Bitter Gourd Farming, Cultivation Information Guide

Farmers of the country mostly earn good profits by early cultivation of bitter gourd and late farming. The bitter gourd crop is a crop that starts giving a good amount of fruits 70-85 days after planting and keeps on producing for at least the next 3-4 months. In today’s time, farmers should cultivate with the knowledge of farming crops so that they can earn good profit at a low cost. Let’s know the complete information about bitter gourd farming.

Variety Of Bitter Gourd

Advanced varieties of major bitter gourd prevalent in the country are as follows

• Aman Shree
• Pusa Domousi
• Bitter gourd – VNR
• Cauvery
• Kalyanpur gold
• Kalyanpur Varanasi
• Pusa Special
• Coimbatore Long
• Undeclared
• Pant bitter gourd hybrid

How To Prepare Bitter Gourd Plant Or Bitter Gourd Seeds

Many farmers sow bitter gourd, direct sowing in the field, but the nursery method is considered more profitable and disease-free. If the farmer wants to earn good profits from farming, then the farmer must first prepare the bitter gourd plant. For plant preparation of bitter gourd, use plant trays and cockpit/coconut powder which is easily available in agricultural shops. This process can be done in your home, playhouse, nursery by giving a suitable environment/temperature.

Necessary Climate And Soil

The temperature between 15-35 degrees is considered favorable for this crop. The climate is considered hot and humid.

In the case of soil, most black loam soil is considered suitable in soil with soil-repellent soil. The black soil, loam-soil, alluvial soil require very little water and fertilizer. While sandy and sandy and red soil require water and fertilizer, the cost of the farmer increases. Bitter gourd is successfully cultivated in all states of the country.

When Is The Bitter Gourd Cultivated

Most farmers live in the mind in which month to cultivate bitter gourd or in which month bitter gourd is sown. Mainly the bitter gourd can be sown thrice a year, which occurs in the winter, summer, and rainy season, however, if the farmer cultivates bitter gourd in a greenhouse or playhouse, the bitter gourd can be cultivated at any time of the year by making the temperature of cultivation.

Method Of Planting Bitter Gourd Seeds

If the farmer is doing farming by the scientific method, the distance from the queue to the queue is to be kept 7 to 8 feet and if we talk from plant to plant, there is a gap of two to two and a half feet.

According to this election, bitter gourd plants come from 2300 to 2500 saplings per acre of land, if cultivated under the spraying method, 800 gm seeds per acre are planted with 1 kg of seeds. If the bitter gourd plant turns 40-45 days, then the bamboo pavilion method can rotate the vine upwards.

How To Prepare The Field

In the preparation of the field, the farmer prepares the field like other crops, keep in mind that this is a green vegetable crop, so use more organic manure. If the field is less fertile, you can also use chemical fertilizer by taking agricultural advice.

How To Irrigate Bitter Gourd Cultivation

Bitter Gourd irrigation does not have much importance, just take a little care. In the winter and rainy seasons, do not irrigate bitter-gourd crops only 2-3 times a week. Talking about irrigation in summer, one has to give water for 1 hour every day by drip method.

Earnings From Bitter Gourd Farming

Any kind of farming, earning depends on the quality of the crop, market, weather, total production, crop. The bitter gourd should be broken in a soft position, which gives a price of up to 1.5 times more in the market. Talking about the average earning, 80-100 quintal per acre is produced and if you look at the market from Rs 20 per kg, then 8000 X 20 = Rs 1,60,000 / Rs. Talk about bitter gourd cultivation costs Rs 25,000 to 30,000 per acre.

Bitter Gourd Market And Market Price

Talking about market and market prices, they always have good prices. Bitter prices of bitter gourd vary from 30 to 60 rupees per kilogram. Talking about the same market price, the prices are in the range of Rs 15 to Rs 50 per kg.

The market and market prices of bitter gourd also depend on the season and area sowing.

Kalpesh Pathak

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