tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post2905777605189783377..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: 'Miracle' treeChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-11003639204426087112020-04-13T16:46:53.824+10:002020-04-13T16:46:53.824+10:00I'll join you in hoping the seedlings you have...I'll join you in hoping the seedlings you have, get some size on them too. I don't have a lot of experience with Moringa, so we'll have to learn about them together. I think if you give them too much water, or their feet get waterlogged, the tubers at the bottom start to rot. I was surprised of the 3 which germinated, only one made it through the drought. But it's the one I neglected the most! So wondering if I loved on the other two, too much? Of course, there's always more to learn about plants though!Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-89749209635676547532020-04-12T23:30:28.698+10:002020-04-12T23:30:28.698+10:00I am hoping my Moringa trees take off. I have lost...I am hoping my Moringa trees take off. I have lost one, and one is looking poorly, but the rest are starting to get new growth. We don't get heavy frosts so I am hoping they will be established enough before the firsts ones hit. I will be covering them while they are small.<br /><br />I learned about this miracle tree from Geoff Lawton {greening the desert} a few years back and purchased some seeds. I didn't try to grow them until we got bees, as I learned that they love the flowers. I planted nine seeds, and eight grew, so that was a great result.<br /><br />Your tree is looking very healthy where you have planted it. I hope to get the same result to provide shade and all the other benefits.<br /><br />xTaniaTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-52504019348529863102020-04-12T16:19:50.731+10:002020-04-12T16:19:50.731+10:00I know of a guy in South Florida who grew Moringa ...I know of a guy in South Florida who grew Moringa as chop and drop for his sandy soil. It died back every winter too, and came back with vigorous growth in the spring. So a light frost might cut it back, but won't kill it. I haven't tried cooking it yet. It's just starting to flower now, and wondering if I should see if I can get seeds to grow, or pinch the blooms back. On one hand, I have no experience growing Moringa here, so not sure if it will produce seeds at this time of year (or will they fall off). On the other hand, do I want to sacrifice the blooms, so it can put all that energy back into it's roots?<br /><br />I'll see how quickly the pods start developing to determine if I should remove them. I'm looking forward to learning more about this tree - and from you, if you attempt to give it a go in your temperate climate. I'm thinking if it can survive Florida winters, it can survive Melbourne ones. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-34924834766215488812020-04-12T13:03:28.920+10:002020-04-12T13:03:28.920+10:00Bill Mollison always raved about the Moringa. I ga...Bill Mollison always raved about the Moringa. I gave it a miss as I always assumed it was tropical, but I've just Googled and there are people growing it in Melbourne, although mainly as a pot specimen. Many said it died back over winter and produced new leaves in summer. Some were growing it indoors, so I think I'll try and get some seeds and give it a go. The video was interesting and informative. Yours looks very healthy. Have you used any part of it in cooking yet? Bevnoreply@blogger.com