Growing White Bitter Gourd Or Bitter Melon In My Garden.

It was in April this year (about 2 months plus) that I managed to get hold of some white bitter gourd or white bitter melon seeds. I was told that this specie was from Taiwan. I germinated the seeds and when the seedlings sprouted, I transferred them into a bigger flower pot.

 2 months later, I caught sight of this little fruit.

Here is another one!

 Can you see the bee in the centre of the yellow flower?

It has been busy flying from flower to flower. 

 The bitter gourds growing bigger in size.

This is my first time growing white bitter gourd.

I am not sure when it is time to harvest the fruit.

I have been keeping a watchful eye over this white fruit.

Looks like it is time to harvest.

 Everyday, I will be checking on these bitter gourds.

This one is still pale green.

Another one ready for harvest.

 The maximum size of my white bitter gourds is about 5 inches long.

 Rather short compared to ones I saw outside the fertilizer's store where I bought the seeds.

 Time to harvest as it is beginning to show a tinge of yellow.

This is the first fruit from the vine.

I suppose growing it in a pot or insufficiently fertilized could have resulted in smaller fruits.

 Anyway, I am very happy with the numbers of bitter gourds harvested from these vines. They taste just like our local bitter gourds.

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The following photos are for joining Floral Bliss.

These periwinkles are happily blooming away this hot season.

 Yellow Buttercups is also a sun loving plant.

Water droplets on the Yellow Buttercups.

 Pink Showers look similar to the Dwarf Mexican flowers. Once you have these growing in your garden, they will easily multiply on their own through self propagation.

 Pink Showers are also sun loving plants.

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