Cool, Chris. You obviously have a green thumb with these trees. A greenhouse wouldn't hurt
either. ;-)

Which variety did you plant? There are 3 different types.

I am more interested in the leaves and pods(which taste like asparagus), although the
flowers are very pretty also. The roots are not the real horseradish, so I am not surprised
that they were more like a radish than horseradish.

Have you made a leaf salad yet? I love my Curry Leaf plant (biryani dishes) and my Kaffir
Lime leaves (Thai soups and curries). They are such a tasty delight. I also finally got
one Caper bush to start growing well. Can't wait for a caper or two!

I bought the 3 different kinds of Moringa seed and the book, but only the African
germinated for me.

http://echonet.org/shopsite_sc/store/html/page35.html

Best to All -- Gae

chris wrote:

Hi all,

I started half a dozen or so in my green house in late Jan/early Feb.
They germinated within 5 to 7 days with temp's above 65F. I kept
them in the green house till March 1st and they had reached 8 to 10
inches in height by then. Planted out they didn't grow much till about the
first of April and now are between 3 and 6 ft tall. No sign of flowers tho'
I didn't fertilize them in pots or since planting out since they are
supposed to prefer poorer soils. I ate the root of one when it topped 24"
and thought it tasted more like a radish than anything else.

HTH
Chris

"G a e X a v i e r" wrote in message ...
Boy, I have really struggled to get some Moringa trees growing.

Firstly, the seeds hated my trying to germinate them in my cool home
this past winter even with a light on them and few germinated and those
that did died. They need constantly wet and about 80-90 degree F to
germinate, I have decided.

Secondly, if you put more than one seed in a pot and then try to break
them out into individual pots, they go into shock and you can lose them.
In other words they do not tolerate having their roots disturbed as
babies.

Finally, I now have 3 African ones (none of the regular or the hybrid's
survived my efforts) growing in three 3" pots and I am going to need to
get some of that stuff John D. suggests to get those roots going good
with some of that "SuperThrive" or "Biozome" that he recommends.

These babies are really delicate to get going and I am dying to get my
first batch of "drumsticks" and my first salad out of them. I will have
to container grow them and bring them in like a Ficus tree for the
winter I reckon.

I am amazed that they tolerate both drought and boggy conditions since I
have had such a time getting 3 of them to 5" tall. :/

Dale, How are yours doing? Did they make it? Any tips on Moringa tree
adolescence?

Best to All -- Gae Xavier

in article , Gae Xavier at
wrote on 1/13/03 1:36 PM:

Dale,

Very funny! I am thrilled that you found URLs to order the seeds and
the
book. I ordered all three varieties and the book. I love the Indian
soup
they make with it, and salads can always use more nutrition, too...
Thanks
for a place to buy the seeds. My search did not uncover them.

"Scientifically speaking, Moringa sounds like magic. It can rebuild
weak
bones, enrich anemic blood
and enable a malnourished mother to nurse her starving baby. Doctors
use it
to treat diabetes in
West Africa and high blood pressure in India .... And it's not only
good for
you, it's delicious."

I think this may be one tree we can add to our ecological diversity in

Austin and really be rewarded by it.

Best -- Gae


"d.tilson" wrote:

Gae Xavier wrote:

PS: Check out "The Miracle of Drumstick Leaves" lower down on this
URL.

http://www.treesforlife.org/newsl/fal97/fal97.htm

What a salad!

Ok! This tree will cure what ails ya! In addition, it will help you

gain weight/lose weight/become smarter/betterlooking/more attractive
to
the opposite sex/ and win the lottery! You'll never go bald. It
slices, it dices, it will rotate your tires! Never needs sharpening!

Outstanding!--AND they are mild!

I ordered a packet of 8-10 seeds from
http://echonet.org/shopsite_sc/store/html/page35.html. If you
wanted
to go bigtime, http://www.seedman.com/fruit.htm has a special
offer;
50 seeds and a book for $19.95.

Keep us informed on sprouting the seeds you've got coming. If they
don't sprout, I may have an extra or two.

Dale

All,

I planted Moringa oleifera , PKM-1 and no salads yet. They are kinda whispy and
look like they need all the leaves they have. :-) I'm pretty sure they were
from Echo.

Later
Chris



"G a e X a v i e r" wrote in message ...
Cool, Chris. You obviously have a green thumb with these trees. A greenhouse wouldn't hurt
either. ;-)

Which variety did you plant? There are 3 different types.

I am more interested in the leaves and pods(which taste like asparagus), although the
flowers are very pretty also. The roots are not the real horseradish, so I am not surprised
that they were more like a radish than horseradish.

Have you made a leaf salad yet? I love my Curry Leaf plant (biryani dishes) and my Kaffir
Lime leaves (Thai soups and curries). They are such a tasty delight. I also finally got
one Caper bush to start growing well. Can't wait for a caper or two!

I bought the 3 different kinds of Moringa seed and the book, but only the African
germinated for me.

http://echonet.org/shopsite_sc/store/html/page35.html

Best to All -- Gae

chris wrote:

Hi all,

I started half a dozen or so in my green house in late Jan/early Feb.
They germinated within 5 to 7 days with temp's above 65F. I kept
them in the green house till March 1st and they had reached 8 to 10
inches in height by then. Planted out they didn't grow much till about the
first of April and now are between 3 and 6 ft tall. No sign of flowers tho'
I didn't fertilize them in pots or since planting out since they are
supposed to prefer poorer soils. I ate the root of one when it topped 24"
and thought it tasted more like a radish than anything else.

HTH
Chris

"G a e X a v i e r" wrote in message ...
Boy, I have really struggled to get some Moringa trees growing.

Firstly, the seeds hated my trying to germinate them in my cool home
this past winter even with a light on them and few germinated and those
that did died. They need constantly wet and about 80-90 degree F to
germinate, I have decided.

Secondly, if you put more than one seed in a pot and then try to break
them out into individual pots, they go into shock and you can lose them.
In other words they do not tolerate having their roots disturbed as
babies.

Finally, I now have 3 African ones (none of the regular or the hybrid's
survived my efforts) growing in three 3" pots and I am going to need to
get some of that stuff John D. suggests to get those roots going good
with some of that "SuperThrive" or "Biozome" that he recommends.

These babies are really delicate to get going and I am dying to get my
first batch of "drumsticks" and my first salad out of them. I will have
to container grow them and bring them in like a Ficus tree for the
winter I reckon.

I am amazed that they tolerate both drought and boggy conditions since I
have had such a time getting 3 of them to 5" tall. :/

Dale, How are yours doing? Did they make it? Any tips on Moringa tree
adolescence?

Best to All -- Gae Xavier

in article , Gae Xavier at
wrote on 1/13/03 1:36 PM:

Dale,

Very funny! I am thrilled that you found URLs to order the seeds and
the
book. I ordered all three varieties and the book. I love the Indian
soup
they make with it, and salads can always use more nutrition, too...
Thanks
for a place to buy the seeds. My search did not uncover them.

"Scientifically speaking, Moringa sounds like magic. It can rebuild
weak
bones, enrich anemic blood
and enable a malnourished mother to nurse her starving baby. Doctors
use it
to treat diabetes in
West Africa and high blood pressure in India .... And it's not only
good for
you, it's delicious."

I think this may be one tree we can add to our ecological diversity in

Austin and really be rewarded by it.

Best -- Gae


"d.tilson" wrote:

Gae Xavier wrote:

PS: Check out "The Miracle of Drumstick Leaves" lower down on this
URL.

http://www.treesforlife.org/newsl/fal97/fal97.htm

What a salad!

Ok! This tree will cure what ails ya! In addition, it will help you

gain weight/lose weight/become smarter/betterlooking/more attractive
to
the opposite sex/ and win the lottery! You'll never go bald. It
slices, it dices, it will rotate your tires! Never needs sharpening!

Outstanding!--AND they are mild!

I ordered a packet of 8-10 seeds from
http://echonet.org/shopsite_sc/store/html/page35.html. If you
wanted
to go bigtime, http://www.seedman.com/fruit.htm has a special
offer;
50 seeds and a book for $19.95.

Keep us informed on sprouting the seeds you've got coming. If they
don't sprout, I may have an extra or two.

Dale

chris wrote:

Hi all,

I started half a dozen or so in my green house in late Jan/early Feb.
They germinated within 5 to 7 days with temp's above 65F. I kept
them in the green house till March 1st and they had reached 8 to 10
inches in height by then. Planted out they didn't grow much till about the
first of April and now are between 3 and 6 ft tall. No sign of flowers tho'
I didn't fertilize them in pots or since planting out since they are
supposed to prefer poorer soils. I ate the root of one when it topped 24"
and thought it tasted more like a radish than anything else.

HTH
Chris

Great! Glad to hear somebody's having some luck with the things. Did
you get your seeds from:
http://echonet.org/shopsite_sc/store/html/page35.html
or someplace else?

They really sound like cool trees; I'd like to give it another go.

DT

I just saw your forum posting, i really would like to get one from the NYC link too (which i found online)... i just want to know if it is compatible to grow in Texas weather.