Advice on growing Tulasi

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yellow leaves may be caused by many factors.

 

(1) iron deficiency (corrected by plant food containing iron chelate =fe)

(2) iron +magnesium deficiency (when the tips are burned and browned off).

(3) a lack of a samll peice of extremely very dry cow dung being crumbled

and added to water once a month.

(4) a need to repot Her, due to all the nutrients in the soil being depleted

(5) over watering! If the tulasi is very small and is the only one at the

receiving end of watering by some many devotees in one house, she can have

root rot, really she likes to be completely wet at 1 time, then the soil

being allowed to not get any water at all, allowed to completely dry out

until the soil pulls off the side of the pot.

 

if in doubt which one of the above is the actual cause of the specific

yellowing and falling off of the leaves, you should consult a botanical

garden (look in the phone book), there is sometimes a botanical hotline" for

consultations.

 

tell them you have a tropical plant, "occumum sanctum" a relative of basil

with yellow falling leaves, they should give you some commonsense advice to

rectify the problem.

 

I hope this helps you serve Her.

 

nirantara näma lao, kara tulasé sevana

acirät päbe tabe kåñëera caraëa“

SYNONYMS

nirantara—twenty-four hours a day; näma lao—chant the Hare Kåñëa mantra;

kara—perform; tulasé sevana—worship of the tulasé plant; acirät—very soon;

päbe—you will get; tabe—then; kåñëera caraëa—the lotus feet of Kåñëa.

TRANSLATION

“Chant the Hare Kåñëa mantra continuously and render service to the tulasé

plant by watering her and offering prayers to her. In this way you will very

soon get the opportunity to be sheltered at the lotus feet of Kåñëa.”

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Antya 3.137

 

TridaNDi BhikSu, Bhakti Visrambha MAdhava