What does bitter gourd seedling look like?

Annual climbing tender herb with many branches; Stems and branches are pilose. Tendrils slender, up to 20 cm long, puberulent, indehiscent.

Petiole thin, white pilose at first, then subglabrous, 4-6 cm long; Leaf blade is ovoid, kidney-shaped or nearly round in outline, membranous, 4- 12 cm in length and width, green at the top, pale green at the back, densely covered with obvious puberulent veins, and the rest hairs are sparse, with 5-7 lobes oval and oblong, with coarse teeth or irregular lobules at the edge, obtuse at the apex, sparse and sharp, and curved semicircular and palmately veined at the base.

Extended data:

Bitter gourd is a short-day crop, which prefers light to shade. Spring sowing bitter gourd often encounters low temperature, rainy weather and insufficient light, which makes seedlings grow white, leaves yellow, stems and vines sparse, and requires strong light when flowering and fruiting. Sufficient light is beneficial to photosynthesis, accumulating more organic nutrients, increasing fruit setting rate, increasing yield and improving quality.

Bitter gourd likes humidity, but is afraid of rain and waterlogging. In its growing period, it needs 70-80% air relative temperature and soil relative humidity. In case of long-term rainy weather, or heavy rain leading to poor drainage and poor plant growth, it is easy to have dead seedlings and diseased melons.