- You will get 200 Seeds of Ixeris Chinensis Nakai Vegetables Seeds. - Chinese Ixeris chinensis Nakai is known as Tian Mai Cai or Ku Cai, Kuju. Its taste is sweet and bitter, cold in nature, and non-toxic. - The bitter mussel contains anti-tumor substances, including bitterness, protein, vitamin B1, vitamin C, carotene and other ingredients. - The bitter green is one of the more popular greens traditionally used in stir-fries vegetable in East Asia or Southeast Asia. - It can be growing on the edge of the hillside, shrubs, meadows, and field roadsides, 300-2200 meters above sea level in Muti-season if proper temperature. - Now Widely cultivated by both home gardeners and commercial producers. - Sowing and Planting. - Pouring nutrient soil in to the container, sowing seeds and setting enough space between seeds. - Spreading thin nutrient soil on seeds, pressing lightly. - Spraying about 20 times, fully absorbing moisture. - Placing in bright airy place proper humidity will increase seed germination rate well. - Placeing seedling in the sun about 2 hours everyday. Proper temperature 64-82 degrees F(18-28 degrees C). - Harvesting. - Ready for harvest about 35-45 days after planting. You can selectively harvest outer leaves before the plant reaches full maturity or as soon as the outer leaves are 2- to 3-inches tall. You can cut or gently break off leaves as needed without harvesting the entire plant. Or, if the plant has reached the desired maturity, the entire plant can be pulled.