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Moringa stenopetala or plain Malunggay has more nutrients than milk, eggs, bananas and other vegetables. A tree grown in many tropical countries and can also be grown in countries with four seasons depending on the care it gets.
I'm trying to grow one from a single seed in each small pot and just after few days from planting a small sprout can be seen from the soil bed, I've learned that this plant doesn't need too much water, it needs full sun for it's growth.
Scientists all over the world are singing their praises about this very unique "Tree of Life" as what they call it, it's not only giving plenty of vitamins for the body but also the seeds of this tree can be use as water purifier to countries with little drinking water supply like Ethiopia and African countries where drinking water is a number one problem.
The seeds on the picture will grow to be big trees and I only have few ideas on how to take care of it, I'm just an amatuer gardener and I have many failures with some of my gardening schemes thus making me nervous sometimes...
Anyway, the seeds that I'm trying to grow is starting to sprout now with few leaves, but since it is still far from maturity, I still have a lot of caring to do.
Winter will be here anytime soon and I'm still trying to search for some good ideas on how to grow it in this country with four seasons, and to add that I don't have a green house; but just that part of our porch that's been utilize as a garden; this amatuer gardener has lots of lessons to learn out from my own experiences...
My friend used to grew it here too!, but she's wondering why it doesn't look like trees but like bonsais growing even it is already considered as a mature tree after four years from planting, starting from a seed...
Well, I also want to give my best shot to this precious one, the "Tree of Life".
To grow "Bitter gourd", we have to start from the very beginning- starting from the seed, plant the seed during warm season as it need warmth and humidity to make the seed grow lushfully. Prepare a bed of fertile soil and let the seed sit not too deep so the first sprout will just come out easily, bitter gourd is a very nutritious vegetable and it's a good addition as garden decoration and of course addition to good nutrition.
