Growing Dwarf Moringa plants
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2022
- I started growing a Dwarf Moringa tree this year from seed and after killing most of my plants, I finally figured out how to keep my Moringa alive! Here is an update on the seedlings that survived and my three learnings.
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I sprouted regular Moringa seeds in a baggie with damp paper towel. They sprouted after a week on a heat mat in the dark. The problem was, I thought it was the root coming out first like every other seed but not Moringa. It was the stalk so I planted most of them upside down. The ones I planted sideways with just a tiny bit of germination showing survived my planting. I bought mine off Amazon. It was 100 seeds in the package apparently. I counted 143👍🏻👍🏻. I put 100 in the baggie and all but 9 germinated. So between me planting a bunch upside down and then my cats digging up the planted seedlings, I have 9 that will be going out for hardening off stages starting tomorrow. Last below freezing forecast is Saturday so I’ll finish them off in my greenhouse until spring time. I’ll direct seed the remaining 40 seeds after watching your first video. My plan is to have a Moringa plantation here in Canada. Thanks for the videos.
PS, how big does your dwarf Moringa get? How many leaves do you get a season?
Oh that is a whole other method I should have tested! Glad you had some work and great learnings. My Morigina is potted and taller than me! It is about 6ft tall right now and on its second year.
Ok thanks.
@@dave858man2 thanks for watching.
But are the seeds different from the moringa tree seeds when ordering? What makes them drawf?
Also a newbie to growing Moringa after calling myself a "Plant Abuser" for many years, I have finally got myself under control!!!!😄 Have 5 each healthy Moringas growing very nicely in a 50/50 mix of sand and my home compost with plenty of perlite added too. Concur that too much water is a killer with Moringa. Eat the seeds daily and feel great!
Haha! A fellow plant abuser! I unfortunately continue to abuse my poor plants. We make them tough here 😂 I have yet to eat my Moringa but once if feel like it can take the pruning, I look forward to making powders for shakes! Thanks for sharing and watching!
thank you. I really appreciate your concise presentation and warm demeanor.
Thanks for your nice comment. Means a lot. Appreciate your watching and commenting. Happy gardening.
Great update, excellent, very helpful points you shared regarding soil, moisture and sun. Looking forward to incorporating these points when I get started with dwarf moringa, thanks!
Thanks for your kind and encouraging words. Have fun with your Moringa! May you lose a lot less than me! 😂
I would say if your soil is right the water quantity is based on heat. I have a giant moringa (malungay) in my front yard and during the summer we can get inches and inches of rain. In those hot humid months all that rain just equals rapid growth. Moringa leaves and stems will yellow and fall as the plant rapidly grows. Then, once the the height and width of the trunk is there it will start to branch at the nodes where the original stems yellowed and fell off.
Great information thank you! I wondered if I was being a bit too concerned about the yellowing or if it was a natural part of the tree's process. Thanks for commenting!
Thank you sooo much!
No thank you for watching! Happy gardening 👨🌾
GREAT INFO FROM ORGANIC MORINGA MALAYSIA...
Thank you!
I think it looks great and I'm very excited for it. :) I've been drinking moringa tea (purchased tea bags, not home grown or anything.) It is delicious!
I am excited to try drying them and putting them into smoothy! It is great to see you like it, I look forward to trying it myself.
Just found your channel and excited because you are almost due west of me, as I am in SW Alabama. I just ordered dwarf moringa seeds from Baker Creek so I'm eager to see how they do for you over time.
Hello and welcome! My Moringa is quite tall now. I am hoping I can keep it alive this winter. That’s the next challenge! Thanks for being here :)
I grow hundreds of peppers and tomatoes among a bunch of exotic and weird plants and have always struggled with morgina. Glad I'm not the only one. I tried a 50/50 mix of potting soil and cactus soil but since you mentioned sand I think my next batch will be planted in a mix using mostly sand and no peat based soil. I have killed quite a few moringa learning how they work and while the 50/50 mix ones alive, they never really look healthy. Wish me luck, I really hope to finally have some trees thriving soon since I've found moringa capsules to be really helpful but would rather grow my own.
So I have now had two Moringa’s a year now. It has survived in organic compost fine but what I find is that it is a moody plant. Not very scientific but when I change its soil, the leaves fall off and then it comes back. When I brought it inside for the winter the leaves went yellow, fell off and the. came back. I call it moody. Scientifically, it is likely something more. I understand moody though so let’s go with that! 😂 Best of luck!
@@JolleanSmith Yeah, I noticed some saplings would develop a sort of fat trunk. The ones that did this seemed to be a bit hardier as I'm assuming they are storing energy. It makes sense that after they grow a little bit they have enough energy to regenerate their leaves as long as they don't completely deplete themselves of nutrients. Interesting plants and definitely worth the hassle but temperamental and particular for sure. Thanks! Don't want to count my chickens just yet but I think I will finally have some successful thriving plants in my next batch.
Thanks for the update. I have 2 growing and so far they’re doing well. One got knocked over and broke the main stem, but it’s coming back good. Do you fertilize yours? If so how often?
I have one that got stepped on by some house workers and it’s is coming back fine. It is actually pretty durable if the roots are kept happy. I have fertilized mine probably once every 3 weeks. They are not supposed to need a lot of fertilizer, so my plan is to just keep refreshing the top layer of soil with that compost shown in the video.
i couldn't go home for a week and temperatures were high so probably my 4 cm seedlings didn't survive :(
yellowing was in earlier stage in my experiment also a question mark and I concluded it was too moist
not enough sun-> no germination too.
Yea it is most definitely a fussy one for moisture. Early stages supposedly it needs it and then later it doesn’t. I am certain too much held moisture in the early stages was not good. So I won’t use peat moss soil on the next batch. Try again, I will be planting more so I am right there with ya!
Once again, I am trying to find out if a dwarf Moringa seed any different than a regular Moringa seed? I see on Amazon they sell both types. But I really really wonder if there is a difference?
All I can share is what Bakers Creek has on their page for the seeds. "This is a very special dwarf variety from India. Unlike other varieties of moringa, this tree will remain short and is very well suited to container growing, which makes growing it in the U.S. much easier."
Dwarf Trees are usually grafted so not sure how they scientifically can claim it will be dwarf. Sorry I am not more help.
What is the name of the soil that you use? And where can I purchase the dwarf seeds.? Does a dwarf moringa tree have the same nutrients?
Hi Patricia, Bakers Creek Seeds has them www.rareseeds.com/moringa-dwarf For the soil we go to a local processor called Phillips Barks. They have bags of Organic Garden Soil. You probably can get good organic garden soil at a local nursery and maybe even Walmart. Just make sure it is a soil that drains well. Skip the ones with lots of peat moss. You can add sand to a good compost and that should work too.
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I didn't realize that this tree also used photosynthesis to grow like other plants. Good to know. Thanks for the info
Haha! Yes of course, but keep in mind many people have zero plant knowledge, what is obvious to you is not obvious to everyone. Thanks for commenting though, I will try to adjust my jabber next time to be more inclusive of all knowledge levels.
Once this size, how often do you water it? I, too, am in the south.
I had to check it daily in the heat. I have it in the house now and I am finding I need to water it at least once a week but I check twice a week as it gets bigger it gets thirsty. Outside I was watering it probably ever other day.