Moringa Cuttings Successfully Rooting for First Time!!!
Good Morning, Steemians!
I wanted to share this with you guys this morning: my three little soft wood cuttings that I took from the Moringa tree from my harvest a few days ago are successfully rooting! I thought they never would! I've tried planting cuttings of Moringa so many times without any luck.
I think the secret is to take soft wood cuttings (immature wood) instead of hard wood cuttings like I had been trying!!! Anyway it's exciting because now I've figured out how to have an endless supply of Moringa trees.
Before, I just knew that if you Harvest Moringa leaves, they will almost always grow back, especially with the Indian variety I have.
Anyway, just thought it was cool and I'm really excited! Have a great morning!
New babies growing , so exciting !
Yes! I love free food!
Nothing better than healthy free food
The tree of life! This definitely is a great addition to any southern food forest. Great job getting the cuts to root!
Thanks, yeah I have three medium sized trees already, and I'd been trying so many times to get hard wood cutting to root to no avail! :)
Did you try pulling on the stick ever so slightly to feel any tension to make sure they're rooting? I have some apple tree clippings that keep leafing but they're not rooting! Ugh. Haha.
Oh that's annoying! Yeah I do (do) that but it's been a year and everything that has leafed has rooted lol sometimes what happens is if I plant them too early the sun just kills them and I go through hell trying to provide shade so I'm learning to keep things potted longer ;)
Oh yeah! I bet that's a big factor. Maybe keep them potted until fall or something?
Not even that long, just long enough so that they can handle the sun. I sometimes inch them out lol maybe 2 hours full sun for a couple days and build up until they can handle it :)
OH yeah, "harden them off" is what I hear that process called. Hahah. Silly weak plants!
Lol! Yes yes, wimps.
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Wow. Congratulation to your moringa :D
Thank you :)
I got 2 cuttings that seem to be rooting too. I have had trouble getting cuttings to grow too. I hope these 2 make it.
I have rooted a large about 2inch round branch cutting in the past and its been alive for 2 years now. It seems to be struggling this year but it has growth of both flowers and leaves. Go moringa go... grow grow grow! :)
Hehe I hope yours root as well! :)