Black Night Shade – मकोय (250+ Seed)

🌿🫐 Black Nightshade (Makoi / Makoye) Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Black Nightshade, Makoi, Makoye, Wonderberry (regional names vary)
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Solanum nigrum
🔹 Type ➜ Annual medicinal herb 🌱
🔹 Special ➜ Grown for its edible ripe black berries and tender leaves, widely used in traditional medicine and cooking in some regions.

✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Kitchen gardening
➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Medicinal herb cultivation

🌟 Why Grow Black Nightshade?
✔️ Easy to grow 🌿
✔️ Rich in antioxidants and nutrients
✔️ Used in traditional herbal practices
✔️ Produces small black berries
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Home gardens
➜ Organic herb farming
➜ Medicinal plant cultivation

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India
➜ February – April (Spring–Summer)
➜ June – August (Monsoon)
📍 Punjab
➜ February – April
➜ July – August
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 20–30°C

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Well-drained fertile loamy soil
➜ pH 6.0–7.5
✔️ Add well-rotted compost before sowing.

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Black nightshade seeds
➜ Makoi seeds
➜ Organic medicinal herb seeds
➜ Open-pollinated seeds
🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing or nursery raising
Seed depth: ➜ 0.5–1 cm
✔️ Germination: ➜ 7–14 days

🌿 Spacing
➜ Row to row ➜ 45 cm
➜ Plant to plant ➜ 30 cm
🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ FYM ➜ 5–8 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Compost tea

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 5–7 days
✔️ Keep the soil lightly moist.
❌ Avoid waterlogging.
☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight to partial shade
✔️ At least 5–6 hours of sunlight daily.
🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common issues:
➜ Aphids
➜ Whiteflies
➜ Leaf-eating caterpillars
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Yellow sticky traps

✂️ Harvesting
Leaves
➜ Ready in 35–45 days
Ripe berries
➜ Ready in 70–90 days
✔️ Harvest only fully ripe black berries.
⚠️ Do not eat unripe green berries, as they may contain higher levels of naturally occurring glycoalkaloids and can be harmful.

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ 90–120 days
📦 Yield
➜ Leaves: 20–30 quintal/acre
➜ Berries: 15–25 quintal/acre (variety and management dependent)
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Nutritious leafy herb 🌿
✔️ Ripe berries are edible in many traditional cuisines
✔️ Suitable for organic herb cultivation

🪴 Growing Black Nightshade on Roof
✔️ Easy to grow in containers.
Container
➜ 10–12 inch grow bag or pot
Soil Mix
➜ 40% garden soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand
Watering 💧
➜ Water when the topsoil begins to dry.

🌱
➜ Black nightshade seeds
➜ Makoi seeds
➜ Makoye seeds
➜ Solanum nigrum seeds
➜ Organic medicinal herb seeds
➜ Ayurvedic plant seeds
➜ Kitchen garden herbs
➜ Natural farming medicinal plants
➜ Open pollinated herb seeds
➜ Senior Seeds black nightshade seeds