nirgundi :
Cultivation:
- It is widely
planted as a hedge plant in between the fields and usually not browsed by
the cattle.
- It can be
reproduced readily from shoot cuttings.
- It produces root
suckers which can also be utilized as planting material.
- An easily grown
plant, it prefers a light well-drained loamy soil in a warm sunny position
sheltered from cold drying winds succeeds in poor dry soils.
- Plants tolerate temperatures
down to about -10°C.
- The leaves and stems
are strongly aromatic.
- The flowers have a
most Pronounced musk-like perfume
Propogation:
Seed - sow March in a greenhouse. It does not need any
pre-treatment.
- Germination is
usually free and quick. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when
they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for
their first winter.
- Plant them out into
their permanent positions in early summer of the following year.
- Cuttings of
half-ripe wood, 5 - 8cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Good
percentage.
- Cuttings of mature
wood of the current seasons growth, November in a cold frame
Harvesting:
Leaves are harvested in early summer and used fresh or dried
Roots are harvested in late summer and autumn, and dried for
later use
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