Harvesting Holy Basil...also known as Tulsi. The incomparable one!

Hello @dtube and Steem Blockchain!!!! Today...I'm harvesting Holy Basil...in my backyard food forest. The first hard frost should be here soon so we are gathering up any last herbs we can find... for drying.

Holy basil, also known as tulsi...and MANY other names...is one of my absolute favorite herbs to grow and ingest. We take the dried leaves and use them as a warm tea in the evening...after a long day. Drinking this tea absolutely affects my body....in beautiful ways. I am able to sleep more deeply and wind down into sleep MUCH easier. Not many plants I've found that can do that so effectively ...and over long periods of time. I have been using and growing tulsi for over ten years now. She is sacred to me. Just growing her...and being next to as she grows .....is a felt and special experience for me. I'll be working in the garden...and swoop by and grab a leaf...as i'm walking....and put the leaf in my mouth just suck on the leaf. Instant JOY and CALM! The taste and feeling on the tongue unlike many plants...IS FELT immediately.

Please...if you are growing this herb in your part of the world, I would LOVE to see it!!!! Please post your images/posts below so I can curate and enjoy your posts! THANK YOU!!!! I have a feeling that some of you watching this...just may live amongst large tulsi plantations in areas around the world!

If you would like to try growing tulsi(which i HIGHLY recommend) you can source seeds here: i recommend the mixed cultivars...as some are sweet and some more musky in smell and taste. ALL of them are worth tasting and growing!!!!! Amrita, Krisha, Rama and Vana varieties: https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/product/tulsi-seed-set-5-seed-packets-krishna-amrita-rama-vana-temperate/

If you cannot grow tulsi but still want to try it....I recommend this brand of tea from Organic India. I LOVE THIS TEA!!!! https://shop.organicindiausa.com/Tulsi-Original/p/OIN-500000&c=OrganicIndia@Tulsi@Bags

Many great books out there...and many great videos on Tulsi. I recommend them ALL!!!!! I can't testify enough about this herb. I grow it every year she re seeds herself happily..even in this climate zone. If i could only grow three plants....TULSI would be one of them.

Thanks for watching today dtube family!!! We will be back again tomorrow! Cheers to our food freedoms! D-FOOD and D-TUBE!!!!!!