Grow guide
How to grow Basil Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
- Type
- Basil
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 75–90 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
- Fertilize At transplant
Notes
Ayurvedic culinary herb with a clove-pepper flavor; purple flowers attract pollinators; treat as annual outside zones 10-11.
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