Our Moringa trees and the Florida winter

Well... the COLD weather December 2009 and January 2010 certainly didn't do our Moringa trees any good! They have survived, but they need the sunlight and the warm weather, to thrive. Supposedly, the Moringas will drop their leaves if the temperatures average 50°F or below. Ours didn't, but they lost a lot of leaves when the temperatures got into the 30's!

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Our poor trees, took such a hit! Going to put some photos up, so you can see how badly they took a beating, because not only did we get COLD, here in Florida - we had lots of ---WIND, which just "beat them to pieces", but left them alive! When I checked on the trees in one of our locations, they just looked "dead", but look at the photos, and you'll see - they are very much alive! We were SO glad! The trees at our other location, have water near them, on both sides, so they fared much better than these did, but they are ALL --- alive!

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We grow and sell Moringa trees, so you can buy Moringa Oleifera seeds, Moringa Stenopetala seeds, Moringa Oleifera seedlings, Moringa Stenopetala seedlings, and Moringa Leaf Powder from us online, right here in sunny Florida. All of our Moringas are organically grown, using no chemicals or fertilizers, other than a really good organic one.
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We eat the leaves, buds, flower blossoms, pods and seeds from our own trees, and we don't want those synthetic chemicals put into our bodies, anymore than we want them in yours! The closer to nature that you eat, you know, the better off you'll be.

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Many people ask us how to grow Moringa. Well, if you live where the weather is tropical, you grow them in the ground, year-round. If you live where winter brings freezing temperatures, you can grow Moringa as an annual - plant it in the spring, when the ground is warm, eat the harvest from it all summer long, and when the temperatures get into the 50's, dig it up and bring it inside for the winter. Alternatively, you can just let it go in the winter, and plant fresh seeds the next year.
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If you intend to bring your Moringas inside, make sure they are in a large container, as they develop BIG roots. If you give them LOTS of indoor light, in the form of plant lights, and an organic fertilizer, they will almost grow like "bonsai".

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One thing to remember, about Moringa trees, is that they will grow faster, and bush out beautifully, if you prune them - a lot, and often. If you DON'T, they will grow into a tall tree very rapidly, and put their leaves, buds, blossoms and pods...out of your reach.
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What more can I say, except that I love Moringa! It truly was "love at first bite", and our appreciation for the humble Moringa tree just grows and grows; just like our Moringas!
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Morey the Moringa Oleifera Seed

Hi! I am Morey, the Moringa Oleifera seed. I grow into a beautiful tree, that can sustain life! My little bright, green leaves are just jam-packed with nutritional benefits, and they can help you stay healthy - a lot! Everyone says they taste really good, too!

At Moringa Manor, and I Love Moringa, and Moringa Matters, you can read all about the tree that I become, and I hope you fall in love with me, because I have helped to overcome malnutrition in many countries, all over the world!

My owners grow me in Florida, and sometimes it gets really cold, especially in the last few years. I look funny then, but as soon as it warms up, I spring right back to life. I am one of the most rapidly growing trees in the world, given the right conditions, but you can cut me WAY back, and prune my branches severely, and I will just "get back up" and grow, again! You know what they say - "you can't keep a good man down." I try really hard to live up to that, and my brother and sister Moringa Oleifera seeds, and all of our relatives just "take a beating" and come back!

Why don't you do your health a favor, and check out Moringa for yourself? My owners love to eat the leaves from my trees, because they just burst with flavor and health benefits. You can cook the leaves, too - just a little bit - like when you sauté something, or bake me on pizza, right under the cheese, or put me in quiche, or dip, or --- whatever! My buds and flowers are scrumptious, too - but you HAVE to cook them, before you eat them. Many people like to eat my pods, but get 'em when they are about the size of a green bean, or they get a little "woody". Once in a while, my owners will fry my seeds, that grow in my LONG pods, and put a little garlic salt on them, and eat them. They are really GOOD, but they are also very purifying to your body, so take it easy if you decide to do that!

In some places, people eat my ROOTS, too - BUT DON'T DO THAT! They taste just like horseradish - that's why one of my nicknames is "the horseradish tree". I don't want you to eat my roots, because the BARK contains a neurotoxin, that can be potentially VERY dangerous. If you want horseradish, grow horseradish.

Well, that's about enough for now. Come see us at our websites, you'll find me easily. You'll also meet "Stan", the Moringa Stenopetala seed. He hails from African, where his tree is called "Mother's helper". Stan is one of my relatives, but I am the first copyrighted character of the owners. They admittedly like "Stan's" leaves better, JUST because you don't have to pick as many of them to get a meal, but I am their first love, and they are "kinda" partial to me.