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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Tulasi Gets Her Bath


 In winter, Tulasi can suffer taken indoors into dry, heated homes in the west, since  she likes humidity. This in turn makes the infamous appearance of spider mites. To keep them away and keep Tulasi happy, spray under her leaves morning and evening. For smaller pots of Tulasi, a sprayer attached to a sink works well.


Another method is using a spray bottle for bathing, ideally filling the bottle with fresh water daily, and using a mister likewise, a more gentler sprayer which mimics morning dew and adds humidity 
Tulasi doesn’t require much water in winter. Only if her pot feels light and soil dry, give her a good soaking until the water runs freely from top to bottom of the pot. And if you have hard well water like we do, occasionally a little sprinkling of Epsom salts on top of her soil, helps her take up nutrients better. Epsom salts diluted in water in a spray bottle also helps for her to absorb directly through her leaves. But do not do this everyday. 
Keep her on a sunny window ledge during the day and remove her in the evenings, so she doesn’t catch a chill.
Caring for tulasi helps us build a relationship with her and pleases Lord Krishna very much.