The Most Nutritious Terrestrial Plant in The World - Moringa oleifera "The Miracle Tree" 

Moringa oleifera - Also known as "The Miracle Tree", " Horseradish tree" or the "Tree of Life". The Moringa oleifera cultivar, a subspecies of the Moringaceae family is native to Himalayas in Northwestern India. It has been widely cultivated in tropical & subtropical areas. Edible raw or cooked, it is one of the most nutritious terrestrial plants in the world! Nutrition values - 26% protein by weight 17 times the calcium of milk 4 times vitamins of carrots 15 times the potassium of bananas 25 times the Iron of spinach 7 times the vitamin C of oranges 92 nutrients 46 natural antioxidants So GROW Moringa trees! You can purchase Moringa Trees AND Seeds Directly from us! Click HERE for Seeds! - bit.ly/36t4o2J Click HERE for Trees- bit.ly/38CCpjV

My childhood was poor, our royal food was moringa leaves and fried fish... Everyday. Believe me guys, no pain, disease,and no doctor.

We in Tamil Nadu, India, know the secrets of this Murungai. You can see, each and every house have atleast one tree, except in cities. There is a proverb in Tamil, one Murungai Tree and a one milk giving cow, is enough to live in the World peacefully

I have 3 Moringa trees in my yard. Got through Covid with the help of this plant. I love its value in healing and daily nutrition.👍🏼

I am glad to hear these things. What we in India ate for centuries is suddenly recognised by the West as Superfood. Turmeric. Mangosteen. Garcinia and now Moringa !! These foods are an absolute staple and essential part of everyday meals. Especially in the southern parts of India. moringa grows wild all over. There is probably over a 100 recipe's to make with moringa leaves, pods or flowers.

I'm from southern India and this is part of our meal almost everyday.

This gentleman is living such a peaceful life. This is how I wish I could live.

Moringa powder has saved my health. I had terrible arthritis. After taking a couple of teaspoons in juice each day the inflammation all went away. No more arthritis and that was 6 months ago.

You made 2000 individuals or families healthier by selling those Moringa trees and definitely millions more through this video. Great work and thanks for this video.

cook it with fresh coconut milk and add some left over fried fish or fresh shrimp or crab and u got urself a perfect meal... "malungay" here in the Philippines..

Moringa is a very traditional leafy veggie here in Kerala, South India. We make salads, curries and so many other dishes with moringa leaves, flowers and pods. The pods goes really well with fish curry.

I've been growing them in south Alabama which is not quite as tropical as central Florida (where this video was filmed). I've discovered some tips that might help people who are growing them outside a tropical area. In the winter they go dormant. They can tolerate light frosts where it barely dips below freezing for short periods. While dormant, they are extremely vulnerable to waterlogged soil. The roots will rot and turn to mush if they stay wet while dormant. We get heavy rains here in the winter and maybe a third to half of my moringa trees that are planted in the ground die from that because our soil here doesn't drain well. If they survive the first year's winter, they are likely to survive the second, third, etc. It's best to have them in well drained soil. It's a lot of work, but if you dig a hole and replace it with a mixture of potting mix and perlite, you'll end up with a soil that drains very well. It'll make a much more vigorous tree. A moringa tree planted in poorly drained soil may take several years to establish itself well enough to grow large each year. The roots are sometimes very slow to come out of dormancy. Some moringas may come out in April while others don't come out until July. And some seem to get stuck permanently in dormancy and die. I think soil temperature is key. Even when the air is hot, the soil can be cool and as a tropical plant I suspect the moringa likes warm soil. Putting rocks or bricks near the base of the tree might help heat the soil and accelerate the tree coming out of dormancy. I've tried this and it SEEMS like it MIGHT work, but it's hard to tell. One winterizing trick I've discovered is to pile mulch high enough around them to protect some of the trunk. This mulch has to be really deep. Do this BEFORE it starts getting close to freezing for the best results. You'll likely need to cut your tree much shorter than it currently is in order to get the cage in place and you don't want to do that during near freezing weather if you can help it as the tree might not be able to heal before going dormant. I have built cylindrical cages from chicken wire, staked them in place around the trunk of the tree, then piled the cage high with pine straw. Make sure that the trunk is near the center of the pine straw. Use a good quality chicken wire or perhaps some other type of fencing. You don't want it flopping all over the place in the wind. It needs to be staked in place for that reason. Make the cylinder at least a foot and a half in diameter. I'd recommend two feet (or more if you have enough pinestraw). In the spring, when all danger of frost is gone, uncover the still living trunk. Sunlight hitting the living moringa trunk will bring it out of dormancy earlier than normal and provide it with a much longer growing season. You may get seed pods if your trees get enough of a headstart in the spring. The larger trunk you tend to get out of this is conducive to branching, making a bushier tree, rather than a tall, spindly tree. If the tree has to come up from the roots every year, it's not going to be as big or vigorous as a tree with a preserved section of trunk. I plant seeds indoors in pots in mid-winter. Any moringa that died over the winter get replaced by these little trees. I also grow some of my best moringas in 18 gallon containers. If you're doing this on the cheap, buy those $5 tubs from Walmart. The black ones are the most resistant to UV light. They'll last a few years, but eventually sunlight will destroy them. I drill holes roughly a third of the way up the side of the tubs (measured from the bottom) for drainage. This creates a reservoir below the holes and allows good drainage above. A more expensive but durable option is plastic cattle troughs. Really if you're going to that much trouble you might as well excavate a hole and fill it with your own soil mixture and grow them in the ground. Cattle troughs are pricey. I like to dry the leaves on low heat in the oven and then put them trough a coffee grinder to powder them. Store the powder in a dark, preferably cool place to maintain certain nutrients.

Moringa soup👌 My fam consume it almost everyday. It's easy to grow. Indonesians call it Kelor.

அட நம்ம முருங்கை கீரை எங்கள் எங்கள் தமிழ் இனத்திற்குதான் நல்லா தெரியும் இதோட அருமை

US expat in Nicaragua..have these in our yard. My Mexican son-in-law eats from them and I am going to. Thanks all..enjoyed the comments..yet another gift from the earth that many enjoy☺

We call it murungakeerai. I absolutely love this. I think almost every Indian child's grandmother has one in their yard and our grandmothers used to distribute the herbs and the drumsticks to the surrounding people and her families. It's so weird it used to be considered as a poor man's food and we all used to eat this all the time and now it's so famous and the whole world is consuming it in all forms as juices, shots, pills and powders and not just as a sabzi with roti or in a dal with rice😂.

Yup my ancestors been growing and eating maringa for century’s in the Philippines, my parents farm land and I grow it myself here in the desert of Las Vegas and it grows n grow lols maringa soup, rice and fish alll dayy errday! Keep up with the great contents I learned a lot from you! 🤙🏽

Moringa (Malunggay) is very popular in the Philippines

YES SPREAD THE WORD!!!!! We've been on the Moringa train for the past 17 years!!! People gotta step up!!!

I am sri Lankan, it grows easily here. I have planted several plants of this which is one of my favourite. The fruit is rich in ZINC.

It's a miracle tree no doubt about it. I am from India and living in the US we still using it in our food frequently... Thank you for the video.

This is an awesome plant. You can eat it. You can feed it to your farm animals. It will actually change the face of food production. It will feed your soil. Your animals and yourself. Game changer

Love it ! Grows in my sand dune soil a mile from the ocean north of Jupiter, FL

I have this plant here in Rome,Italy. Awesome Plant. The MIRACLE PLANT

Thank You So Much for the Responsible Farming! Moringa Oleifera looks Nutritious! 🌷🕊

I have one in my backyard here in Kerala,India. we call it muringa

here in the Philippines, we love putting Moringa leaves as a toppings on our Chicken Tinola. At least one household has a tree and the whole neighborhood asks some stem leaves at least several times a week.

Ang malungay or moringa plants ay malaking tulong sa aking kalusogan. Mula sa bata pa ako yan gulay na palaging ginagamit ng mother ko para ihalo sa aming ulam kahit ngayon malungay parin ang paborito ko halos araw2 yan ang ginamit ko bilang aking vitamins kaya cguro hanggang ngayon malakas pa rin ako kahit 73 years old na ako ...sa awa ng Panginoon wala akong sakit na aking kinatakutan dahil very careful din ako sa aking mga kinakain at nagtiwala din ako sa Panginoon na gabayan nya ako sa lahat ng oras.

Hey Pete! This is the first time I have seen you on your own place. I usually see you visiting your nomadic mate! I am looking forward to adding this plant to my food forest. I grow the culinary curry leaf plant and this plant looks brilliant in my subtropical climate Down Under. Cheers!

Definitely awesome to get a solid nutritional value on Moringa

I am from Kerala, India and we called this plant as Muringa . We have been using this for centuries. Our forefathers realized the nutritional factors long time ago.

Moringa is Tamil word. Drumstick plant leaves is rich in iron ! I love this plant :)

Im a Fiji Indian and we have been eating this for 100s of years - we call it Saijan. Its used in soups, dhal, and eaten on its own as bhaji with roti. Pods are used in dhal soups.

Moringa grows from crafting as well. It has a fruit called drumstick which when cooked with lentils, is delicious as soup. The leaves are better when cooked.... butter on a pan, chopped shallots &garlic, chilli flakes saute then add moringa leaves...sprinkle water, cover simmer.it is ready. You can have with grill fish. ( Leaves are easy to cook when after the branches are snapped, leave them in room temperature, the leaves wither after two hours )

it's like 10 cents a pound in India 😂 we have about 5 of these we eat the vegetable "drumstick" too it's yum

I’m in Western Australia We have two in pots! Awesome! Husband is Timorese, Aussie. Love it!

Thanks for this vlog Uncle Pete. I had a friend from Vegas mail me seeds to Ohio. I may try to seasonally grow this. Truly impressive plant.

Like peanut butter horseradish!! I eat it raw straight from the garden. Love it on tacos raw.

First time I have heard about it - It sounds amazing.

Memories of schooldays (50years ago) and my mother with the fruit of this plant called "muringakka" in sambar (lentils mixed with all manner of cooked fruit) stew for lunch and dinner. Quintessentially South Indian. Yet another free gift from India to the rest of the world. Plenty of iron and calcium, my mother used to say.

Better late than never. Just found this one. I have eight seedlings started and my kids are already tasting the leaves. Seems that the more mature leaves have less "horse radish" effect. Thanks to everyone for all the references to dishes that it can be used in I like to use my super-foods in dishes for my family. I find so many things that grow well with less effort and pests from my ethnic friends. Keep up the good work. Variety is the spice of life and it keeps the bugs confused!

We just bought three of these today from HEART Village! Thanks for sharing the video with them.

We eat it a lot in Northern Nigeria. It’s called “Zogale”

I keep a couple in pots & LOVE them!

Moringa is our favorite leaves veggies in the Philippines, added to almost anything like beans, soups, burger , salad, etc. Thanks that you like it. 🙏 Watching from California 🇺🇸

We have one Growing Great and blooming on our deck in Southern Oregon in a big pot here at the end of September! In the Winter I bring them in like a houseplant next to a Southern facing window. Dies back a little by the end of winter but recovers amazingly, we love the taste some of our friends think it’s too spicy, I eat some everyday and have noticed a big difference in my health! Thank you for still spreading the word about Moringa. Everyone needs to grow it or at least buy some dried powder and share with their friends and family.

Hi Pete. I visited a goat farm where they make organic goats milk and they only feed the goats moringa to keep the goats healthy. They grow the plant there on the farm for the goats. That was near Lake Chapala, Mexico.

I so cannot wait to move back to Florida. I will certainly be looking you up for my yard! And visiting Echo and the other great places you've mentioned and shown!!

Great Video. The Miracle Tree. I am sharing this.

Omg that's our country's treasure (India tamilnadu😎)

Thanks again Pete! We'll be trimming ours back to flush out more ornamental growth :)

Finding this video sent me off on a Moringa Obcession! I had forgotten to say Thanks. Thanks!

Amazing.. We had a lot with lentil soup during my childhood days. Bring on the moringa leaves and supplements. Tea too.

I love your enthusiasm,, it’s contagious ♥️

Moringa fruit commonly know as drum sticks or in North India it is locally known as *sehjan ki fali* , also used in South Indian dishes. This tree blooms almost throughout the year, it's flowers are also edible.

When I was in Philippines last year we made tea from the leaves. I love it and hope it will survive in my area.

Beautiful sharing my friend😊😊

Thanks for uploading this video. This tree leaves have more irons and to more vitamins also. It’s give awesome taste. In Tamil we called it as Murungai Maram (tree).

One of my favorite!nutritious and healthy. Many uses in the kitchen and even for lactating mothers. Can be use in bread like pan de sal. I have planted many in my front lawn since it is easy to grow and low maintenance...but my own personal favorite is adding it to cook tinola. It is called "malunggay" over here

malunggay its what we called in the Philippines,, the fruit its also good for cooking with pumpkin,,, Nice one brother

I am from TAMIL NADU , moringa is known as MURUNGA KEERAI in tamil It takes a part in a week in our daily food We also eat MURUNGA KAAI(drum stick) , MURUNGA POO(flower) These also a very nutritious food. கலாச்சாரம் வீரம் இறக்கம் அன்பு பண்பு நிறைந்த தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து தமிழன்🙏

I have two just started a year ago in my yard (Southern California) and we have harvested once already! It was delicious in chicken tenola. The extra leaves, my wife freezed it. I had problems getting the branches started early on but removing all the blooms solved my problem. Now I'm ready to harvest again before the cold snap in winter. In our Cebu dialect we call it Kamunggay! Some folks back home stick branches of Kamunggay close together in a line and Before you know it -- you have a beautiful living fence!

When I was kid my mother use to cook moringa on regular basis. My childhood associated with morning's test...

Hi Pete, I have 2 small plants in pots and I'm looking forward to seeing great results 🌿💚🌿

Oh my god. This tree is wonderful. I should find and plant one in my garden.

I am from 🇮🇳 and it is known as Sahajan in our India. It has great Ayurvedic importance in our India.

I ordered some seeds from India and I got one tree that made it..I have it in a pot and plan on bringing it inside for the winter.

New subs here🇨🇦 I think we call it Malunggay in the Philippines…100% sure. Good to add to sauté veggies, you can add to meat soup👍👍👍love it

Oh, didn't know it is so nutritious! Thank you very much !

Moringa actually derived from murungai Tamil word. Southen part of India

i love this guys vibe xD and moringa is heaven sent. im forever appreciative for it

Just had moringa leaves veggie for lunch..add them to my smoothie too

I have one of these trees growing in my yard and I eat one branch of it everyday raw (because I feel like it probably has more nutrients raw. I feel like it keeps me healthy. It does have a bit of spiceyness like the way radish does and tastes a bit like wheatgrass.

we have tons of them in the philippines. very easy to grow.

Good friend to share, Medicinal Plant, it good for health 👍🏻👍

Yes -- it looks fantastic.

I am from India and I am used to drumsticks and 'moringa' leaves. It fruits only once a year. It grows as a wild plant, but we never knew that we could trim it like shown in this youtube. This is easy to manage.

I'm living in Jamaica and it grows well here too I have two growing in my backyard and I've harvested so many seeds. My dad also have 5 trees as well. We have moringa juice mix with fruits in supermarkets.

I've been growing it for years. Now that I am building a food forest, I have it planted near many of my fruit trees.

I have one in my front garden.....I love the flowers....they taste great!!

Living on Less than a 1/2 acre on an Interior Metro Phx (Tempe) home lot--and having a wide gardening interest that includes natives, some exotics and pollinating perennials--I only have room for one (now ~5 plus yr old) Moringa. But it is a BEAST and ALL I need ! It is on a drip ONLY--even in our dry, arid climate...and thrives. Love Moringa Oleifera ! I have wanted to try other varieties, but always hear this speices is the best. Green Valley Growers down in Tucson were among the first to bring this into AZ maybe ~ 7-8 yrs ago or so. Now VERY popular here. ONCE AGAIN--another great video by Pete Kanaris. Always enthusiastic, knowledgeable, concise and humble. Love it !!

I have a big tree of moringa on my yard, I sauteed its leaves and its delicious, its all over the Phils

I planted them a while ago. Less than a year. I bought the seeds off of eBay. I’m in south Florida and it does grow like a weed. I eat it fresh and have never tried to powder it. I also give it to my dog. He eats it fresh and loves it.

Soooo beautiful all of it thank you for sharing

Also it has every essential amino acid! And very oily, I mix a tea spoon of powder and the water becomes oily this shows how much healthy oils it has in

Great info Pete! Next time do the Marengo while trimming the moringa 😁 that would be a good part of a comedy/ bloopers video! Oh yeah and pound dirt! 👍🙌🙌🙏🙏

I started a Moringa tree farm in Myakka Florida. I swear by the health benefits of the leaves. I make the powder and capsules. I personally drink it in loose leaf tea form. No sugar or honey just dried lemongrass or ginger. It helps control my type 2 diabetes.

We got a lot in our island Bali, my wife cooks as a soup as my favorite one. She cooks with simple way and I love so much. And just realize so many nutrition. Locally we called KELOR

நன்றி!!! தங்கள் பதிவுக்கு நன்றி!!! முருங்கை இலை, காய் சாம்பார், கொழும்பு, சட்டினி, பொறியியல்.

I think that is calamungai. It grows all over here in Hawaii and we cook with it. Filipino men have told me it keeps them virile 😉

Wow, i just astonish found this video, in my hometown in Indonesia we called this magical tree "marungga", and this vegetable grow easily here. I am so thankful

Very common tree in my place in Ceylon. We're usually adding to our daily food menu. Very healthiest item

Been eating that since childhood. We mix that in our soups. It is good for breastfeeding mothers, helps in milk production.

So happy you finally did a feature on moringa. 💚👍 Congrats BTW for reaching 100K subs. 👏🎉

cool - thank you! i need that right about now!

Moringa was my favourite vegetable and the wood was my best for fire settings back home it was very healthy leafs🍃

Love your channel! Moringa also known as malunggay in Phil has been a standard veggie used in local cooking. The pods is used as a vegetable in chicken ginger soup called tinola. Enjoy!!!

In our location almost every house has this plant. We eat its leave and its what is called i Don't know but its fruit very testy when it fried.

I'am from the Philippines and Moringa is well known vegetable tree there, everyone likes Moringa. Even I live in Florida now, I planted some moringa and I like it a lot.

Thank you so much for the information that I never knew about 😁