This was an amazing read and while lots of info, it digested easily and was eaten quickly 😆 I understand why you are taking a break for a bit after this article, cheers to the health of the writer. I've been wanting to know more about bitter compounds generally for a long time as my lettuce has some, but also I feel like curcubits give me inflammation but only sometimes. I love the taste and suspected different levels and types of bitterness compounds could be responsible. Also seems super important for other people's health potentially who grow and consume them frequently, and urgently important potentially for anyone breeding them. This is a fascinating look at plant genetic potential in general as well. Thank you 👏
The most important thing is probably to grow just one cucurbit each year, unless you know that the other cucurbit also doesn't contain any toxic Cucurbitacin. Though I will say that there's likely some inter-species crossing barriers - after all, Bitter Melon was probably grown alongside other cucurbits throughout history.
This was an amazing read and while lots of info, it digested easily and was eaten quickly 😆 I understand why you are taking a break for a bit after this article, cheers to the health of the writer. I've been wanting to know more about bitter compounds generally for a long time as my lettuce has some, but also I feel like curcubits give me inflammation but only sometimes. I love the taste and suspected different levels and types of bitterness compounds could be responsible. Also seems super important for other people's health potentially who grow and consume them frequently, and urgently important potentially for anyone breeding them. This is a fascinating look at plant genetic potential in general as well. Thank you 👏
It's very interesting to follow your journey towards less and less edible stuff! :D
How do you plant to prevent bitter genetics in the bitter melon? Flower bagging?
In my defense, I've always liked Bitter Melon.
The most important thing is probably to grow just one cucurbit each year, unless you know that the other cucurbit also doesn't contain any toxic Cucurbitacin. Though I will say that there's likely some inter-species crossing barriers - after all, Bitter Melon was probably grown alongside other cucurbits throughout history.