BITTER MELON - PLANTING, POTTING UP & SETTING IN THE GARDEN (OAG 2015)
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- This is my video on growing Bitter Melon or the Japanese name for it is “Goya”.
Unless you grew up eating this vegetable you would probably not like it because it really is bitter.
The Okinawa people are one of the cultures in the world that enjoy a long life span and Goya is one of their staple vegetables. Does it contribute to their longevity, some think so.
It is very easy to grow, no pests bother it so there is no need to spray it, nor do the deer eat it.
See my video on making the potting mix: • PLANTING - POTTING MIX...
See my video on making the horse manure compost at: • COMPOST PILE MAKING (...
Love your place! I was born and raised partially in Alabama. Born in Atmore and that's where all my Daddy's folks were/are from. Sure am enjoying learning about this bitter melon! Love your channel! Thank you for sharing and teaching us!!!
R. Read your private messages, I replied to you there.
OAG
Thank you!!!
I love bitter melon and grow it in my community garden..
This video helps me to get a nice yield.
A new subscriber!
Thanks
Wonderful if my video helped you.
OAG
OldAlabamaGardener definitely!
Your better melon grow so well . I’m Montagnard indigenous live in North Carolina , I love bitter melon , I eat them raw , fry, grill and cook it’s so tasty.
Thank you! You can grow them yourself.
OAG
It helps to speedup the seedling process by cracking the outter shell. Good video and info you got here.
+Mon S That is a good idea, thanks for sharing it with us. If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe to my channel and watch as the summer growing season comes on.
OAG
I am in australia now with my love husband ..his Loveee cooking too..and love garden ..we have lots plants herbs,spice and vgtable..very happy.
+AU Egerton That is wonderful! I love garden too. I invite you to subscribe to my channel.
Thanks
OAG
Got some seeds today what pretty seeds they are. Thank you brilliant way of growing them. Will follow you now
+sisi west, great and good for you. Have you eaten bitter melon before?
OAG
Your bitter melons look so good and healthy l seed few times but they ever grow .
Thank you. Be sure to subscribe because as the summer growing season comes on I will be uploading more gardening videos.
OAG
Very nice video! Can you please share what kind of seed starting mix and potting soil you use to sow your seeds and later transplant your plants in? I saw in the video that each one of your seeds have germinated beautifully and growing. I believe the seed starting soil plays a very important role in germinating any kind of seeds. Also what kind of fertilizer you use once they start to grow? Thanks.
Watch my video on the planting mix at: th-cam.com/video/aJ05cr2MZXg/w-d-xo.html
Fertilizer is Miracle Grow Tomato Plant Food at half strength.
OAG
Very informative and straight to the point. I was looking for results to compare to mines and I found it. Mines are still in the first seedling stage, like how you have it after two weeks. Thank you
You are welcome. Look at my video to see how they look when they are making bitter melon at: th-cam.com/video/xaSbRpWciVM/w-d-xo.html
If you haven't already, **I invite you to subscribe** and watch as I upload more videos during the summer growing season. Thanks for stopping by.OAG
Nice, I've already subscribed. :)
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OAG
Thanks, OAG. I'll be growing some Goya next year! You've got a great garden area there.
+ItsyFarm Thanks for the compliment! Goya (Bitter melon) should grow very well in your location. You can order seeds online at Kitazawa Seed Co. or Evergreen Seed Co. Let me know if you can't find them.
I'll send you a Private Message right now with my E-mail address.
I love ooooo very much this bitter melon I can eat it every time..lots way to enjoying this bitter Mellon ,I Loveee it.
+AU Egerton Hello and thanks for commenting on my video. I invite you to subscribe and watch my videos as the 2015 growing season come on.
OAG
+OldAlabamaGardener ihhghjgjhukhu
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+Mami Kory Okay, I think you should try it.
Hi, thanks for the video.Could you please give information in detail how to germinate bitter melon seeds. As I understood, your seeds were wet before you planted them. How many hours you kept them in water? What is the regularity of irrigation after planting? Did you keep planted seeds in a dark place till they germinate?.. Once I tried to germinate bitter kelon seeds, but I failed, need help for the second try...
+Mia Mia Take a look at my video on planting the seeds at: BITTER MELON GROWING - [PART 2] (OAG 2015) th-cam.com/channels/bsmRMHLiGeecgxBMuEIBqA.html
Now to answer your questions: Were the seeds wet? My answer: It doesn't matter, I usually just put the seeds in soil blocks and grow them that way. The plants are a warm weather plant so you need to wait until the weather is warm. Next question: How many hours did I keep them in water? My answer: I didn't keep them in water , but if I were going to do it that way I would keep them in water at least 24 hours. Next question: What is the regularity of irrigation after planting? My answer: Are you talking about planting the seeds or the plants? The seeds need to be kept moist as you would any other seeds you are trying to sprout. The plants in the ground need to be watered, (depending on if you get rain and how dry your area is), at least once a week. Next question: Do I keep the seeds in a dark place till they germinate? My answer: No, I usually germinate the seeds either outside if it is warm or under grow lights inside the house, the main thing is it must be warm and keep the germinating potting mix moist.
If you met these conditions and still didn't get germination, I would suspect that the seeds you used were no good.
Send me a Private Message with your E-mail address and I will help you via E-mail.
OAG
Very good video. Thanks for uploading this helpful tutorials and for sharing your experience.
You are very welcome. If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe to my channel and watch as I upload more videos on my fall gardening. Thanks for commenting on this video.
OAG
Subscribed. Im actually planting bitter melon, im just waiting for the first leaves sprout. Its been 5 days and still have nothing, is it normal? PS: I water 1 liter per seed.
Greetings.
Bitter melon takes about 10 days to sprout if conditions are good. I would not have it in direct sun, but in some shade. Where are you located? Your channel has Private Messages (PM) blocked, but my channel is open to PMs. So, go to my channel home page (the one with the bridge picture), click on the word "About", step through the next page and then at the next page send me a PM. I will reply.
OAG
OldAlabamaGardener I sent you a PM.
Okay, I'll check it out.
OAG
Thank you OAG for the reply.
You are welcome.
OAG
my bittermelon plants is now over producing....and I am the only one who would like to eat them. :D
Freeze some for winter use.
OAG
Although not bitter I am growing melons this year. In my zone its tough as the season is so short I hope my tricks help let me get some fruit :)
***** I subscribed to your channel and will watch your videos as I have time. I do hope you have success with your melons.
thank you I was researching how to grow this as my first attempt at growing this has failed. Hopefully I will have better luck now.
Tanya, hello and welcome to my videos. If you would like for me to send you some seeds I saved from my crop, put your E-mail address here. I will copy it and then remove it.
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What an impressive garden. Thanks for the tractor ride, that was fun.
Hi Diane, thank you! I work pretty hard at growing my vegetables. I like riding on the tractor also. When I am working in my garden, whether with the tractor or not, I don't have a single worry on my mind. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
Impressive! Amazing work.
+Ro At Hello Ro At, thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for the info. This is my first time trying to grow bitter melon. If I can't find horse manure, can I use cow or sheep manure? Not sure if I can find the triple 13 fertilizer or green seed. I'll have to to go look.
Have you eaten bitter melon before? You really won't have to use the same fertilizers I use. Which kind of fertilizer do you have available? Yes, you can use cow or sheep manure instead of horse manure.
OAG
I have Miracle Grow Shake N Feed. I'm new to gardening so I appreciate the video. I managed to find bone meal but I didn't find any green sand. Yes, I have eaten bitter melon before in stir-fried dishes my parents used to cook when I was younger. They're okay but I'm trying to grow them for my father who really likes them.
+Snow S Send me a Private Message with your E-mail address and I will help you Via E-mail. You really don't have to use bone meal and green sand, any good balanced fertilizer (such as triple 13) will work as well.
OAG
i live in toronto. Canada. Can you tell me which month can i start planting seed indoor. i like your video so much.Thank you
I replied to your message. Read it and send me an E-mail. Thank you for liking my videos! I will help you, send me an E-mail.
OAG
wow didn't think u were into all that ferterlizer stuff like rock dust/bone meal/worm castings etc,,,,,,thought u were old school gardener with straight up cow manure!!!,,,great looking gardens u have!!! wow!!!
Hello Johnny! I use a little bit of different kinds of fertilizers. Some times it just what ever I have on hand. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
all I added to my garden was my homemade compost,,,leaves/fruit/veggie scraps/coffee grinds/egg shells and the soil humus from the woods and some azomite ....no cow/horse manure or any of them store bought stuff blood meal/ bone meal etc etc....my plants always grow huge and nicely but minimal fruit ,,,,maybe 5 tomatoes per plant.....everything is planted in now so am I to late to ferterlize?? can I sprinkle something on now???
Johnny, if your tomato plants are growing well, that is big, and you only get 5 or so tomatoes, I would suspect pollination of the blooms might be the problem. Take a look at my video on tomato blossom pollination at: th-cam.com/video/jxoalbrTBiM/w-d-xo.html
No, it is not too late to fertilize. I would mix some Miracle Grow tomato fertilizer (red color) and pour about one gallons round each plant.
OAG
wow I have about 60 tomatoe plants!!! a lot of gallons lol,,,,,i posted a video of my garden if u like to see!!!! lol
yes I saw the tooth brush saw that video and I'm def gonna try that,,,,,,my baby plants have flowers already should I wait till the plants are grown to do the tooth brush???,,,,,and do it everyday??
There's nothing like getting your hands in that good rich dirt and compost.
Yep, I like to play in the dirt.
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Hi, thank you for posting this video. Do you think Deer will eat these plants. We get lot of deer around my house.
+paonev1 No, deer nor anything else will eat these plants or the fruit. I have deer here at my place also, but they do not bother the Bitter Melon plants.
Thanks for asking the question. Asking questions is one of our ways of learning.
OAG
Very good tutorial sir. I wish if I could successfully grow them here in Calgary (not enough heat wave).
+VOTE4TAJ You are right, they do like the heat and a long growing season. Thanks for stopping by today! If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe to my channel and watch as the 2016 summer growing season comes on.
OAG
Thank you regards to your wife i am from asia myself living in texas
My wife is from Okinawa, where are you from?
OAG
Where did you get those black pots/containers for transplanting, 1:48.. I looked everywhere and I cannot find any.
Hello +4u25out, These are plastic pots I saved from when I bought other small hardwood plants such as Azaleas. But you can order them from Grower's Supply at www.growerssupply.com
If you haven't already I invite you to subscribe to my channel and watch as my garden grows for the 2016 season and I upload more videos.
AOG
Name of the ferti lizer you used for better gourd
The fertilizer is called triple 13, Thank you for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
Can I grow these bitter melon together with long beans in one bed OAG?
You can try it. I think he bean will shade the bitter melon to the point where the bitter melon will not produce a lot. But it might work. If you try it let me know how it worked out. Thanks for commenting on this video.
OAG
Is it good for to plant the red seeds in the green bitter melon?
Yes.
OAG
Great video wish I can get some seeds from you. I live in Melbourne - Australia its hard to get the seeds here also we have only 3 to 4 months of summer which is now and will end in February. Bitter Melon is great for Diabetes. Liston Spink
+Liston Spink Thanks for your comment. If you have a 4 month growing season you would need to have a greenhouse or some way to protect the bitter melon plants long enough for them to mature. I have heard that it is good for diabetics but I don't have any proof.
Going to Bunning and Asian shop they have seed there I got from there too..no plants yet.just bought last week..I Loveee very much this bitter Mellon..Yuuuu:mmmmm..Thankss for great video
+AU Egerton Thanks for letting others know where to buy the seeds from. And thanks for commenting on my video.If you haven't yet subscribed, I invite you to subscribe to my channel.
OAG
Your yard is Awesome!!I'm a bitter melon lover!
BTW,what will you do with that many bitter melons?:)
+qing yang Thank you so much! We will eat some and give away many to other oriental friends. Are you new to my channel? If so I invite you to subscribe and watch as the summer growing season comes on. And where do you live?
OAG
what kind of tomato you like to grow . tim the gardenwr.
I grow Better Boy tomatoes and Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. Welcome to my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
where can i get some of those seeds for the bitter melona?
Nancy, have you eaten Bitter melon before? Even though it has melon in its name, it is not sweet like most melons. It is very bitter.
OAG
Great video! Could you tell me what your plant and row spacings are please?
Hi Caroline, Yes, I will tell you, but I will have to go out and measure it, then I will let you know. I am sending you a Private Message (PM).
Do you know how to read PMs?
OAG
+OldAlabamaGardener I was wondering the same. also how high and long is your trellis? great videos sir.
I space the plants about 2 feet apart in each direction. The trellis is about 6 feet high and about 20 feet long. But you can make it as high as you like. I wanted it high enough for me to walk under without bumping my head. Thank you for your comment about "Great videos". I invite you to subscribe and watch as the summer growing season comes on.
OAG
others like waste on septic tank thats been dried for how many months usually called human manure people use it as compost in growing vegies, is it advisable?
For hundreds if not thousands of years the Asians used human waste on their crops, when I first went to Japan we were advised to not eat any locally grown produce. The problem was that Cholera was spread by human waste on crops. If you are not concerned about the spread of disease then it might be okay, as for me, no, I don't want any human waste, dried, composted or any other way, on food that I am going to eat. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
thanks for the advice.
You are welcome.
OAG
.... By the way, I hope you don´t eat at McDonald´s ...
How can I buy some from you! A few years ago I was able to go to a oriental market which sold bitter melon/goya. Eating just a few I was able to bring my blood sugar down 20pts! I had saved the seeds but was never could get them to sprout for some reason. I have never been able to get back to that store & my blood sugar is up again. I've tried Bitter Melon supplements but they are not nearly as good as fresh in controlling my diabetes.. Do you have a website I can order fresh bitter melon? Thanks!
Put your e-mail address here so we can communicate and work out the details of how to get you some bitter melon seeds.
OAG
Actually I don't seem to have any luck growing bitter melon. I'm not sure why but they never sprout & I've tried a couple of years. I'ld rather buy the melons themselves when you harvest, would that work? I have your email somewhere & will contact you again & let you know. I'ld rather not leave my email in public view. Thanks
The reason (most likely) the seeds don't sprout is that the seeds you are using aren't mature, especially if you collected seeds from a bitter melon you bought at a store. I have sent seeds to people and with my instructions they are successful in growing this melon. As to buying melons from me, I don't know if they would ship well. I understand about not wanting to put your e-mail in public, what I do if you want to put your e-mail here is I will copy it and then remove it. Or you can go to my channel home page and send me a Private Message.
OAG
I want some seeds! plz email me opera4094@gmail thanks
Sarah: *This is not a good E-mail address!*
I like your video.
how much water do they need?
Greetings.
Hello Alejandro, it depends on how dry your area is, but I would water them at least once a week. You would want the soil to stay moist but not soggy or muddy. If you haven't already, I invite you to subscribe to my channel and watch as I upload more videos on my garden. Thanks for commenting on this video.
OAG
+OldAlabamaGardener Hi, they havent sprout and i water them every day. I already subsribed to your channel.
Greetings
How many days has it been since you planted the seeds?
OAG
Yesterday, but about a week ago I planted 5 seeds and no one sprout. So I am trying again, this time with more shade than sun.
Greetings.
Where did you get the seeds and how old are the seeds? Are the seeds brown and hard or white?
OAG
Good information
Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
Could you put directly to the ground
Yes.
@@OldAlabamaGardener I recieved the seeds that you send me yesterday, my wife so happy she eats lots of bitter melon w: different style of cooking. It's $ 3.00 a lbs now price rocketed to $4.00 in southern Ca.. lbs Thank you ! I keep you updated seeds.
Do you sell bitter Melon seeds? I need some seeds to plant for next year. thanks.
Hello and welcome to my videos. Are you in the United States?
OAG
Yes, Mrs; I 'm live in Louisiana 1065 Hilda St, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
Okay, I will send you some bitter melon seeds free. In exchange, I ask you to tell all your friends, family and everyone you know to subscribe to my TH-cam channel Old Alabama Gardener.
OAG
I share to our my friends, they said very good, they learn more way to plant bitter melon, thanks. i wait your mail, thank you again.
Thanks, I got bitter melon seeds on Jan 06, 2018, God bless all your family.
How much more difficult must it have been to grow plants using just the elements before additives such as prepackaged bone meal and fertilizer were developed.
+Veo 16 Yes, you are right. Before modern fertilizers were available crops would produce but not to the quality and quantity that is done today. Are you new to my channel? If so, I welcome you and invite you to subscribe as i upload more videos this growing season.
OAG
OldAlabamaGardener Just after watching a few videos, farming seems to be an incredibly robust field in itself. I know nothing of it and perhaps won't ever be able to plant a seed in my life. But I appreciate watching your videos. They give me insight into another life and another path :) Thanks OldAlabamaGardener
+Veo 16 Where do you live? Just the state if in the U.S.? Thank you for your complements!
OAG
I live in Hawaii. My family owns and tends to a garden but I've never partaken in the management myself.
Hawaii is a beautiful place. I have visited there when I was in the Army but never live there.
OAG
I would like to have some of the seeds you've saved to grow in georgia
With the Corona virus stay at home order I don't go to town. You can order the seeds from www.kitazawaseed.com
OAG
Hopefully you are still monitoring these comments, I am looking for some BITTER MELON / GOYA seeds that will produce BITTER MELON / GOYA like yours, most of the others have these small BITTER MELON / GOYA in the end but yours are worth while in growing, can you tell me where you purchased the seeds from or can you send me some seeds from you melons?
The seeds I grow Goya from came from Okinawa. I have been saving seeds of this for over 35 years. I can send you some seeds free. Of course I need your mailing address. How do you suggest I send the seeds to you?
OAG
When to plant the seeds thank you
When it gets warm.
I'm also in Al! can I buy some bitter melon from you? Im in Huntsville area where are you?
Sarah, send me an E-mail at chancock39@gmail.com
Then we can arrange a way for me to get some bitter melon seeds to you.
OAG
*Sarah: The E-mail address you posted below is not a good E-mail address*.
OAG
Close by!
Thank you
Lori, Sorry for being late in replying to your comment. You are more than welcome and I hope you will enjoy more of my videos.
OAG
Could non understand the name of fertiLiber yuy user
Thanks
The name is triple 13. Thank you for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
Thanks
where is the next
video??
+zamir sheikh Here you go! th-cam.com/video/wRzD9ufs6Jk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching my channel. I invite you to subscribe so as the 2016 growing season comes on you won't miss any videos I upload.
OAG
why no trellis?
Your question is not clear. Because there is the trellis I grow these on.
OAG
Thanks.
Hello Ben, you are more than welcome. I am right now uploading another video to answer Caroline's question below.
I welcome you to subscribe so you will receive a notification when I upload videos.
I need to contact you and ask you how to buy some seeds. I am in london and i like to grow some Asian veg. Thks. I will keep in touch. Layla
Thanks Layla, I appreciate you watching this video. I am not sure how it is to order seeds for an American company. But you can order bitter melon seeds from
Kitazawa Seed co www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_gourd.html
or Evergreen Seed Co www.evergreenseeds.com/bitgourbitme.html
Thanks
OAG
you gave so much shock to the baby plant and to be honest with you sir, you should have left some empty space underneath so the roots can grow fast so it can have room for oxygen and other needs.
We had a huge crop from those plants, so, I must have did something right. Thank you for your comment!
OAG
Cool...
I'm from the philippines
Where in Texas do you live? You ma be in the same growing zone as I am and you would plant seeds about the same time as I do.
I used the seeds soil to seeded don't know the leafe did not have dark green colors like your why 😢😢
Well what ever in fast speeding soil the plan gave 2 leave doesn't look good I must wait for weatherabut warm rights now plants still in the house
Hello Mini Tran and welcome to my videos. What kind of fertilizer are you using? You have to give the plants some fertilizer if you want the leaves to be nice green. If you haven't already, *_I invite you to subscribe and watch_* as I upload more videos during the summer growing season. Thanks for watching.
OAG
Nice
Thank you. Please subscribe.
OAG
I live in the south coast in Spain. I am unable to find these seeds here in Spain. I would be grateful if anyone can help me. I would only need anough seeds to beging with. A small packed of about 100 grams. afterwayrds I will be able to obtain more seed as I grow my own. I would pay for the costs.
Elias, I don't know how you would order seeds from an American company, but these seed companies do seek Bitter melon seeds: you can order bitter melon seeds from
Kitazawa Seed co www.kitazawaseed.com/seeds_gourd.html
or Evergreen Seed Co www.evergreenseeds.com/bitgourbitme.html
Check it out!
OAG
indonesia name Pare is so yummy
+AU Egerton Are you living in Indonesia?
OAG
not suitable for tropical climate but nice skill
The bitter melon grows in India, Okinawa and other tropical climates.
OAG
Last year I planted in my kitchen garden in Canada and got a good crop. This year I am waiting for summer to arrive to sow again. I already planted the seeds in containers. But the thing is, I envy you Mr Awesome Alabama Gardner, you are having such a fun in a farm and I am rotting in concrete jungle with 9-5 office job.
RS, I worked for many years in office and outside jobs, so I understand what you are saying. I only retired when I was 60 years old, I am now 77 years old. Your time will come when you can spend all your time gardening. Thank you for watching my channel. If you haven't already, **I invite you to subscribe** and watch as I upload more videos during the summer growing season. Thanks for stopping by.
OAG
Roll Tide.
Tide will probably do it again this year.
OAG