Cultivation of Bitter Gourd (Karela)

Bitter Gourd (Bitter Melon or Karela, کریلا) is a cucumber like nutritious vegetable. This vegetable if cultivate on time the farmers could get good monetary benefits.

• The agronomists advised to the farmers to start early cultivation (agiti kasht، اگیتی کاشت) of the bitter gourd from 15th of February to mid of April for better harvest.
• They advised to the farmers to choose "Faisalabad Long" variety of  bitter gourd to get some bumper crop in Pakistani Punjab. Other people can consult local agriculture extension.
• The farmers should choose good sprout ratio of seeds. 3.50Kg  to 3.75Kg per acre of seeds soaked with good herbicide.
•  The herbicide on seeds should not be exceed 2kg to 3kg per acre.
• The Silt Loom Soil (myra zameen, میرا مٹی ) with the pH less than 7 i.e. basic nature is very good for bitter gourd cultivation.
• The soil should also be with good water drainage qualities.

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