How Nursery Raising of Seedlings is done for Tulsi Farming?

Prepare the nursery bed size of 4.5 m x 1.0 m x 0.2 m and apply Farm Yard Manure of 2 kg/square meter. Make sure the nursery bed/soil is covered with partial shade. Soil should be prepared to a fine tilth and worked up to 25 cm to 30 cm depth. As the basil seeds are very small in size, mix the seeds with sand in the ratio of 1:4. Then seeds should be sown in beds 8 weeks in advance of the monsoon. Generally, these seeds germinate in 1 week to 2 weeks and seedlings become ready for transplanting in the main field in about 6 to 7 weeks time @ 3 to 5 leaf stage.