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To: Maudeen

We are Zone 7 & have 3 “Maylunggay” (Moringa) trees in large pots. We trim 2 of them back to approx. 4’ height, and the biggest one to ~5’ (above the pot)* and bring them indoors B4 the 1st frost. They stay in a cool room (~45 deg. minimum temperature) until there is no danger of frost. (They usually start leafing out around May 1, for us.) Once several days have been 80 deg. F or more, they are off to the races.

*There will also be at least a couple good size roots growing through the bottom of the pot. We trim those off too and the plants recover fine in the spring. You could probably use a 5 gallon bucket with holes in the bottom for a pot, but 10 gallon pots are better - IF you can move them ok! I believe branches can be cut off and rooted - 3x 5 gallon pot / bucket trees may be more manageable than one 10 gallon pot tree. I suspect a tree outgrowing its 5 gallon bucket could be sold with a few branches trimmed back to finance new buckets and soil. I’d make sure the cuttings were off to a good start before selling the parent. :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kr_6Yw0Pc

(I have no idea if cut off roots can be used to start trees - maybe?!)


28 posted on 05/18/2020 10:07:37 PM PDT by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left wort h controlling.)
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To: Paul R.

Thanks for the info. . . I’m afraid I’m in the wrong climate zone. But the good news is I had recently bought some fermented moringa. . .not really knowing what I was taking. . .just that it couldn’t hurt to try it. I’m thankful for the info on the thread.


41 posted on 05/19/2020 7:11:00 AM PDT by Maudeen (OUR ONLY HOPE IS JESUS)
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