Herb Garden Kits to be Sold by Horticulture Department

The department of horticulture will provide herb garden kits at discounted prices.

According to M Bhuvaneswari, deputy director of the horticulture department, a kit will include 10 varieties of plants, including thulsi, karpooravalli, thirunetrupachilai, adathodai, vallarai, pudina, thuthuvalai, pirandai, katrazhai, and keelanelli. It will also include 10 packets of coir pith and vermicompost.

In the winter, the herbs are used to make remedies for colds and coughs. The cost of the kits will be 750. Only 500 kits have been allocated to the Coimbatore district.