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Loose Leaf Miracles

Moringa, also known as the “miracle tree,” has gained popularity in recent years for its numerous health benefits. The leaves of the moringa tree are particularly nutrient-dense and can be used in a variety of ways, including as a dried powder. 

Dried moringa leaves are a convenient and easy way to incorporate this superfood into your diet. Here are some ways to use them:

Tea

Powder

Smoothies

In Smoothies Moringa powder is a great addition to smoothies, adding a boost of nutrients and a slightly earthy flavor. Just add a teaspoon of moringa powder to your favorite smoothie recipe and blend as usual.

Soups & Stews

In Soups and Stews Moringa leaves can also be added to soups and stews for an extra nutritional punch. Simply sprinkle some dried moringa leaves into the pot while cooking and let them simmer for a few minutes.

Seasoning

As a Seasoning Moringa powder can be used as a seasoning for a variety of dishes, adding a unique flavor profile and a boost of nutrients. Sprinkle it on roasted vegetables, popcorn, or even scrambled eggs.

Nutritional Additive to Flour

In Baked Goods Moringa powder can be used in baked goods, such as muffins, bread, and cookies, for a healthy twist on traditional recipes. Just substitute a portion of the flour with moringa powder and enjoy the added nutrients.

Health

In addition to being a convenient and easy way to incorporate moringa into your diet, dried moringa leaves have numerous health benefits. They are high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, and have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering properties.

Versatile 

Overall, dried moringa leaves are a versatile and healthy ingredient that can be used in a variety of ways to improve your diet and overall health. Give them a try and see how they can enhance your favorite dishes!

Peace, Love, and Prosperous Growing.

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Summer is Getting Closer

Greetings and welcome to Grow Moringa Farms in Plant City, Florida. I'm Kendrick Henry, your local USA Moringa Farmer. I'm so happy, summertime is right around the corner. It's just about to be Moringa season and we like to get the Moringa season started by shipping Moringa trees all over the country. We ship 10 Moringa trees inside of a box. You can get a box of Moringa trees shipped to your front door with 10 of these inside. I'm going to show you how we ship them so that way you know that when they arrive to you they'll be safe and healthy. We'd also like to show you how to sprout them so if you get our Starter Kit, you'll be able to Sprout the Grow Moringa way.

Starter Kit Contents

If you order a Starter Kit it actually comes with 10 Moringa trees, but it's not just the trees alone. These trees are going to come with seeds and pellets so that way you could actually start your own Moringa trees as well. It's an amazing feeling to learn how to grow Moringa trees, and I want to teach you how to grow them using the Grow Moringa Method. What I'm going to do is start from the very very beginning of how we get started and what you can do at home when you receive your Starter Kit.

Peat Pellets

First of all inside your starter kit you're gonna get these peat moss pellets and they come flat, dehydrated and this is made from peat moss and the skin of the outside here is a biodegradable skin made from corn.

Hydrating the Peat Pellet Using BioStimulant

All you do is hydrate it. I've already pre-hydrated one for you to see but what I do is add my famous Moringa BioStimulant we make from Moringa leaves. You can use this on any plants. You get a 4oz bottle of the BioStimulant in the box with your starter kit. The trick is to water from below. We'll take a tray just like this and we'll dunk it in a tub of water and BioStimulant. When you first hydrate the pellets they really don't have any perlite inside, which is why the starter kit comes with a bag of perlite.

Adding Perlite

Perlite is a ph neutral volcanic mineral. It's actually a glass. It's made from obsidian and it doesn't really have any nutrients but it helps with drainage, especially in these peat moss pellets. When you get your Starter Kit once you're hydrating these pellets you'll want to take a little bit of the peat moss out and then  dig out a hole in the center. We've got ourselves a little hole there and we're going to put some perlite in the middle. That perlite is really going to help with drainage. I just kind of mix it in there by kneading the pellet around in my hands. Now she's ready for the seed.

Burring the Seed

You see how nice that is? So we've got these really really nice PKM1 Moringa Oleifera seeds which come inside the starter kit. You get about 10 to 15 seeds in there and 10 pellets inside the starter kit. So you take your seed and you lay it flat so with the wing side up you stick it right in and then you can just kind of swish the peat moss in and around it and i just kind of bury it down in there. Someone asked today how deep do they bury the pellets once they are ready to be planted and you really don't have to bury the pellets very deep, or the tubers very deep. The tuber forms inside the pellet.

Bottom Watering

The peat pellets tend to dry out pretty quickly so that's why we like to water from below. Because we're having to water consistently and the leaves and stem don't like a lot of water, we water from below. We use the wicking system. We dunk this tray of pellets in a tub so the water/BioStimulant mixture wicks up the pellet and the water doesn't disturb the leaves or stem. This really helps us sprout within 10 days or so. Maybe 5 or 10 days you can see that you'll get a nice sprout. Within about a week or two weeks you'll have a growing seedling with roots trying to pop out of the bottom. 

Peace, Love, and Prosperous Growing.

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Does Seed Selection Matter?

Why should you care where you get your Moringa seeds? Aren't they all the same? Today we're going to explore the different types of Moringa, what seeds we use and why, where we get our seeds from, and the dangers of cross pollination. It's important to know your farmer and the care they take to make sure you get a high quality product, especially for seeds, as that is the future of your garden.  

Different Types of Moringa Seeds

There are 13 known types of Moringa, but only a few are used for cultivation. Of those few types Moringa Oleifera is one most known and used. In the Moringa Oleifera family there are over 100 different types of seed varieties. The most common of those is the PKM1, but other seeds that you might hear about are the PKM2 and MOMAX3.

Seeds We Use

In short we use the PKM1 seeds. PKM1 seeds were developed at Periya Kulam Horticultural College and Research Institute in Tamil Nadu, India.  

Why We Use This Variety

PKM1 seeds are the most widely used seed and for a good reason. It has high yields of leaves when compared to other varieties and it highly disease and pest resistant. This variety, in a tropical zone can fruit twice a year! It's also what most of the studies that have been done on Moringa used in their testing and research. Additionally it has a better taste than other varieties which is great when you are growing the plants for food or food supplement. 

Where We Get Our Seeds

We have developed a relationship with a USDA Certified Organic Moringa farm in Nicaragua. This is our main supplier of seeds. We have done our due diligence and met with this farmer and seen their farming practices. We trust this supply of seeds and use it on our farms to grow our Moringa trees so we know they are high quality.

Dangers of Cross Pollination 

If you get seeds from different sources without knowing which variety they could cross pollinate. If the trees cross pollinate they typically revert to the lower yielding tree variety. For example if you have a PKM1 Moringa Farm and you decided to try growing some MOMAX3 trees so you could produce a large amount of oil from the seeds, you would be sorely disappointed. The cross pollination would cause the trees to be more PMK1 producing trees. The MOMAX3 seeds are extremely expensive and you would have wasted all that money, and not gotten what you were looking for. 

Be Diligent

Make sure you pick the variety of seeds that work best for what your goal is. We recommend the PKM1 for a well rounded, high germinating seed that has a high immunity. Source those seeds through us, so you know you are getting high quality. Beware not to plant 2 different types of seeds within a 5 mile radius to reduce risk of cross pollination. 

Peace, Love, and Prosperous Growing.

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