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Moringa

updated 11 Sep 2017

28 May 2017

Planting moringa plants from Sarawak seeds!

Small shoots

Grow tall fast.

Re-potted.

Growing firmer.

9 Aug 2017: This pot is not doing well. Yellow leaves. Haven't figured it out. Too much or too little water?

11 Aug 2017: Sharing pot with 2 papaya plants. This moringa is doing better.

The two pots next to each other. Can hardly see the moringa plant - it is almost totally hidden by the papaya leaves.
16 Aug 2017: Moringa in trouble - can bald plants survive?
18 Aug 2017 Removed the water bottle. Was the pot too wet? Seeing little buds on the bald plants.
21 Aug 2017 It is better to ignore the pot a little bit i.e. don't water so much. New shoots, really.

6 Sep 2017
Gardeners have to make decisions. Removed (yes, killed!) the papaya tree to make space for the 3 pathetic moringa plants.
6 Sep 2017: Removed the 3 almost bald plants from the black-soil pot to the brown-soil pot. Join the moringa that is doing well. Hope they can perk up.

11 Sep 2017: This soil may be more suitable for moringa. Or is it because there is more watering here?


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