How to grow Ricinus (Castor Oil) plants 

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Wow this plant grows everywhere in Uganda🇺🇬 we use the leafs to remove stretch marks and scars and we make powder from the seeds for dandruff and also skin problems. It works perfectly

I love this plant so much! I have been growing it for many years and have learned alot about it. Here are some of my notes: -If you want to make them grow faster, plant them in a big pot, at least 40cm in diameter per plant and plant them in pairs or in 3's, instead of planting them into the ground. -If you want to grow them even much faster, stop it from flowering and cut off the buds as soon as you see them. Letting them develop buds and fruit will strongly slow down the growing process. -These plants are extremely hungry for nitrogen, I can fertilize the living hell out of them! I give 3 different long-term fertilizers, Hornshavings, Blood meal and especially Ammonium Nitrate. Not all at once mind you. Then I also give liquid fertilizer (8+8+6) twice a week and the larger they are, the more I give at once, up to 3 times the recommended dosage! -The warmer and more light they get the better. -They develop much bigger leafs when planted in the ground -You can buy up to 8 or 9 different variations of this plant, from extremely deep red leafs (New Zealand Purple) and stem to light green (Zanzi Palm, Zanzibariensis). The green variations grow the biggest leaves, up to 1 meter in diameter. And the green variation 'Zansi Palm' grows the tallest of all, up to 5meters. -They need ALOT of water on hot days. One pot (60cm diameter) with 3 plants will need up to 30 liters of water in one day! -You can, if you have the space, take them inside in winter, and cultivate them until it is warm again outside and grow them in the garden. -In their natural habitat, they reach a height of 13meters over 2-3 years! I have so much more, but I will leave it at that :)

What a beautiful garden with Richinus!

My first time with this plant this year. It’s such an impressive plant, one of my new favourites, the leaves and pods are amazing! Looking forward to harvesting the seeds and growing next year. A huge thumbs up for this beauty!

Great video!

It's a great looking plant and the oil from the seeds is also great for your skin.

Deadly seed

Great video, thanks for sharing. Trying the zanzi palm this year, Hoping for good results

Oh great thank you I will do right now.

They sure are gorgeous plants

Good video 👍 gotta get some. My papa as a kid gave me a few to grow. They got really big!

Thank you. Appreciate your video.👍

It so, so invasive and detrimental to the natural environment

I enjoyed your video it was a Great video and very detailed tfs

Thank you 🎉

Nice video.

V good video......thanks.

GREAT VIDIO REF.. RICINUS(CASTER OIL PLANT)

Hi, I have two plants from the gardencenter which I potted up in a plastic pot. During winter I keep the plants inside and in summer I put them outside. I already have a lot of beans from them , but never try to propagate them myself, which I will try this year. Thanks for your video.

I've just this minute planted 15 ricinus communis and six ricinus zanzibarensis seeds and tucked them all in my indoor mini greenhouse. Now...the waiting game!

Awesome video and we’ll educational. Question about seeding started. When the seeds start to germinated how many times does it need to be water and when do start fertilizing ?

I have Ricinus farm, I'm using it as fertilizer Ricinus flower contains 5% of nitrogen. And my gardening plants love it.

Great to see some more content! I love your channel. It would be good in future videos to mention what time of year each step is done. I.e Sowing, potting on, planting out. Maybe that could be added to the description. Again, great video!

I planted my seeds directly into my garden I selected an area that gets the most sun: they are growing well.

They are so easy to care for. Just give it water once a month

Good to see another video at last, thanks. Hope the garden is fairing up well now that the real cold spells are fast approaching. One of question. Given the high toxicity of the plant what are your thoughts on planting in a garden used by kids? What level of contact is fine without consequence? Cheers 👍

My school had one of these plants and I absolutely loved it. It happens the my school's staff got to know this was poisonous, so, they cut it. I am now searching how to grow another one to replant in the exact same place

Thank you for the video. Please, what should be the distance apart when planting

Great video , I’ve just got some of these seeds and can’t wait to see how well they do!!! I’m in the uk too , what time of year would you say to plant the seeds? I don’t have a greenhouse but do have a small heated propagator ??

Having trouble with my beans wanting to leave their heads in the ground too long .I have to gently pull it up for it to break through soft pro mix .And sometimes I have to take seed casing off . Temperature ,humidity , planting depth and light are all correct. Great video ! Any solutions??

Who is a castor oil fan..?

A great a very educational video and love your technique and well say too. Question about saving my seeds by adding in a jar and add rice or silica packs for longer shelf until ready to plant? And if so how long will I have

You can start sowing these february but you will have to repot it a few times before you can put them outisde. Btw. i plant them much deeper so the stems will be better when repotting. And about toxicity its not that scary only digesting the plant or the seeds is toxic handling can be done without gloves otherwise i would be long dead by now ;-)

Hello tropical garden how is the stream getting on with the winter.. do you drain it or keep it going cheers and looking forward too next vid

How do you know when to cut off the sead pod branch at what color . Can u just let it dry out on the plant.

Wehay great plant and try the T. rex varieties and my ricin plants are doing well and am giving them to all my friends ( making jungle gardens everywhere) ... have your neighbors commented on the giant plants

Idid grow giant castor beans a burgundy flower thats good for garden background ( you will love them ) in your garden.

Thank you very much for this video. How can I get the seed

So how do you get Castrol oil like what's the next procedures

In India this plant easily grows in the road sides in lots .....u can easily pluck and plant them where ever u want

Any special soil requirements ? Great video, thanks.

Do you need to pinch out the tips to make it branch out?

Thank you. great content. What is the recommended seeding rate per hectare?

I just fell in love with your garden. Planning to do the same here in Ghana. Please is your castor seed the Jamaican type? I really need some here. We only have the normal ones, the seed is smaller than yours. Please can u help me with that?

I was beginning to get withdrawals....! Great vid....I bought some Ricinus seeds last year and have been waiting to plant them. what month did you plant your seeds?

I live in Northern Canada, Edmonton Alberta. I have been growing these plants for a few years now. I love how big the foliage gets. I harvest my own seeds, and until this video never realized how toxic the seeds are. Today is the first time I'm going to start them indoors. It's Feb 3 2022

I like this channel. Where can I get a couple viable beans. I'm in New Zealand and broke as F.

So how is it that ricin toxin and castor bean oil come from the same plant? How do you get ricinoleic acid without the ricin?

We have too much here in Mizoram..most of us don't know what's that for🤗...

These are a noxious weed here in Australia.

Do you harvest the castor oil pods while they are pink and then dry out or do they need to be brown before picking ?

Great video thank you but when is best time to start sewing seeds please?

Is it die after season end? Do they survive at winter time? Thanks

whens a good time to fim, nip the buds as it grows to promote more growth and bushier? The first set of leaves to form after the 2 round ones? or wait for another set?

These plants _hate_ for their roots to be disturbed. Best to just pop the seeds right where you want them in the garden as soon as summer hits. I live in socal and my plants shot up 5 feet in 2 months!

I'm in a fairly northerly part of the UK. I'm not stalking you but as the climate varies a bit from north to south can I ask broadly speaking where you are - south, middle, north?

Yum just need 3.33 USD to get some nice ricin

I live it Spain and just came across this plant on waste ground, very large to big up so I snapped a piece off, can you grow from a cutting with rooting power or do I have to wait for the seeds

I have just got one to germinate and was thinking about overwintering in inside is that feasible?

Am texting you from Nigeria, how can i get the high breed seed.

I am in Ghana

Does it survive in winter in uk please let me know thanks

how long does it take from putting the seed in the earth until it comes out of it?

The castor plant has leaves similar to the papaya leaves

Did you say to soak them in water or soak in compose for 48hrs?

Hi, when the castor stalk is cut, does the plant die and not purify like other plants, such as tomatoes and peppers, or does it grow back again!

How to extract the poison

We feed this leafs to silk work

Is this the fastest growing plant? I planted some Papaya seeds and they haven't grown at all.

Hi, that was highly entertaining, in fact I've just tried ebay to purchase just a few seeds... looks as if I must buy a whole plant, but or send abroad. Determined to do this, so can you let me know where I can buy seeds. Brilliant John J

Hi where can i get the cactor seeds I'm interested for farming im base in kzn.

I want to grow this plant but am so nervous about it being so toxic.

I’m concerned about the toxicity to animals and people around, what are the nutritious benefits to these plants? If I get the buds off before the animals can get to them (I’m guessing the red spiky time…in spring? ) maybe I can avoid wildlife get accidentally poinsoned? Also what are the physical human benefits of true castor oil? Ie why do we grow it if risky ?

Are these plants good in hot temperatures? I live in a desert where it gets around 100 degrees so I’m wondering will these last

I am from Nepal and I want to farming of this plant.so provide necessary information about this plant to start farming.

Can you grow these plants in a pot and if so how deep a pot do I need?

I did not realise we can buy the seeds in England! I would love to buy some but dont know where from

Music is not needed,just the info 😊

Hi my mother use to have this castor bean plants beautiful red color! And I love to have a seed can you please tell me where I can buy a few? ? I'm from Dallas Texas or if you can sale me please let me know, I subscribe to your channel thanks 👍

How do you know if the seeds have ripened cause I just opened up a pod and the "seeds" are white and seem nonexistent

Very invasive species of plants you dont need to plant them with one plant already matured you can get thousands of plants.just let the dry ones remain on the tree it will pop naturally by the sun and disperse,soon you will have so many you will grow tired of them🤣🤣 I.dont have a problem with them though i make and sell the oil for a living

Where can I find seeds for the red variety? We already have the other varieties.

I didn't know to wear gloves and I just shelled a whole jar of seeds. Some of the white tips were black or pink, so I picked them off with my nails....now I am not sure if i am sick now from that process? I have been sick now for a few days....anyone been sick from shelling without gloves?

Hi, I’m in Leeds West Yorkshire. Is it possible for me to get some of the red leaf 🍁 seeds please?

are the leaves toxic too?

i am looking to make a ricin farm.. got many enemies.

Would you do a trade for 2-4 beans?

Is it to late to sow seeds now ?

If these are so deadly, why are we allowed to plant them? Couldn’t anyone obtain ricin?

I can send the seed if anyone wants it available

I think somebody planted them in my new yard before I don't want a whole bunch of them I worry about the grandchildren so I'm getting rid of them

Why don't you direct sow?

half of the ppl watching this just to see how to make poison from iit :D

Mr White. are you here

They are beautiful but I took them out of my garden because they are so poisonous. The seeds pods eject the seeds as they burst open and I was afraid they would shoot into my neighbor's garden and a dog or child would eat them. Just 4 seeds can be lethal for a child.

I am from pakistan here no broker or purchaser of castor bean

Uh what's the purpose of having this plant ? Lots grow wild here in Mexico , I see no point in having them in your garden , you can't eat them anyway

the warning about the toxicity should have been more than a footnote. These plants are the source of the poison ricin.

Yeah then your seeds fall over the fence and kills the kids next door. These should be banned