SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated PLANT TYPE : Perennial LEAF COLOR :  Green SOWING TIME : All Season SOWING METHOD : Directly from seeds GERMINATION TIME : 5 -10 Days GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch Pot / Garden Bed GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost. HARVESTING : 75 Days after sowing. DESCRIPTION : Mudakathana keerai is a perennial climber with balloon like fruits and is best identified with the leaves and the beautiful green balloon like fruits. Here in Tamil Nadu, mudakathan keerai can be found easily along road sides and in waste lands. The tender young shoots of the plant is used in cooking and also in remedies. To grow your own mudakathan keerai from seeds, bury the seeds in soil and make sure to sprinkle water everyday to prevent the soil drying up. Within 2 weeks, the plant will sprout up and since it is a climber, we would suggest planting it near a fence. It will spread fast on the fence and you will have plenty of mudakathan keerai to cook. Interesting enough these can also be grown in containers. The plant will grow in 2 weeks, and because it is a climber, we recommend putting it near a fence. It will quickly grow along the fence, leaving you with plenty of mudakathan keerai to prepare. Flowering can occur at any time of year, but it is most abundant from summer to winter. Herbs are a lot easier to grow than aesthetic plants, and they require very little maintenance.