ponsanthan
Senior Member
Dear Friends now Coleus harvest is going on at varoius places in Tamilnadu, karnataka, Andhrapradesh and Maharashtra. The aerial part is being thrown or dumped in the field by the growers. Only root and basal thick stem are harvested for medicinal use. Interested growers can get the coleus shoots from the fields and plant in your field for nursery use. Because of water shortage several growers unable to maintain nursery of coleus. Those who are having sufficient watering facility from bore well or any other water source can maintain a coleus nursery in 10 cents - 1 acre. You can take Coleus cutting from the nursery in order to plant in the main field for the forth coming season (june - Aug). You can also sell coleus cutting to the growers. About 20000 shoots are required to plant in one acre. Coleus propagation(Multiplication) is through stem cuttings only. No seeds available for it. Try to raise Coleus nursey. Thank you