Please help me.

[maajmeri]

Assalam-o-Alikum,

I am new at farming, I have purchased seeds of bitter gourd, now I don't have any place to sow these seeds therefor I have decided to sow in a small container ("Gamla"), Please answer my following questions.

1. Can I sow bitter gourd in this month.
2. what size of Gamla is required.
3. How much water should i give
4. In how many days there will be plant from seeds
5. How many seeds should i sow in one gamla
6. How much sun light is required.

Thanks

[Farhan Ahmed]

WS

Yes you can sow
In my opinion at least 12-14 inch pot for reasonable growth.
Regular watering. Let the soil dry out before watering again.
It will germinate in 5-10 days
One seed in one pot.
Full sun

[maajmeri]

Thanks for prompt response. Should I give sun heat to seeds befor sow.....

[Farhan Ahmed]

No. its of no use. You can soak seeds in water for an hour for quick germination. Its the soil temperature which matters.

[maajmeri]

Thanks, lets see my 1st exp.....

[Farhan Ahmed]

As you are starting new, some seeds might fail due any reason. So it is recommended that you sow 2-3 seeds per pot. Once they have germinated you can leave only one and remove others. This way chances of success will be more and no pot will be left.

[maajmeri]

Jazak Allah for nice Advice ! but If I sow three seeds per pot and all three germinate then is it necessary to remove extra plant and only left one plant in each pot.....If i left two or three plant in a each pot then ? further please also let me know after how many days I should remove extra plant if necessary after germination.

[Farhan Ahmed]

Yes it would be better to remove other plants as the space in pot will be limited and plants will fight it out for space when growing. You can keep the healthiest of plant when they are about 6-8 inches/three four sets of true leaves

[maajmeri]

Dear Farhan, Thanks for nice info....as I am new at this form therefore I have ristriction that I can not send any private message to any body so can u asked mirafzalkhan to give me some seeds of tamatoo and chilli aswell

[Farhan Ahmed]

I believe his stock was finished way back......