{"id":9766917834,"title":"BITTER MELON \/ GOURD \/ BALSAM PEAR - Canton Green F1 seeds","handle":"bitter-melon-gourd-balsam-pear-canton-green-f1","description":"\u003cp\u003eBitter Gourd - also called bitter melon or balsam pear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Canton Green F1'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox 10 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a popular vegetable growing on a vine about 5m tall. The fruit itself has waxy skin and an oblong shape whilst the flesh is crunchy and similar in texture to a cucumber or capsicum. The young shoots and leaves can also be used as greens but it is mostly gorwn for the bitter fruits, usually picked when green. It can be used in stir fries, soups, as a tea, or in curries. The bitter melon is also considered to have medicinal properties and is widely used in Asian and African remedies to treat gastrointenstinal pains, painful menstruation, fevers, malaria and even cancer. Best grown in warm, subtopical and tropical climates, sow when no danger of frost and the the soil temperature is above 22 degrees C Soak seeds overnight before planting out, Sow 20mm deep, space 90cm apart. Harvest in about 70 days\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-02T09:24:28+10:00","created_at":"2016-12-27T19:17:16+10:00","vendor":"Boondie Seeds","type":"All seeds,Other Seeds,Vegetables","tags":["Asian Vegetables","BIGUN","Gourd","Kogan","LESS3","LOWV","NOTMD","spo-default","spo-disabled","SPRING \/ SUMMER Vegetables"],"price":250,"price_min":250,"price_max":250,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":35299172042,"title":"Default","option1":"Default","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"163-BST","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"BITTER MELON \/ GOURD \/ BALSAM PEAR - Canton Green F1 seeds","public_title":null,"options":["Default"],"price":250,"weight":2,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.boondieseeds.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/bittermelon2.jpg?v=1671166618"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.boondieseeds.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/bittermelon2.jpg?v=1671166618","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32430947762458,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.419,"height":353,"width":501,"src":"\/\/www.boondieseeds.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/bittermelon2.jpg?v=1671166618"},"aspect_ratio":1.419,"height":353,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.boondieseeds.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/bittermelon2.jpg?v=1671166618","width":501}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eBitter Gourd - also called bitter melon or balsam pear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Canton Green F1'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eapprox 10 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a popular vegetable growing on a vine about 5m tall. The fruit itself has waxy skin and an oblong shape whilst the flesh is crunchy and similar in texture to a cucumber or capsicum. The young shoots and leaves can also be used as greens but it is mostly gorwn for the bitter fruits, usually picked when green. It can be used in stir fries, soups, as a tea, or in curries. The bitter melon is also considered to have medicinal properties and is widely used in Asian and African remedies to treat gastrointenstinal pains, painful menstruation, fevers, malaria and even cancer. Best grown in warm, subtopical and tropical climates, sow when no danger of frost and the the soil temperature is above 22 degrees C Soak seeds overnight before planting out, Sow 20mm deep, space 90cm apart. Harvest in about 70 days\u003c\/p\u003e"}