Self Sufficiency and Survival Foods

[idiglava]

Just sharing this interesting article.. especially about the not so commonly known high protein food plants. I know kangkong is easily grown around here and is available at the farmers market and so is the alfalfa but not sure about the rest.

http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/self-sufficiency.html

[canhle]

Wonderful website. Thanks Joy.

canhle

[Carey]

We have the "drumstick tree" Moringa olifera. Very easy to grow here, litterally stick a stick in the ground & the tree grows....
If you want, we can trim some for you...

The small round leaves are very nutritious, we eat like spinach, cooked or in salad The seed pods are also good & the seed oil, ben oil, is one of the best plant oils, used in fine machinery like sewing machines, and does not go rancid.

[idiglava]

Thanks Carey. Looked up Moringa oleifera and realized that I do have a couple of sticks growing in my backyard. Malungay is what we Filipinos call it. I cook it with chicken, some green papaya (or chayote) and ginger, good eats.

~joy

[Scott_S]

Hi Carey,

Could I get a start from your moringa? I have been concentrating on planting an edible landscape and that sounds perfect. Though I did plant a triangle palm and queen sago the other day.

What a difference being here makes to the plants instead of planting and leaving for 6-9 months. They seem to do much better with some daily attention.

Scott

[Carey]

Scott, sure you can have some cuts of the moringa.... (of course, you must give them your full, undivided daily attention, for at least the first 6-9 months ;~)

Do you talk to your plants during the daily attention sessons?

Oh, FYI, with the sago palm, be aware of the sago palm scale... that little bugger can really get to the sago palm, there have been a number of threads on this forum on treating an infested sago, but it seems early intervention is the best.

[Scott_S]

Thanks, Carrie, I am in Keaau every other day getting the mail, if you want to email me directions.

I find shaking their leaves and saying good morning helps. [8D] Watering thru dry spells, fertilizing consistently, and killing off the slug population.

I was hoping the queen sago didn't share the same problem but it most likely does. I have two kings that are doing okay, and I lost one about a year ago.

Scott