Moringa John

12/23/2024

Winter Plant Management Post:

Perennial (plant once with year after year production) MORINGA is the epitome of set it once and support abundance thereafter with a few key management intersections besides harvest and processing of Nature's MOST NUTRIENT DENSE EDIBLE LEAF!

Everyone in a FROST/FREEZE Zone, generally considered 9b and lower with a few occasional exceptions, should get familiar with some basic overwintering best practices. Remember we are LEAF FARMERS NOT TREE GROWERS, which in turn allows for some relaxed winter patience waiting for Spring.

I teach the best practice of FINAL HARVEST, determined in Fall when temps begin to dip below 65° regularly and before our plants show signs of cold stressile yellowing or dropping of our highly valuable leaf. At this juncture we whack EVERYTHING down to an 8"-12" center stalks regardless of plant height and process our 'final seasonal harvest'!

There is ZERO NEED TO FURTHER PROTECT THAT STALK OR ROOTBALL! Don't waste valuable time inputs with crazy cages and several feet of mulching and or wraps! If it does freeze above ground and freezes those center stalks, when temps rise above freezing again cut the frozen portions off to prevent molds and other pathogens from easy access/food fuels, and wait til Spring warms up! Easy Peasy more time for other projects that reward time inputs.

Moringa rootballs direct ALL GROWTH TRAFFIC, and will send multiple shoots up from there. The number and intensity of this process in my experience is 100% abundance dependent on the health and nutrient density of the prepped soils above! So before 65° + Spring days, I make sure to mulch and feed soil tops!

MULTIPLE MAXIMUM ABUNDANT HARVESTS in frost zones are easily achieved the is way allowing those cold zones with none or minimal permafrost production to not only survive winters but Spring back into production with ZEAL!

Remember to get Moringa into your daily diet at the correct dosage/concentration levels and get one step closer to yours and your families NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE! Long term sustained health is a few steps away!

GROW TRIPLE, Process/preserve, and share with anyone barter away and build inpenetrable fearless healthy connections!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!
Moringa John

PS...to my South Florida and Central Florida Moringa family, I am now in the Tampa/Ft Myers area and hoping to connect with everyone here! Workshop partners, Garden Clubs, Sm and LG Famers, and potential Commercial Grow Partners with cleared and Irrigated land LETS MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!!

12/13/2024

Start supplementing with the most nutrient dense edible leaf powder possible, MORINGA! Then fill in any gaps or extra needs...multi-vitamin level or medicinal level Moringa has amazing potential with regular daily consumption lifestyle habits!

What are you waiting for? You can't get all this with Broccoli or Kale...GO FOR IT!

Moringa John

PS...growing an annual supply for the home is very doable but takes some space and a well designed grow plan...look out for an upcoming Workshop in your area to dive deeper!

11/20/2024

FINAL HARVEST IS HERE POST!

We got the tap on the shoulder to prepare when the first pm temp drop below 60°F recently came around for a visit! Anyone in a grow Zones lower than 9a/b should already have taken down their plants and harvested the last leaf grow of 2024.

In 9a, we shouldn't see much yellowing yet but it's coming fast, SO TAKE 100% OF YOUR LEAF NOW unless you warehouse grow or move plants into a warm sunny (minimum 6 hrs a day) indoors location.

A Harvest event means that we WHACK EM leaving ONLY the center stalk at about 8" MAX above ground, less is fine too. This encourages maximum bushy recovery and more leaf production come Springtime. In Final Harvest we take our plants down and let them rest. Whatever happens to the stalk including a freeze event WILL NOT adverseky effect the new growth to happen. Save labor hours and supplies trying to 'protect' unimportant woody stems protruding out. Cut frozen bits off and let Moringa work her magic!

I was a bit late on Final Harvest for the Moringa John test grow, but finally got it done and processed all my leaf. This time around I purposefully neglected my hedgerow and really noticed a leaf quality and quantity slide which proves once again, the dynamics of a full productive and healthy production of Moringa leaf is DIRECTLY RELATED to the health and nutrition available in the soil!

Season starts in Late March/Early April when it's time to feed our grows and plants with the best amendments and fertilizers we have (a more detailed post will come to prepare everyone for Spring), and watch the plant explosion and fast growth!!

I'm so grateful for such a dynamic and engaged community pushing themselves further and further toward home grown NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE, GREATER HEALTH, MORE ENERGY AND BETTER SLEEP!

Pics and comments below for more visual education etc. Thank you to everyone for a great season! More to come!

As always, GROW TRIPLE!! SHARE with anyone and EVERYONE seeking solutions to food and nutrition freedom and self-reliance! Let's build inpenetrable healthy lives and communities detached from the poison matrix!!

Forever Dedicated to Your Wellness,
Moringa John

PS. WHACK EM!

11/14/2024

FREE Moringa Farm Day Post!!

Duval Clay and surrounding Counties!

Eden Gardens Jacksonville is having a special farm tour and MORINGA INFORMATION CLASS, this Saturday, November 14th!! Come learn why everyone should be growing rows and rows of Moringa and see it in the gardens. Planting and harvesting covered and it's all FREE!

Moringa John will be there for support, and with a limited number of plants, and for the FIRST TIME EVER, high quality Moringa SEED PACKETS and Grow Kits will be For Sale!!!

9179 Garden St, Jacksonville, FL 32219
Tours start at 9am and Moringa class starts a 10:30 am

Don't miss out on an economical fun and informative chance to get your Moringa Grow happening so you, your pets, family, and friends can start the journey toward NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE, bullet proof health, and stronger immunity!

Hope to See you There!
Moringa John

11/13/2024

Myfriends at Dancing Treetops Family Farm made a YouTube video with me about growing Moringa in pots during their last visit....

Are you growing Moringa and eating it more and more!

The nutrition is so abundant and bioavailable IT WORKS IN ALL SPECIES including pets and farm animals!!!

What are YOU waiting for? Grow and eat more MORINGA?

https://youtu.be/X5PsuKa3TG8?si=0YetR5Hf7xaUOnXu

Moringa John

PS....Every food independent operation should have a minimum of 50 intensively planted Moringa (10'x5' plot size) PER ADULT in order to produce enough LEAF in 3 or 4 harvests per grow season and supply 12 months NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE...attend a workshop to learn how!

We went to pick up a lot of plants, including lots of moringa, from the Florida moringa expert Moringa John, and he had so many great moringa growing tips th...

11/08/2024

LAST DAY TO STOCK UP ON CHEAP CHEAP EVERYTHING!!
HUGE LIQUIDATION AND PLANT SALE!! BOGO all day!

Moringa John is selling EVERYTHING on hand to reduce stock and go on a farming/workshop tour of Central Florida for the next 3 MONTHS!

TODAY ONLY, in South Clay County you can pickup 1/2 price MORINGA seedlings, sapplings, and trees!! Hundreds of Moringa! Start your intensive grow now!

Also available are:
250 GALLON AQUAPONICS SYSTEM!?
80 Plant Hydroponics tower
Hundreds of seedling trays and pots from 1qy - 15 Gal
Hoses, sprinklers, 2" hydro pots
Rootstock Avacado
Variegated Red Bananas(landscape/will produce)
Mexican Oregano
Orange mint
Ginger x8
Turmeric
Mexican Sunflower cuttings
Yucca Cuttings
Bentony
Unlimited Longevity Spinach cuttings
Rooted Fig Cuttings
Dry Organic Florida Moringa by the barrel--up to 40 lbs ONKY $15/LB! Powdered it sells for $40+
And more!

10am-2 pm Sunday TODAY ONLY!!

PS. I am also selling several 55 Gallon Food safe rain barrels, hydroponic 8 bucket system, Sage Bundle biz (over a hundred sticks+) and other goodies getting moved around!

11/06/2024

MORINGA JOHN NEEDS A STRONG USED PICKUP FOR EXPANSION!!!

Our old pickup had a great engine but the frame was from up North and it rusted and snapped!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help us locate and acquire a new strong 6 cyl (manual ok) lower miles pickup truck to expand our reach Statewide.

We need Moringa now more than EVER IN FLORIDA AND AMERICA! I am going to be in Central Florida for 3 months spreading the knowledge and growing/usage of this Nutrition GIANT!

I can put $5k cash and more on Barter/trade!! Seeds, design, consulting, training, free workshops, product development, Annual Consulting ALL CAN BE ADDED TO EQUAL A FAIR VALUE OR IT CAN BE PART OR ALL DONATION TOO!!

Please help Moringa make it into every plate in Florida and directly impact the health wellness and knowledge of reversing food poison and building complete health for families AND animals!!

Share and/or DM directly if you can help!

Grow TRIPLE!! Share with family and friends and let's get Healthy again!!

Moringa John

11/01/2024

Moringa Grow Partners Post:

Hey Moringa Family!
If you are eager to expand your plant based health, provide home grown nutrition and medicine for your and your farm animals, or want to expect and a product line or income opportunity, then becoming a Moringa Grow Partner may be the ideal solution for you!
Requirements for 50/50 splits:
Cleared, Irrigated, Organically Amended (ready to plant soil - not sand pits dears)

INCLUDED:
Research based expertly designed grow systems (not 1 in Fla yet is optimized or managed correctly!!
Seed variety and sourcing based upon professional commercially grown farms and grow zone variables (50/50 seed cost split - minimal and planted once!)
Multiple use planting plots to maximize products desired...Moringa can produce over several highly valuable harvestable outputs)
Full Training thru COMPLETE grow cycles.
Harvest and Processing In Person Support.
Complete Product Development Consults/Training.

Minimum field space (all grow plots together-doesnt have to be all one big plot) is 1/2 acre.

Turn massive labor dependent spaces into effortless Perennial producing feed, plant multi-vitamin, and cash flow by setting up a MORINGA Grow once, and get repeat harvests for the life and health of the plants!!

In zone 9a, YOU GET 3 COMPLETE HARVESTS EACH SEASON!!! Can't get that from overpriced Mangoes or Avocados!!!

Commercial animal or crop farms especially desired with special share and setup supports! PERFECT HOME GROWN ANIMAL NUTRITION! Be a Leader in Organic self-sufficiency!

Healthier body, healthier family, bullet proof nutrition for animal feeds, cash products to support the operation! Grows can be as large as the needs require!

You just need Cleared, Prepared, Amended, Irrigated soils to start! Free Beginner Workshop included for up to 10 ppl!!

LETS GROOOOOOOW!

Moringa John

PS...copy to Homesteader or Farm nerd friends or share on your plant nerd pages and let's get Florida drowning in MORINGA WELLNESS!

10/28/2024

92 MINERALS
46 ANTI-OXIDANT S
and more in THIS ARTICLE!

https://amchara.com/detox-cleanse/92-nutrients-and-46-antioxidants-in-one-tree-maringa-oleifera/

10/27/2024

CHECKING IN POST:

Happy Sunday Moringa Family!
We are closing in on 500 followers soon and I wanted to firstly take a second to praise those who are stepping towards NUTRITIONAL INDEPENDENCE as we awaken to a Nationally broken food and farming system, and the INCREDIBLE potential and uses of Earth's most nutrient dense edible leaf, MORINGA!!

Self-sufficiency MUST include "nutritional sufficiency' too, and that's a complex and diverse understanding of not only Micronutrients and Macronutrients, but then HOW AND WHAT DO I GROW to support me and my family??!!

That's why I urge anyone who will listen to START with Moringa for its stunning natural perennial support and unparalleled micronutrient density! It's a MONSTER that works in ANY ANIMAL SPECIES and prepared correctly turns into a turbo charged MEDICINE!

It won't solve all the holes in your plan, BUT IT WILL FILL MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLANT CAN, AND GROW EVERY YEAR AFTER FIRST PLANTING!! A no brainier of logic and reverse engineered success giving multiple homestead outputs with MINIMAL INPUTS!

Today I am checking in with my gaggle as you all become more knowledgeable and grow TRIPLE the Moringa you think you need.

Share below where you are at, post pics, and ask any questions you have!!! TOGETHER WE MUST SUPPORT MORINGA AND EACH OTHER and build guilds and communities so strong and capable, we do NOT panic and get on the fear trains or buses. One step at a time, YES YOU CAN!

I am here for MORINGA and anyone just starting out, learning from a dozen plants, or ready to jump into hedgerow intensive growing and Commercial community healing large grows! Get schools churches land owners and current farmers on board!

Please check in and say hello. Please share this FB page so others can speed up their own Nutritional Independence too!

Moringa John

PS. If you recently bought plants or powder from me, this is a great time to plan for Winter and Spring, make sure you have enough Organic Florida grown Moringa, and INVERT THE PYRAMID!

10/24/2024

Moringa and FOOD IDEAS POST!

I ran across this posted question on another site where the Moringa user was asking for help cooking with Moringa! He thought the fresh leaves and dry powder in tea form was "bitter" and in the responses to his post there are DOZENS OF RECIPES AND RESPONSES! This is SE Asia/Singapore so they are easy to make and prepare at home without getting too fancy.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1twe8wzNNgm2pxUY/?mibextid=oFDknk

Everything from Moringa pesto to Moringa and Chicken soup or Moringa and Scrambled Eggs! If you've chatted with me at a Moringa John booth or been to a Moringa John workshop you have heard me say over and over, START WITH FOODS YOU ALREADY FIND DELICIOUS! If it's not your favorite after adding appropriate daily consumption guidelines, at least your A+ doesn't drop further than a B+ and that's still a solid AND NUTRITIOUS meal!!

Braver eaters will do like I once did also when starting out on my journey, I literally put it in EVERYTHING and figured it out for me. YOU CAN TOO!

DAILY nutrient dense nutrition is CRITICAL to sustained overall health and wellness, and when used correctly, Moringa is so Nutrient and Anti-Oxidant dense, it becomes medicinal! FIGURE IT OUT NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!

NUTRITIONAL FREEDOM is within reach of your families fingertips! Grow more and eat more MORINGA and protect you and yours from nutritional and medical decline!

Moringa John

PS. A 'Cooking' and Moringa Product class are tentatively planned for Jacksonville Sat November 15th 10-Noon. Details forthcoming once set!

10/20/2024

GRATITUDE POST AND SEASONAL MAINTENANCE:

Thank You Sam, David the Good, Speakers, Support Families, Scrubland Farmz and Volunteers for another fantastic Scrubfest all day Speaker Vendor plant nerd 'party'! So grateful my SCRUBFEST T-shirt collection keeps on growing spending time with you all!

MORINGA MANAGEMENT SEASONAL BEST PRACTICES:

This is the slowing down season for our Tropical/Sub-tropical wunder-plant Moringa: temps below 70°F are slowing down, under 60° it's basically dormant for growth or planting purposes.

This is NOT the time for starting anything inground from seed! Starts seeds and transfer to potted indoors/greenhoused now thru April to get a jump on Spring planting and plant growth.

Mature potted can be placed in ground, but don't expect high growth rates. It's more for soil and rootball acclimation and winter resting, which the plant will do when everything is below 60°.

"Final Harvest" is coming soon, in 9a it's by end of Nov, capturing the valuable and grow target of leaf production, which will stop and even yellow and drop under low temp stressors. So we capture the leaf beforehand and let her rest and recover. We are 'Leaf Farmers' first.

When temps get zippy again, 70° +, and shoots start popping out, we fertilize/feed and prepare for new growth explosions!

While going sleepy/dormant remember to REDUCE WATERING SCHEDULES! Everything slows down including drinking water, so adjust accordingly and avoid over watering shock, leaf loss, and potential rootball rot!

Remember we GROW TRIPLE and share with our inner circles!! Build strong connections all around and make sure when times get tough, our hearts don't toughen too. Time to Prepare Y'all! DO YOU and yours have NUTRITIONAL FREEDOM yet?!

LETS GROOOOW!

Moringa John

10/17/2024

UPCOMING ALL DAY SPEAKER AND MARKET EVENT POST!!

Moringa John will be setup THIS SATURDAY, OCT 19TH FOR SCRUBFEST III at Scrubland Farms in Ft McCoy, FLIII!

This annual Plant Nerd, Homestead/Farmstead ALL DAY SPEAKER, Retail Vendor Market EXTRAVAGANZA is a must go for the entire family! Get your tickets in advance at TheSurvivalGardener.Com site search SCRUBFEST III!

I'll have Organic Moringa Powder, Organic Moringa Oils, Organic Moringa Lemonade and Warm Spiced Apple Moringa Shots, Moringa Seedlings/Plants, Free Hugs, and LOTS OF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION to support your next phase application of Moringa into your plans! Nutritional Freedom at your service!

LETS GROOOOW!

Moringa John

Repost and tell your plant nerd friends! See you all there!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1k6k9kCc7FRwKFza/?mibextid=oFDknk

10/13/2024

New Sprout/Regular Plant Management Post:

As a softwood plant, it takes Moringa seedlings/sapplings 3-6 months before the outer thick skin barks thicken enough to protect against heavy moisture stem rots.

With all our humidity, be aware that at nighttime thru til final harvest first week of Nov, cold air condenses our super humid air (sometimes 100% humidity) and causes lots of condensation. These drops form on whatever they can including young green tender new shoots and cause frequent fungal growth and often stem rot taking the whole new shoot with it.

Recently I have been experiencing lots of new shoot loss due to heavy soil and air moisture and have had to adjust my watering and remove many top dressed pots sprouting new growth! Also direct sun becomes more critical in the morning as a way to evaporate the wetness naturally. Also being aware to adjust or lessen watering accordingly too.

It's a partnership with each new plant introduced to ones environment and like all good relationships, it takes time and a few cycles to understand. Sometimes leaves yellow and fall and we need to observe conditions to increase support needs. Moringa is very forgiving AND fast growing, so it's a GREAT one to get right! Intense nutrient density, intense anti-oxidant content, complete protein, nutritious for ALL species (pets and domesticated and even for fish!)

The MOST COMMON Moringa tyrant and killer is too much moisture and over watering. Second would be improper soil prep and shallow planting. Control moisture needs when stalks are still green and leave soil tops around stems and stalk bare until you see heavier barky skins form, usually after 6 months of growth

The worst way to grow Moringa is NOT AT ALL! Nutritional Independence and Medicinal freedom can be grown in your own yard with some patient accurate REVERSE ENGINEERING/DESIGN! Having a hedgerow producing enough for your family and animals can secure some incredibly important nutrition and medicine for when times get tight!

GROW TRIPLE!! Share with your Family and Community! Learn MORINGA first and supply so many self-sufficiency needs with one AMAZING plant!

Pics for visual learners!

Moringa John

10/08/2024

STORM PREPARATION MORINGA!!

For those growing in pots who are able, move your pots under eaves, under wind tolerant cover, elevated from possible flooding, or indoors. It's only a few days. Replace away from soggy areas in direct sunlight!

If unable to move conveniently, harvest your leaf NOW! Moringa hates constant wet feet and will yellow and drop leaf under multiple days of water logged conditions. We are leaf farmers, so don't risk losing what you have worked hard to produce. It will produce more by November 9a final harvest!

Inground growers susceptible to flooding, HARVEST LEAF NOW! Recovery will produce plenty by November final harvest! Tall (over 6') plants need harvesting anyway, so don't bother staking or roping. TAKE A FULL HARVEST (CUT ENTIRE PLANT TO NO MORE THAN 18" OF CENTER STALK) and process that nutrient dense antioxidant rich leaf and freeze in ziplock bags for daily use!

Again, Moringa hates wet feet and can shock out after a few days of constant water pressures.

Be safe! Your Moringa will recover no matter what you do as long as the rootball/taproots are not drowned out or start fungal rot!

See you all on the other side!
Moringa John