What is Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha, which is also called “Indian ginseng” is native to India. It is mighty useful plant according to Ayurveda, ashwagandha roots has medicinal properties and is used to cure debility, anemia, and impotency. Its regular use improves vigor and immune power.

Ashwagandha is a low growing perennial that grows up to 3 feet tall. Its leaves are long and elliptical, yellow-green. Its flowers are tiny bell-shaped followed by bright orange-red berries.

How to Grow Ashwagandha

Propagation and Planting

Ashwagandha is propagated from seeds. In India, it is cultivated in regions with low rainfall right after the pre-monsoon at the beginning of the rainy season in hot and humid conditions in temperature around 75 – 85 F (25 – 30 C). It is a drought-tolerant plant and grows in dry soil, once established.

For ashwagandha cultivation, plant seeds 2 cm deep and 10 cm apart when the temperature is around 70 F (20 C). Seeds will germinate in two weeks. Water the seedlings well while they are establishing. Thin out the weak plants after a month of growing, leaving the space around 50 – 60 cm between plants.

Requirements for Growing Ashwagandha

Location

Plant ashwagandha in dry and sunny location of your garden. If the soil is poor add manure to enrich it and remove weed and debris from the planting site.

Soil

It needs sandy and well-draining soil in a way that water will drain out quickly, pH level should be around 7.5 – 8, neutral to slightly alkaline. Growing Ashwagandha is not possible in soil that retains moisture and remains waterlogged.

Watering

Watering should be economical and only when the plant seems thirsty. Indian ginseng is a drought-resistant herb and doesn’t like wet feet.

Temperature

Ashwagandha grows best when the temperature ranges between 70 F – 95 F (20 – 35 C), below or above this it grows much slower.

Ashwagandha Plant Care

Fertilizer

Similar to ginseng, the Ashwagandha plant is not fertilized usually due to medicinal uses of its roots. However, organic fertilizers are used. You can apply aged manure or compost near the base of the plant.

Overwintering

If you’re growing Ashwagandha in cooler climate overwinter it indoors. Keep it in temperature around 50 – 60 F (10 – 15 C) or cultivate it as an annual plant in spring and summer.

Pests and Disease

Pests like spider mites attack the plant. In diseases, the plant is affected by leaf spot, stem, and leaf rot. When the plant is overwatered root rot is possible.

Harvesting

Ashwagandha is ready to harvest in 150 – 180 days when flower and berries start to form and leaves begins to dry out.

Harvest ashwagandha roots by digging carefully using a small tool. Be careful not to damage the plant when digging up and make sure soil has some moisture while doing this.

After harvesting, roots, and barriers are separated from the plant. Roots are washed and cleaned and cut into small pieces of 7-10 cm and dried in sun or shade.

Berries are also separated from the plant, dried, and crushed to take out seeds.

  • Amrit Chauhan
  • May 22, 2017 At 9:05 am
  • Plz Guide me for ashwagandha cultivate I am agree for cultivation.
  • Reply
  • Mark Walsh
  • May 1, 2018 At 1:47 pm
  • Where can I find the seeds for home gardening?
  • Reply
  • Taj
  • March 4, 2021 At 12:31 am
  • Etsy
  • Reply
  • admin
  • June 20, 2022 At 8:59 pm
  • amazon has them, for example.
  • Reply
  • Todd Zurwell
  • May 3, 2018 At 7:14 pm
  • Strictly medicinal seeds, they have an excellent selection of medicinal herb seeds on their website.
  • Reply
  • Rupy Gunter
  • October 10, 2020 At 2:52 am
  • I agree! bought some last year.
  • Reply
  • Dorth Her
  • March 30, 2021 At 2:17 am
  • Same here I bought Ashwagandha live plants and seeds from them. I had to do research on YouTube and Google on sowing methods for this plant refrigeration worked got two seedlings out of 8.that I started in Feb 2021
  • Reply
  • Perfect Plants Nursery
  • November 5, 2018 At 3:32 pm
  • Super interesting! Mine just started flowering and producing berries. I want to harvest it but if I divide it will it come back next spring? Im in north florida – zone 8b
  • Reply
  • Concrete Jungle Grower
  • December 6, 2018 At 11:34 am
  • Three questions: 1. How long do we dry the roots until using? (I heard it can be poison if used too early). 2. Can the leaves be ingested and 3. Can the berries be ingested?
  • Reply
  • DIANA LAUYANS
  • December 13, 2018 At 4:11 pm
  • GOOD INFO
  • Reply
  • Pascal
  • February 13, 2019 At 12:36 am
  • Hello, do the leaves have properties? Thank you!
  • Reply
  • yadav dhananajay
  • February 19, 2019 At 7:53 am
  • to guide the plantation of ashwaganada in my fram
  • Reply
  • shipu sekhar
  • April 7, 2019 At 6:33 am
  • yes yes the leaves can be ingested….its a medicine for Blood pressure and sugar control in diabetic patients…. it has other health benefits also like stress busting,insonmania,rhumatism ……. in short ashwagandha is a divine plant that can change a persons quality of life(health wise)……..god bless
  • Reply
  • Susan
  • June 4, 2019 At 5:31 am
  • Do I need to dry the berries before planting?
  • Reply
  • Gobert Nistal
  • June 15, 2019 At 8:05 am
  • where to buy the seeds?
  • Reply
  • Kuldeep
  • May 14, 2021 At 12:05 pm
  • I am in shivpuri (mp) can we grow ashwa gandha and where to buy the seeds??
  • Reply
  • ATUL C SAMBARE
  • September 20, 2019 At 2:39 pm
  • Pls guide me plants cultivation, and where can I give me ashwagandha seeds
  • Reply
  • Jennifer Ramos
  • September 14, 2020 At 9:30 am
  • Ashwaganda seeds can be found at Rare seeds.com
  • Reply
  • Dhanaji
  • September 25, 2020 At 10:37 pm
  • Atul, please let me know if you need ashwagandha seeds for cultivation.
  • — Dhanaji
  • Reply
  • Debby Solomon
  • March 23, 2021 At 4:16 am
  • I’m interested in seeds
  • Reply
  • tomi
  • February 13, 2020 At 6:16 pm
  • ebay for seeds
  • Reply
  • Lorna
  • March 19, 2020 At 5:19 am
  • I am in zone 3 and I have overwintered an ashwaghanda plant indoors (in a cool room) in a pot and watered it very sparsely throughout the winter. I have now brought it out and am watering it more. I did not cut down the foliage in the fall. Should I cut it down now? If so, how? Thanks.
  • Reply
  • Lorna
  • March 19, 2020 At 5:21 am
  • Me again. I also harvested a few plants (1 year’s growth) and had some good sized roots. I thought I would bring one inside for the winter to see if it might come back (mimicking a warmer zone) and maybe have bigger roots after year 2. Highly experimental. :~)
  • Reply
  • Ruchita
  • May 27, 2020 At 4:34 pm
  • Sir , guide me to plant ashwagandha plant and how to cultivate it and were to sale , from were I will get seed and proper guidance. Thank you
  • Reply
  • DANIEL SAVAGE
  • September 20, 2020 At 6:40 am
  • It works wonders I have a friend that brought sone back when she returned from India
  • Reply
  • Dele Amos Umaru
  • October 16, 2020 At 10:36 pm
  • How can I get Ashwagandha seeds for planting? Can you make supply to Nigeria?
  • Reply
  • Francoise Mamacita Souverville
  • April 17, 2021 At 7:59 pm
  • My seeds have been planted for 17 days and still not sprouted. I planted them with the red covering. Should I have broken the red covering? Thank you for replying.
  • Reply
  • Judith Nailer
  • May 22, 2021 At 8:37 pm
  • I planted both ways. Seemed to work better with red covering broken. Grows in a clump and will have to be thinned out when transplanting. It took a few weeks to germinate. Be patient and keep warm. I use a heat table and set the temperature at 70 F for daytime.
  • Reply
  • Amy
  • June 7, 2021 At 11:01 am
  • Yes
  • Reply
  • Dinesh Suthar
  • May 21, 2021 At 8:18 pm
  • which moth grow ashwagandha product & how to sale
  • Reply
  • Judith Nailer
  • May 22, 2021 At 8:30 pm
  • I am planting in a raised bed in a greenhouse. How deep should the soil be?
  • Reply
  • Judith Nailer
  • May 22, 2021 At 8:33 pm
  • I have seeds that I saved from a plant I grew. The plant was purchased at Richters Herbs in Goodwood, Ontario Canada. The seeds germinated well after being stored for a few years.
  • Reply
  • Judith Nailer
  • May 22, 2021 At 8:34 pm
  • My Correct email address
  • Reply
  • Angana Ghatak
  • July 18, 2021 At 12:12 pm
  • I loved that but I don’t have that plant
  • Pls help me to get that plant
  • Reply
  • Sunil Mehta
  • September 22, 2021 At 10:55 pm
  • Leaves when used with tulsi and neem and stem of gloey is strong immune to Covid variants.
  • Boil and drink.
  • 2 Ashwgandha leaves
  • 11 tulsi leaves
  • 2 neem leaves
  • 10 cms stem of Gloey.
  • Crush the mixture
  • Boil in 250 ml water reduce to 150 ml mixture while boiling. Filter and drink
  • Reply

Plz Guide me for ashwagandha cultivate I am agree for cultivation.

  • Taj
  • March 4, 2021 At 12:31 am
  • Etsy
  • Reply
  • admin
  • June 20, 2022 At 8:59 pm
  • amazon has them, for example.
  • Reply

Where can I find the seeds for home gardening?

  • admin
  • June 20, 2022 At 8:59 pm
  • amazon has them, for example.
  • Reply

Etsy

amazon has them, for example.

  • Rupy Gunter
  • October 10, 2020 At 2:52 am
  • I agree! bought some last year.
  • Reply
  • Dorth Her
  • March 30, 2021 At 2:17 am
  • Same here I bought Ashwagandha live plants and seeds from them. I had to do research on YouTube and Google on sowing methods for this plant refrigeration worked got two seedlings out of 8.that I started in Feb 2021
  • Reply

Strictly medicinal seeds, they have an excellent selection of medicinal herb seeds on their website.

  • Dorth Her
  • March 30, 2021 At 2:17 am
  • Same here I bought Ashwagandha live plants and seeds from them. I had to do research on YouTube and Google on sowing methods for this plant refrigeration worked got two seedlings out of 8.that I started in Feb 2021
  • Reply

I agree! bought some last year.

Same here I bought Ashwagandha live plants and seeds from them. I had to do research on YouTube and Google on sowing methods for this plant refrigeration worked got two seedlings out of 8.that I started in Feb 2021

Super interesting! Mine just started flowering and producing berries. I want to harvest it but if I divide it will it come back next spring? Im in north florida – zone 8b

Three questions: 1. How long do we dry the roots until using? (I heard it can be poison if used too early). 2. Can the leaves be ingested and 3. Can the berries be ingested?

GOOD INFO

Hello, do the leaves have properties? Thank you!

to guide the plantation of ashwaganada in my fram

yes yes the leaves can be ingested….its a medicine for Blood pressure and sugar control in diabetic patients…. it has other health benefits also like stress busting,insonmania,rhumatism ……. in short ashwagandha is a divine plant that can change a persons quality of life(health wise)……..god bless

Do I need to dry the berries before planting?

  • Kuldeep
  • May 14, 2021 At 12:05 pm
  • I am in shivpuri (mp) can we grow ashwa gandha and where to buy the seeds??
  • Reply

where to buy the seeds?

I am in shivpuri (mp) can we grow ashwa gandha and where to buy the seeds??

  • Jennifer Ramos
  • September 14, 2020 At 9:30 am
  • Ashwaganda seeds can be found at Rare seeds.com
  • Reply
  • Dhanaji
  • September 25, 2020 At 10:37 pm
  • Atul, please let me know if you need ashwagandha seeds for cultivation.
  • — Dhanaji
  • Reply
  • Debby Solomon
  • March 23, 2021 At 4:16 am
  • I’m interested in seeds
  • Reply

Pls guide me plants cultivation, and where can I give me ashwagandha seeds

Ashwaganda seeds can be found at Rare seeds.com

  • Debby Solomon
  • March 23, 2021 At 4:16 am
  • I’m interested in seeds
  • Reply

Atul, please let me know if you need ashwagandha seeds for cultivation. — Dhanaji

I’m interested in seeds

ebay for seeds

I am in zone 3 and I have overwintered an ashwaghanda plant indoors (in a cool room) in a pot and watered it very sparsely throughout the winter. I have now brought it out and am watering it more. I did not cut down the foliage in the fall. Should I cut it down now? If so, how? Thanks.

Me again. I also harvested a few plants (1 year’s growth) and had some good sized roots. I thought I would bring one inside for the winter to see if it might come back (mimicking a warmer zone) and maybe have bigger roots after year 2. Highly experimental. :~)

Sir , guide me to plant ashwagandha plant and how to cultivate it and were to sale , from were I will get seed and proper guidance. Thank you

It works wonders I have a friend that brought sone back when she returned from India

How can I get Ashwagandha seeds for planting? Can you make supply to Nigeria?

  • Judith Nailer
  • May 22, 2021 At 8:37 pm
  • I planted both ways. Seemed to work better with red covering broken. Grows in a clump and will have to be thinned out when transplanting. It took a few weeks to germinate. Be patient and keep warm. I use a heat table and set the temperature at 70 F for daytime.
  • Reply
  • Amy
  • June 7, 2021 At 11:01 am
  • Yes
  • Reply

My seeds have been planted for 17 days and still not sprouted. I planted them with the red covering. Should I have broken the red covering? Thank you for replying.

I planted both ways. Seemed to work better with red covering broken. Grows in a clump and will have to be thinned out when transplanting. It took a few weeks to germinate. Be patient and keep warm. I use a heat table and set the temperature at 70 F for daytime.

Yes

which moth grow ashwagandha product & how to sale

I am planting in a raised bed in a greenhouse. How deep should the soil be?

I have seeds that I saved from a plant I grew. The plant was purchased at Richters Herbs in Goodwood, Ontario Canada. The seeds germinated well after being stored for a few years.

My Correct email address

I loved that but I don’t have that plant Pls help me to get that plant

Leaves when used with tulsi and neem and stem of gloey is strong immune to Covid variants. Boil and drink. 2 Ashwgandha leaves 11 tulsi leaves 2 neem leaves 10 cms stem of Gloey. Crush the mixture Boil in 250 ml water reduce to 150 ml mixture while boiling. Filter and drink

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