Bitter gourd is a summer vegetable, as name suggest it is bitter in taste, but its benefits encourage you to eat it. In this blog we are going to read some of the benefits of bitter gourd a d then I am going to tell you how to grow it in pots at your home. 

Benefits.

Bitter gourd is rich source of nutrients, antioxidant in this way in healthy for diet. You can check it's benefits given below

 diabetics affected person can eat bittergourd.

It is best for skin and hair.

Liver cleaner.

Good for digestion.

It help you fight against heart diseases

It can help you in fighting against cancer

It manage weight

It is good for eyes.

It purifier blood

Includes it in your diet as:

As vegetable.

As pickle.

As juice.

How to grow it at your home?

First of all it can be grown in the months of feb-march and june- july. 

Choose the right variety. For all india five best varieties are given below.

Hyveg Noor 026

Syngenta Ashmita

East west Palle.

Us agriseed Sw811

Vnr akash.

These varieties are best for india.

Boost germination by special way.

Buy 10g packet of your favourite variety from the 5 varieties I suggested, then open packet put out seed you want to sow dip these seed In water for 2 hours. 

After that you need to execute a cut on the seeds broad side as the seed has two side one Carry a pointing part and other is broader one , as shown in image.

After this procedure again dip this cutted seed in water for 24 hours. After soaking these seed.

Prepare the pot, pot should be 12 inch size. Fill the pot half with soil and half with compost in 1:1. Loam soil is best for bitter gourd. Pot should have a drainage hole in it. 

After filling it with soil and compost. Dibble seed at 2.5cm in pot water immediately, germination will start within 4 days, in this way you can boost the germination. 

Irrigation 

Apply light irrigation daily basis. 

Harvesting

Fruits start forming near 40 days you can twist them for harvesting.

This is the blog for bitter gourd cultivation at home.

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