My moringa day part II: Leaves

moringa,leaves
Philippines
April 8, 2016 10:07pm CST
So, I was done separating the leaves from the branch or stem, and most of them are in bad 3x shape thanks to those pesky insects. In the past I would just pile most of them and put it into the trash bag to throw it the next day. But now I realized I've been wasting vitamins almost a decade of my life , so right now, for the not so pretty leaves I will try to turn them into a fertilizer for future moringa and other plants out here. We've always thought of buying new fertilizer but they're just expensive and not worth of using everyday. But I'm also thinking of using my dog's manure as another form of fertilizer, it may work or not but rather than cleaning them all the time. Lastly, I'm planning to dried them because they are more concentrated and has more vitamins. But I'm not good at this yet right now I'm continuously researching on youtube for better ways to dried and turn them into powder. I have only one blender, so I might do this one at a time.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
I want to concoct the moringa leaves into something that will give me good resistance to sickness, but I am so busy during daytime so I will just eat the fruits and leaves of this wonder tree in a dish
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Don't worry I understand you're busy, at least you can still eat some fruits, right? @Yar_Joey
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• Philippines
11 Apr 16
@Yar_Joey wow good for you.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
@Letranknight2015 Yes and right now, I am in home base and we will have meeting at 2PM. We had our lunch here and I ate vegetables and fruits but no meat.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Apr 16
why at a night? Won't your blender's sound be loud? the branches can actually grow roots even with just letting it stand on the wall on the soil or ground
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• Philippines
9 Apr 16
I'm sorry It's one at a time, and that would be days after the leaves have dried up @ridingbet well, I've already planted some of them, just waiting for it to grow.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Apr 16
@Letranknight2015 you are doing good with our environment hijo. The roots of the moringa tree will eventually sip the rain waters should there be strong rains
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• Philippines
9 Apr 16
@ridingbet Not sure about the stalks though, they have this rumor of Hit and Miss scenario, I hope I don't missed it much.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
9 Apr 16
You might as well spread them out under the sun to dry. In this kind of weather, everything dries up very fast, including us!
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• Philippines
9 Apr 16
Unfortunately, exposure to the sun will drain the leaves of it's nutrients and vitamins. I had to let it dry and contain it so that it will be concentrated with more vitamins.
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• United States
9 Apr 16
Whatever you decide to do good luck Letran. These leaves seem to have many uses. It is good you are finding uses and researching all about it.
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• Philippines
9 Apr 16
yeah, I don't like the idea of throwing this thing again and prefer to put some uses on them @TiarasOceanView
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