For those of you who have an interest in growing Moringa Trees, I just harvested about 100 seeds and donated them to the VPA Seed Library. If you are interested, please email Stacey@vpaaz.org to set up a time to visit the VPA office and 'check them out'. The VPA office is conveniently located at 1122 E. Washingotn St on the literail.
The trees I harvested seeds from are well over 10 feet tall and I planted them from seeds myself last July (2011). I have topped them several times and lost quite a bit of the tops from frost over the past winter. Yesterday I made Chicken Malunghay, one of my favorite meals, with a bunch of the leaves. Yum!!!
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Hello Debbie,
How are your Moringa trees doing this year? Do you think you'll have any seeds from them again this year that I might be able to get?
Thanks,
Debbie
Thanks for the info Debbie, I have a bougainvillea (sp?) and I know exactly what you mean. I haven't emailed Stacey yet, but will soon. Thanks again.
We should both find out how to spell that "B-word" :)
I have 7 trees right out in my yard on the south side of the house about 20 feet from the wall. There ia a bamboo screen a few feet to the south of the trees. I do cover them in the winter on frost nights using frost cloth and old sheets. They get frost damage on a lot of the top but seem to come back just fine. Sort of the same as a bouginvilla in tolerance level. You know how bouggies will sometimes freeze all the way to the ground, but come back in the spring?
Thanks Debbie, I'll email Stacey for some seeds. What exposure do you have your tree?? I thought that they were not just frost-sensitive, but that frost would kill them....so tell me your secret, thanks!