Tulasi Fertilizer

There are five major factors that determine Tulasi’s health: light, water, soil, air, and devotion. Using organic fertilizer maintains a proper soil environment for Tulasi to grow nicely.

Why Fertilizers are Necessary

In nature organic matter like leaves, dead plants, fallen trees, etc, are broken down by worms, bacteria and other organisms which in turn provide nutrients for plants to grow healthy and strong. But when growing plants in pots, there is no external source of nutrients occurring naturally, so we need to use organic fertilizers to replace it. 

There is a saying that one should not feed the plant, one should feed the soil. As the plant absorbs nutrients from the soil, the soil needs to be “fed” to allow fungi, bacteria, and other organisms in the soil to live and give nutrients to the plant. This ecosystem in the soil is like the digestive system of a plant, If the soil is not “fed” these organisms will eventually starve and die, thus leaving a weak unhealthy plant without proper nutrition. Without proper nutrition one is much more susceptible to disease and will eventually die. To learn about what soil to use check out this article.

Result of Using Organic Fertilizers

As covered in our article Organic vs Inorganic, following these steps to establish and maintain a healthy soil ecosystem will result in a plant with much more energy, very lush and green leaves, strong aromas from leaves and flowers, as well as strong disease and pest resistance. The difference is astonishing, using organic fertilizer doesn’t take much work and it actually makes growing Tulasi much much easier.

What Fertilizers to Use?

We always recommend using only organic products. The specific products we recommend are:
General Organics Bio Thrive
General Organics Bio Root
General Organics CaMg+
General Organics Bio Weed

If these fertilizers are not available in your area, try looking for an organic 4-3-3 fertilizer as well as a calcium and magnesium supplemental fertilizer (which are common deficiencies for Tulasi plants). Another option is to make your own. We have a guide on how to make your own traditional cow dung tea fertilizer for Tulasi plants. This will work just as well as the store bought fertilizers. The tea lacks calcium and magnesium, we therefore recommend using General Organics CaMg+ or some other calcium and magnesium supplemental fertilizer in addition to the tea. Follow our guide to learn all about it.

How to Use Organic Fertilizers

If you’re using store bought fertilizers, simply follow the instructions on the label when watering Tulasi. The manufacturers have already done all the complicated work for us, so we can just follow their instructions. If you’re using cow dung tea, follow our guide. For more info on watering Tulasi check out this article.

Check out our other foundational articles on watering, lighting, bugs, temperature, humidity and soil to learn how to take care of the Tulasi plant. If you don’t already have a plant, get some seeds here, and watch our video on how to grow them.

Look over this article to learn how to diagnose your Tulasi plant when she’s sick and feel free to contact us with any questions. If you want to deepen your knowledge about the Tulasi plant from ancient Vedic wisdom, check out this amazing book.