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Please help -- Bitter Melon Plants

Bitter Melon is a tropical plant. It does not like cold weather. While it may not die at 40 degress, it will not be happy at all. If it's going to be cold for a long time, bring it in. Where did you purchase seedlings?

Bitter Melon performs best between daytime temperatures of 82° - 95°F and night temperatures between 69°-77°. It requires more heat than the other gourds to produce maximum yield..

I usually transplant late in the day so they don't have the heat of the sun to contend with for the first few hours. And I water them well, of course.

Good luck.

Jim