Garden Diary. The cuttings are growing nicely and the Moringa Tree as well. Watch till the end and meet a very communicative dragonfly.
Some years ago I bought some moringa seeds on a trade fair in Berlin from an African Farmer. He didn't think that they will grow in our climate. We used to be hardiness zone 7b now we're 8a
("In mid-November 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed new changes to its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, updated from the previous 2012 version. This map is a useful tool for gardeners to figure out which species are most likely to thrive at a particular location."
That's what 'North Carolina Botanical Garden' wrote on the 6th of March 2024) Zone 8a is still not warm enough for moringa trees to grow outside that's why I grow them in a container and they go inside in winter. The room is not heated but with a little window. Sometimes the temperatures go down to -2C / 28,4 F or even cooler. The tree looses all the leaves but comes back in spring when it's getting warmer.
10 сен 2024