Moringa Cutting | Free!!!

Moringa is a superfood and also has a number of medicinal applications, but do you know that they have the potential to play a very important role in relation to the climate crisis?

One of the largest problems inflicted by climate change is desertification. Because Moringa oleifera trees grow fast and well in dry areas, they have great potential when it comes to battling desertification. The presence of long taproot makes the Moringa resistant to periods of drought, making it a reliable source of food despite unreliable growing conditions.

Moringa is also an effective way to sequester carbon from the environment. According to a Japanese study in 2009, the rate of absorption or assimilation of carbon dioxide by the moringa tree is twenty times (20x) higher than that of general vegetation and fifty times (50x) higher when compared to the Japanese cedar tree. The moringa tree therefore will be a useful tool in slowing the climate crisis in that, one (1) moringa tree will be equivalent to the effectiveness of fifty (50) Japanese cedar trees in absorbing carbon dioxide.

Source:
Villafuerte, L. R. and Villafurte-Abonal L., (2009) Data Taken from the Forestry agency of Japan in Moringa Malunggay Phillippines, Apples of Gold Publishing, Singapore, Pg 240.

STEP 1
Get the largest pot you can find. Fill it with soil. (Or choose a spot in your backyard where you wouldn't mind growing a large tree. Moringa trees can get pretty big when left to their own devices..)

STEP 2
Bury about 1/2 to 2/3 of the twig into the soil.

STEP 3
Water the soil around it generously, every day, until some shoots come out.

STEP 4
Be patient with it because it'll look dead for couple of weeks before you see new growth.

STEP 5
Join Manila Grows Food, our urban gardening community to learn more.

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