I’ve heard about using moringa for nutritional deficiencies – but what about using moringa for fertilizer? It makes sense to me, since if it contains lots of nutrition for the human body, it would also contain lots of nutrition for plant life.
I’m always on the lookout for alternative fertilizers – especially considering some of our traditional organic options have been poisoned by Big Ag (see my article on toxic manure).
Knowing that the moringa tree is a highly productive and extremely nutritious food for people, I wondered if perhaps it might also be a good amendment for plants.
The answer is yes! Check this out:
http://www.tfljournal.org/files/Moringa%20for%20fodder%20&%20spray%20%28screen%29.pdf
“Recently a new benefit of Moringa was suggested: the leaves seem to contain a substance that stimulates plant growth and increases crop production. Several years ago, Mr. Nikolaus Foidl came across a referenceto a study by a Mr. Singh of India. It said that an extract from Moringa leaves seemed to stimulate the growth of plants.
It seems more experiments are in order.
I’ve been using moringa as a chop and drop fertilizer in my my gardens and my food forest and it seems to help; however, I haven’t tried moringa as a liquid fertilizer.
We do drink moringa tea when we get sick – it seems the plants like it as much as our bodies.
15 responses to “Using Moringa as fertilizer”
That… now THAT is some cool news.
And growing it as a field crop. Way cool idea.
Totally. Protein = nitrogen, so Moringa is good stuff on that front.
I may have access to more seeds soon, since the trees I planted in S. FL are now blooming. We shall see. Pod set has been non-existent for me thus far.
So on the To Do list: find a way to get Moringa to bloom this far north. I guess if you kept a few in a greenhouse it might work, but these things seem to love growing tall.
Yeah. I've had mine bloom but they aren't setting pods. A friend here grew one from seed last year… and it bloomed and produced a single pod which ripened before frost. The ones I protected have big trunks and are looking great – maybe this will be the year.
Grow the pkm1 variety. That's the one my mom is growing now. It bloomed last month(planted from seeds in Feb this year). They are said to bloom in 6 or so months, so you should be able to harvest some pods before the first frostt comes. eBay has them for quite cheap, other site that sell them is more expensive for the same amount that the seller on eBay is offering.
Sengie – thanks a bunch for this tip. I'll have to hunt those down. The flowering on mine is very sporadic.
As the Moringa leaves yellow in the late summer and fall, I strip them off and drop them around my fruit trees and herbs for light mulch/green fertilizer. I have fresh seeds for cultivation available for sale on my website HendryCreekHideaway.com
Thank you, Mary.
I live in Maui and Moringa is planted in just about every locals backyard. Ye, we use all parts to eat but recently heard about agroforestation technique of copicing this plant. So easy to propagate from cuttings. In 6 months my parent tree grows from 5 to 30+feet. Multiple stems about 3 inches in diameter. Then I cut them down, remove the leaves, chomp on the growing tip, delicious…potent. then chop the branches into 3 – 4 foot lengths and poke a hole in the ground, no special prep, water, and in about two weeks, they start sprouting leaves? Rooting is fast. I just hacked down two branches and cut it into 8 stems to plant. I just line them up next to my other fruit trees. They are nitrogen fixers. So, i plant to eat the shoots, trim the leaves to about 5 feet tall, and drop them around plants for fertilizer. Creation of the perfect cycle sine you dont have to fertilize moringa. Recipe: 6 chicken thighs, ginger, squash, salt, pepper. Boil. When squash is soft, add handfulls of moringa leaf, flowers. If adding beans, add them early.
Deliciouss, medicinal superfood, soup for health and the bonus, it tastes great. Locals add green papaya instead of squash, this soup is called chicken papaya in Hawaii. Enjoy.
Thank you!
my nane is Dr NARAYAN RAO LS GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (GKVK) BANGALORE, KARNATAKA,INDIA DURING THE YEAR 1974-1980 LATER ON WORKED FOR SOME GOOD AGROCHEMICAL COMPANIES FOR A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS AND NOW ALSO HEADING THE SALES AND PRODUCT DEVP OF ORANIC DIVISION OF A REPUTED COMPANY IN MUMBAI .SIMULTANOISLY LOOKING AT THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FACED BY MANY FARMERS CULTIVATIN IMP CROPS LIKE POMOGRANATES,CARDAMUM,BLACKPEPPER,CITRUS,PAPAYA,GRAPES,BANANA,ARACANUTS,COCONUTS,SUGHARCANE I MYSELF VISIT THE FIELDS ON REQUEST AND IF I DONT FIND ANY EXISTING SOLUTION FROM ANY OF THE INDIAN OR MNC COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FARMERS LOOSES ALL HOPES OF PROTECTING THWE CROP THEN I COME INTO THE MIND OF FARMER,THEN I STUDY THS PROBLEM,ANALISE THE SITUATION AND PREPARE SOME MEDICENS OF MY OWN AND SEE THAT MY POOR FARMER GET RID OF THE PROBLEMS.
TOADY BY THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY I COULD SAVE MANY DISTREEDS FARMERS AND EVEN I CAN CONVINCE THE UNIVERSITY SPECIALISTS AND MANY MANUACTURERS TOO THAT I HAVE ORGANC SOLUTIONS FOR SO CALLED BACTERIAL,FUNGAL AND TO SOME EXTENT WILT,VIRAL LEAFCURL,ETC. MY FARMERS SAYSEVEN IF I GIVE SOMETHING MADE AT HOME WITHOT ANY ATTRA TIVE BOTTLES AND LABELLING THEY BUY AS THEY TRUST ME AS THEIR FAMILY GARDEN DOCTOR I CAN CONVINCE ANY GREAT SPECIALIST IN INDIA AND ABROAD WHAT I DO IS HELPING MY FARAMERS AND MANY ELSEWHERE INTERESTED PL FEEL TO CONTACT THIS SOIL SON OF INDIA
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my nane is Dr NARAYAN RAO LS GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (GKVK) BANGALORE, KARNATAKA,INDIA DURING THE YEAR 1974-1980 LATER ON WORKED FOR SOME GOOD AGROCHEMICAL COMPANIES FOR A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS AND NOW ALSO HEADING THE SALES AND PRODUCT DEVP OF ORANIC DIVISION OF A REPUTED COMPANY IN MUMBAI .SIMULTANOISLY LOOKING AT THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FACED BY MANY FARMERS CULTIVATIN IMP CROPS LIKE POMOGRANATES,CARDAMUM,BLACKPEPPER,CITRUS,PAPAYA,GRAPES,BANANA,ARACANUTS,COCONUTS,SUGHARCANE I MYSELF VISIT THE FIELDS ON REQUEST AND IF I DONT FIND ANY EXISTING SOLUTION FROM ANY OF THE INDIAN OR MNC COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES AND FARMERS LOOSES ALL HOPES OF PROTECTING THWE CROP THEN I COME INTO THE MIND OF FARMER,THEN I STUDY THS PROBLEM,ANALISE THE SITUATION AND PREPARE SOME MEDICENS OF MY OWN AND SEE THAT MY POOR FARMER GET RID OF THE PROBLEMS.
TOADY BY THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY I COULD SAVE MANY DISTREEDS FARMERS AND EVEN I CAN CONVINCE THE UNIVERSITY SPECIALISTS AND MANY MANUACTURERS TOO THAT I HAVE ORGANC SOLUTIONS FOR SO CALLED BACTERIAL,FUNGAL AND TO SOME EXTENT WILT,VIRAL LEAFCURL,ETC. MY FARMERS SAYSEVEN IF I GIVE SOMETHING MADE AT HOME WITHOT ANY ATTRA TIVE BOTTLES AND LABELLING THEY BUY AS THEY TRUST ME AS THEIR FAMILY GARDEN DOCTOR I CAN CONVINCE ANY GREAT SPECIALIST IN INDIA AND ABROAD WHAT I DO IS HELPING MY FARAMERS AND MANY ELSEWHERE INTERESTED PL FEEL TO CONTACT THIS SOIL SON OF INDIA wonderful results we can get from my ideas and products reducing the cost of production and protecting soils,and environment
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thank you so much for information about Moringer fertilizer it has help me somuch
I’m working on moringer I want you help me thanks