TULSI – HOLY BASIL – तुलसी (50+ Seed)

🌿 Tulsi (Holy Basil) Growing Guide

🔹 Common name ➜ Tulsi, Holy basil
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Ocimum tenuiflorum (also called Ocimum sanctum)
🔹 Types ➜ Rama Tulsi (green), Krishna Tulsi (purple), Vana Tulsi 🌿
🔹 Type ➜ Medicinal herb 🌱

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ Medicinal plant farming

🌟 Why Tulsi is Special?
✔️ Sacred plant in India 🙏
✔️ Strong medicinal value 💊
✔️ High demand in: ➜ Herbal tea
➜ Ayurvedic products
➜ Tulsi drops & powder
✔️ Perfect for: ➜ Home garden
➜ Commercial herbal farming

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Best sowing ➜ February – April 🌞
➜ Also ➜ June – July 🌧️

📍 Punjab:
➜ Best time: • February – April
• June (before monsoon)
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 20–35°C
❌ Sensitive to frost

🌱 Sowing Method
Nursery method:
➜ Sow seeds in tray/bed
➜ Germination ➜ 5–10 days
➜ Transplant after ➜ 20–25 days
Direct sowing:
➜ Also possible
Seed depth: ➜ 0.5–1 cm (very shallow)

🌿 Spacing
➜ Row ➜ 40–50 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 30–40 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Better growth
➜ More leaves 🌿

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained loamy soil
➜ pH ➜ 5.5–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic herb farming
➜ Natural soil systems
➜ Medicinal plant cultivation

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before planting:
➜ Compost / FYM
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya
✔️ Improves: ➜ Leaf quality 🌿
➜ Aroma
➜ Medicinal value

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 5–7 days
✔️ Keep soil slightly moist
❌ Avoid waterlogging

✂️ Pruning (Important)
➜ Pinch top regularly ✂️
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Bushy plant
➜ More leaves
➜ Better yield

🐛 Organic Pest Control
➜ Very hardy plant 👍
If needed: ➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic herb production
➜ Chemical-free farming

🌿 Harvesting
➜ First harvest ➜ 40–50 days
➜ Then every ➜ 20–30 days
✔️ Harvest before flowering for best quality

⏳ Plant Life
➜ Productive life ➜ 6–12 months
✔️ Can regrow if maintained

📦 Yield
➜ Leaves ➜ 8–10 quintal/acre (dry)
✔️ Good for: ➜ Herbal business 💰
➜ Ayurvedic market

🪴 Growing Tulsi on Roof
Container:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 8–12 inch
Soil mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand

Sunlight ☀️
➜ 5–7 hours sunlight

Watering 💧
➜ Light watering daily

Production:
➜ Continuous leaf supply 🌿
✔️ Best for: ➜ Home use
➜ Herbal tea
➜ Daily पूजा 🙏