Basil (Tulsi)

General

• Tulsi Plant is a native plant of the Indian subcontinents.
• Your Tulsi Plant has many therapeutic properties in it that are used to treat liver disorders, stones, wounds, fever, cough, depression, anxiety, and many minor ailments.
• It is an excellent air purifier and also produces nascent oxygen that absorbs harmful gases from the atmosphere. It also repels mosquitoes from the home.

Sunlight

• Your Tulsi Plant Plant requires bright direct sunlight to grow for ideally 6 hours every day. However, it can also tolerate little sunlight of around 4 hours
• Tulsi Plant requires a temperature of no less than 5 C or their health may start to decline. Hence, you must keep your plant indoors during the winter season.

Watering

• Water your Tulsi Plant only when the 1 inch of the topsoil is dry to touch. You should water them every day during the summers and thrice a week during the winter season.
• Tulsi Plant enjoys a high-humidity environment and hence you can consider keeping it in your bathroom or kitchen areas as well.

Soil

• Your Variegated Hindu Rope requires a loose, well-aerated and fast-draining potting mix. An equal combination of perlite, orchid bark, and peat will ensure good drainage.

Fertilizer

• Your Tulsi Plant does not require any fertilizer to thrive but it will boost its growth. You can consider feeding them once a month in summers with any fertilizer with a 10-10-10 NPK Ratio.
• However, during the winters, you must withhold any fertilizer use as it is the natural resting period for your plants.

Toxicity

• Your Tulsi Plant is considered to be non-toxic for pets and humans.