SOLANUM NIGRUM/SUKKUTI KEERAI/MANATHAKKALI/MAKOY/BLACK NIGHT SHADE/ SUNBERRY WONDER CHERRY SEEDS(250 SEEDS PER PACKET) Solanum nigrum is an important ingredient in traditional Indian medicines.The black nightshade plant has a long history of medicinal usage, dating back to ancient Greece. In India, it is a commonly used culinary ingredient and can be referred to as berry tomatoes. Each part of the manathakkaali keerai has different properties and different uses in herbal medicine (e.g. relief from coughs, colds and treatment of mouth ulcers, liver ailments, etc).South Indians cook manathakkaali keerai in many different ways: the leaves are used in kootu & masiyal, the berries can be dried used to make vathal kozhambu. This recipe for manathakkaali keerai is a quick and easy way to get the most nutritional value out of the keerai. HOW TO GROW: Mix Manure with soil (30:70),and this will help in germination of seeds. Care needs to be taken to see that the soil is clean from any weed or insect. Open the seed packet on a sheet of paper and put the seeds into the prepared soil to half inch of depth. While watering, sprinkling water through a sprinkler or manually using your hands. Germination may take place 10-18 days. Then you may transplant the seedlings to various pots or desired areas.
