SEED STORIES | Moringa: Superfood Of The Future
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- Moringa truly is a superfood: virtually every part of this prolific and fast-growing plant is nutritious and usable, from its green bean-like pods to its seeds and leaves. Baker Creek offers a Dwarf Moringa, bred in India by Dr. Avtar Singh. Learn more and order seeds: www.rareseeds.com/moringa-dwarf/
I live in central west coast Florida and have7 moringa tress and they grow so fast it's amazing. LOVE them!
Thanks for that. I am in USDA zone 7B and this is my third year growing moringa as an annual...although I have hopes I will get it to overwinter some year. One year, I had one grow to about 12 feet tall...3 meters
Do you sell seeds
South Florida here just North of Tampa and we are growing hundreds of Moringa trees. Me and my son love picking leaves off and eating them fresh in the garden.
Omg I'm currently on a vacation in the Dominican Republic and I keep seeing Moringa trees every where no matter where you are you will see on or more Moringa trees the unripe seed pods can give your skin a burning sensation for days if touched as a kid I use the seed pods as swords to play with my friends it's an amazing plant it also has beutiful white flowers and the trees grow fast last year I went to the Dominican Republic at my grandparents house there was a tiny Moringa tree starting to grow when I came this year it was almost 4 feet tall.
If your into health this is easily top 3 plants to grow
what would be your other 2 ?
@@timdarmetko4039 there’s a lot of good choices most garden plays are “super foods” garlic, spinach, kale, etc. the only other plant I can think of of the top of my head besides moringa is the acerola cherry. The most vitamin c in any fruit and a ton of antioxidants and you get to each cherries year round (in warmer climates)
Wow. Moringa is an incredible plant! THE WHOLE SEED catalog that BAKER CREEK produces had an interesting write-up about Moringa; but this video brought it to life! Thank you for producing SEED STORIES. I'm in zone 8b -- not conducive to growing this variety; but I've ordered seeds anyway, just to see if combination indoor and outdoor growing could work. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 7/12/2019.
We’re in Southern Oregon and grow them in large pots and bring them in at the end of September for the Winter. They do well by a southern facing window as a houseplant all Winter. The leaves get a little bitter by the end of Winter but when put back outside in June the taste returns mild and nutty. Some might look like they’ve died losing all their leaves but they’ll bounce right back. Trim them back so they don’t get too tall and lanky, don’t overwater. So many vitamins and health benefits! Hope yours do well.
Hi, Sharyn. Thank you for sharing such good information! Definitely appreciate your experience and insights with Moringa. Best wishes, Kate - 8/1/2019.
TalkingThreadsMedia your Welcome. Seen some great videos where they can grow outside 30 feet in a season in Arizona! But we’re happy with what we get because we like Oregon much better. Some people soak their seeds or wrap them in a wet paper towel, look up different techniques for sprouting Moringa.
In Dallas TX zone 8b mine survived 1 year in an protected semi heated garage; but it did not survive last winter outside covered, lightly mulched, w/companion plants (longevity spinach). Mine easily grew 15+ ft last summer and was amazing to watch grow so fast. My growing season was from late May - late Sept; so that's like 3+ feet per month. To be able to sample daily was cool and very tasty. If you can make yours live longer in zones 9+ I envy you :)
Charles Hendricks I grew one last summer and i thought it died. It was in a container and I didn’t mulch or do anything. My hubby told me it was dead. One day in late spring I randomly went to pull out the dead plant to put in a new plant I grew from seedling and to my amazement I had a 1 foot plants shoot 8b no cover or mulch in last year’s winter.. I’m totally in awe
@@JordanasBoutiqueTx I will definitely keep trying. It is an amazing tree too valuable to quit over after 1 try. Thank you for the inspiration :) My next tree placement will be in a more suitable area in my yard (hopefully).
@@CharlesNauck thank you for the advice. I will definitely try again. I wonder if anyone has gotten theirs to flower and seed in zone 8b.
I live in San Antonio TX and have been growing Moringa for about 5 years. Most of mine will come back up every year. The secret I've found is to cut them down to ground level before the first freeze. That dramatically improves their survivability rate. They won't typically peak out of the ground again until night time temps are above 85 Degrees (usually June/July), but then they zoom up to about 8-15 feet before November.
I recommend not giving up on a Moringa tree until spring. In zone 8b, they are very likely to be a perennial, or it has been my experience in my DFW garden.
I have 20 of them growing in Orlando they're thriving in this Zone.
I just taught 10 people about Moringa on a organic educational far in SJ California. We planted like 20 of them.
So do you have any tips for us that are new to growing it, esp how to plant the seeds, either with the outer hull or with the white seed? And can they be over wintered in a pot in the house in zone 7?
The pods can also be used to purify water
Wow what a tree fantastic food health and attractive would it be possible to grow in temperate australia Kit
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I've heard even in northern climates this can be grown as an annual. Is that realistic for zone 4?
in ventura ca. I have gotten them to grow about 8" and then they seem to just wilt.. Not sure why
I've grown Moringa in San Antonio, TX for about 5 years. They will yellow/wilt if you water them too much. The second you start seeing yellow leaves, I'd cut back on the water.
very difficult to germinate. i bought some this season and couldn't get them to grow. one germinated a little when i put them in water. but, didn't grow.
No it's easy to grow..
Use one who have more weight.. Soak it in water for 4 to 6 hours
@@Realatmx i tried again this year with the same seeds. i soaked in water a few days, then put in a plastic bag with a damp paper towel. after a few days, it sprouted. i've planted one and it has poked above the soil. so it seems to be growing now, hopefully into a healthy plant.
You may want to try another batch of seeds. Moringa seeds have a high amount of oil in them and I've noticed that the germination rate goes way down after the passing of every year after the seeds have been harvested. My hypothesis is that the oil is turning rancid inside the seed preventing germination. I harvest my own seeds now, but got my original ones from Paisley farms on Amazon. Rareseeds.com is a great company too, I've just never ordered moringa seeds from them.
I am in MN and I started a whole package of them with great germination, then I just transplanted them to bigger pots and they all look like they r going to die. 😮💨 Anyone have any pointers for me?
overwatering can be a problem, especially in larger pots with smaller plants. transplant shock can also be an issue depending on your method. Did your leaves wilt or fall off? you can also feel free to send us a message with pictures to any one of our social media accounts, or via email at seeds@rareseeds.com
It's a legume left that out?
There's moringa already in central America everyone that knows about it has one
So interesting! Though their strong taste puts me off I may be preparing it the wrong way..
I eat them fresh off the tree they don't have much of a taste to me. But I'm harvesting off of young trees 1-2ft. From what I've heard they do have a strong flavor though which must occur as they mature.
Put it in fish soup.
Moringa is native to South India and not North India . South Indians are the one who took the seed to North india .North Indians don't take Moringa or Drumstick
Moringa is from South India;
North Indians don't use moringa that much, it is a big part of South Indian cuisine - search - moringa thoran, moringa leaf curry, moringa uthappam , moringa flower thoran, moringa theeyal - those are all from South India and NOT North India 🙄.
North India and South India have different distinct cuicines 🙄
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