Planning Tulsi on a small area. How soon can I first harvest and how many cuttings does it give?
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Tulsi is a fairly quick multi cut crop. Raised from seed in a nursery and transplanted, the first harvest of the leafy herb usually comes a few months after transplanting, often around 3 months, and after that you can take repeated cuttings every few weeks as the plant regrows, over the season. For oil, the green herb is cut and distilled at the right stage; for dry leaf, the leaf or whole herb is harvested and dried. The repeated cuts spread your income. Harvest before heavy flowering for the best leaf quality, depending on what your buyer wants. Confirm the harvest stage, whether for leaf or oil, with your buyer and the recommended schedule with your KVK.
We take several cuts off the same crop. Cutting before full flowering kept the leaf quality good. It regrows fast in warm weather.