30 degrees warm water for 12 hours, take out the seeds, get rid of the surface adhesive, wrapped in a wet towel, placed in a temperature of about 30 degrees ambient germination.

2, sowing

Bitter melon adaptability, the soil requirements are not high, but in the fertile and loose soil grows well, the yield is also higher. After 2-3 days of germination can be sown, generally open field direct seeding, before sowing dig a good seed hole, hole depth of 2-3cm can be placed in each hole 1-2 seeds can be, mulching should not be too deep, shallow cover 0.5-1cm can be.

3, fertilizer management

Bitter melon on the fertilizer demand, in the seedling period, the growth period and the results of the period need a lot of water, always keep the soil moist, especially in the high temperature period of the morning and evening watering, bitter melon waterlogging tolerance in general, so watering once should not be too much. In long-term rainy or stormy weather to do a good job of drainage measures to ensure that the field is not soaked in water, planting in low temperatures should pay attention to water control, increase the plant's cold resistance. Bitter melon in the growth and fruiting period, generally no week to apply a Bika water-soluble fertilizer, can promote plant growth and the amount of fruit.