Vegetable

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

✓ Common
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📝 About This Seed

Popular indigenous leafy vegetable, slightly bitter taste

🌾 Growing Information

Maturity Period
30 days
Growing Season
All seasons
Drought Tolerance
⚡ Medium
Expected Yield
6-8 tons/hectare

Climate Requirements

Rainfall
600-1500 mm
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Temperature
15°-28°C

📚 Traditional Knowledge

Cultural Significance

Cherished vegetable, often the first solid food given to babies

Health Benefits

Blood cleansing, anti-inflammatory, immune boosting

👥 Seed Guardians (2)

K
Kipkaren Organic Farm
Kipkaren, Eldoret
K
Kenya Indigenous Vegetable Network
Nairobi/Thika Road

Quick Facts

Crop Type
Vegetable
Variety
Broad leaf local
Family
Solanaceae
Origin
East Africa
Conservation Status
Common
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