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Top 3 Easiest Vegetables to Grow I Have Ever Found

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Published on Dec 22, 2017
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shows you the top 3 easiest perennial vegetables you can grow in the summer that John has ever found!

In this episode, John shares with you 3 vegetables that have grown like weeds and taken over a backyard raised bed vegetable garden.

You will discover 3 plants that grow wild with little care. These 3 vegetables are bothered little by pest, hot weather or disease and will allow you to grow food easily without any work!

First, you will learn about Moringa aka Moringa oleifera, which is a tree that produces edible leaves, fruit, and seeds.

Next, you will learn about La Mo Long aka Paederia lanuginosa that is a vining plant that is an excellent ornamental and edible plant that is used in Vietnamese Cuisine.

Next, you will learn about Longevity Spinach aka Gynura Procumbens, that grows throughout the summer season producing many mild-tasting leaves to eat.

As a bonus you will also learn about Egyptian Spinach aka Corchorus olitorius an annual that grows rambunctious during the warm summer season producing many mild-tasting leaves to eat.

Next bonus plant is Katuk aka Sauropus androgynus my favorite tasting perennial vegetable that has a mild nutty flavor.

Finally, you will learn about Tree Collards aka Brassica oleracea v acephala that grows edible collard leaves that grow into a tree that can grow for many years.

Jump to learn about the following Plants
01:24 Moringa oleifera - Moringa
02:31 Paederia lanuginosa - La Mo Long
07:02 Gynura Procumbens - Longevity Spinach
11:04 Corchorus olitorius - Egyptian Spinach
12:22 Sauropus androgynus - Katuk
12:57 Brassica oleracea v acephala - Green Tree Collards

After watching this episode you will learn the easiest vegetables you can grow that can take over your garden and provide copious amounts of highly nutritious food to eat.

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Superfood That’s Healthier Than Kale
It’s packed with calcium, protein, and vitamins–and putting it in your smoothie will also send money to African farmers.
1/15 Moringa is a small leafy tree with 7 times as much vitamin C as oranges, twice the protein of yogurt, and three times the calcium of milk.

By Adele Peters 2 minute Read

Partway into a stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, Lisa Curtis started to feel the effects of poor nutrition. But instead of popping more vitamins, she started eating a local, leafy tree called moringa. With seven times as much vitamin C as oranges, twice the protein of yogurt, and three times the calcium of milk, it did the trick.

It was popular locally in Niger, but Curtis realized that it might also do well in the U.S.–and it could be a much-needed source of new income for local farmers in Africa. When she came home, the 27-year-old made plans for a new food company.

“We want to make Americans adopt moringa the same way that they latched onto quinoa 10 years ago, acai six years ago, and chia seeds three years ago,” she says.

Kuli Kuli, her startup, sells the leaves in nutrition bars, ground up into powder, and in the form of tea. “Moringa leaves have a green, earthy flavor, slightly smokey, but not as bitter as kale or as spicy as arugula,” she says. “A lot of people substitute moringa powder for kale in smoothies–it’s a lot easier to add a scoop of moringa powder to your smoothie as opposed to spending your morning ripping up kale leaves, and it’s actually more nutritious.”

Compared to kale, gram for gram, moringa leaves have twice the protein, six times the iron, and 97 times the vitamin B2. So the startup is hoping that the same crowd that embraced kale will create a new market for the little-known African plant.

Though some have experimented with growing moringa in Southern California and Arizona, it grows best in tropical climates. In Ghana, where Kuli Kuli is working with a nonprofit moringa-growing cooperative of 500 women, the plant can thrive with little water or care. A seedling can grow 15 feet in a single year. So as the export market grows, it’s a chance for new income.

“Last year, our first year on the market, we put over $50,000 back into the hands of the women farmers,” Curtis says. “This translates into the women making five to ten times the average income in their villages.” As the trees spread–the project planted 60,000 seedlings last year–it also helps fight desertification. Part of the harvest is also still used locally to boost nutrition in nearby villages. The seeds also double as water purifiers that kill bacteria.

If moringa is still far from gaining the status of kale, it’s quickly growing. Since last year, distribution has grown more than 1,000%. In the next two months, the company will double the number of states it supplies. The company is also bringing in new investment.

So far, the startup has run entirely on money from an Indiegogo campaign, Kiva loans, and some additional crowd-chosen grants. “We’ve raised all the capital we’ve received to date from the crowd,” Curtis says. “We take the fact that we’re built by the crowd very seriously and base many major company decisions on consumer feedback.”

When the company launched a new product, it asked its supporters to vote on what they should make; the winner was a moringa powder. “The crowd hasn’t led us wrong yet,” she says. “Our Pure Moringa Powder has already been outselling our bars.”

The new superfood been successful enough that the company is expanding to a new continent: Now they’re working on building a new moringa supply chain in Haiti.


https://www.fastcompany.com/3050019/meet-moringa-the-african-superfood-thats-healthier-than-kale


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Botanical Name: Moringa oleifera
Description
Also known as the Horseradish tree or Tree of Life originated in India and has spread in popularity to many parts of Asia, Central and South America, Africa and the Pacific. This tree has delicate foliage and attractive pale yellow flowers. Possibly one of the most useful trees in the world, it produces long green pods that have been compared to a cross between peanuts and asparagus. The peeled roots are used as a substitute for horseradish and the edible leaves make a highly nutritious vegetable. Claims are made that its tiny leaves contains 7 times the Vit C of oranges, 4 times the Vit A of Carrots, 4 times the Calcium of milk, 3 times the Potassium of Bananas, and 2 times the protein of yogurt. (Source: Nutritive Value of Indian Foods, by C. Gopalan, et al. ) The roots have also been documented as useful in many folk remedies. In Africa it has been also called the Miracle Tree with so many uses. The slender, semi -deciduous, perennial tree, to about 10 m tall with drooping branches. OK to keep pruned under 2mts as its the leaves that is what is best used in cooking. Thrives in subtropical and tropical climates, flowering and fruiting freely and continuously. Grows best on a dry sandy soil. Makes an ideal shade tree with high drought resistance.
Other Names: Horseradish tree, moringa oleifera
 
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Vegetables that Thrive in Container Gardens During the Summer Growing Season



About 20 minutes long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=154&v=TL37soVpC-4


Published on Jun 28, 2017
John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Doan's Nursery near Dallas, Texas to share with you heat loving vegetables you can grow in containers or in your garden during the hot summer months.
In this episode, you will learn about many of the unique and exotic vegetables and fruit trees they have available at
this amazing nursery in the DFW area in Texas.
First, John will take you on a tour around the nursery to show you all the vegetables they are growing in large 25-95
gallon containers during the hot and humid summer in Irving, Texas.
Next, you will discover some of John's favorite fruit trees to grow in the Dallas, Texas climate.
Finally, you will learn about all the hot summer season vegetables they grow and sell at Doan's Nursery at very
affordable prices. John will also share how to get some special discounts on the vegetables and herb starter plants.
This episode is especially valuable for people who live in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Louisiana,
Florida where the hot summer temperatures can be inhospitable to standard vegetables we know and love.
After watching this episode, you will be more familiar with some of the best heat tolerant vegetables you can grow in
a container garden, a raised bed garden or just in the ground.
06:00 Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
07:00 Container Gardening Tour
07:20 Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
09:59 Tung Ho aka Edible Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
10:22 Jewels of Opar (Talinum paniculatum)
11:28 Red Malabar Spinach (basella rubra)
13:38 Culantro (Eryngium foetidum)
14:40 Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes)
16:39 Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
18:18 Horstails (Equisetum arvense)
19:04 Compost
20:08 Angled Luffa (Luffa acutangula)
21:01 Britton Shiso (Perilla frutescens)
23:00 Shiso, Mint, Basil in Containers
24:48 broad leaf plantain (Plantago major)
26:40 Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)
27:25 Fruit Trees Persimmons, Jujube, Pomegranates
29:20 Loquats (Eriobotrya japonica)
29:43 Jujube Tree (Ziziphus jujuba)
30:26 Entering Greenhouse. Nursery Policies
31:49 Most Vegetables are grown here
32:56 Katuk (Sauropus androgynus)
34:19 Growing Personal Food at Greenhouse
35:17 Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)
36:22 Kim That Tai aka Longevity Spinach (Gynura Procumbens)
38:52 Rice Paddy Herb (Ngo-Om) (Limnophila aromatica)
40:17 Moringa Tree (Moringa oleifera)
41:57 Ngo Gai aka Culantro (Eryngium foetidum)
42:34 Green and Red Stem Malabar Spinach (basella rubra)
44:00 Rau Muong aka Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
45:44 Thai Basil ((Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora)
46:14 Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
46:47 Cuban Oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus)
47:34 Centella Plant aka Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)
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growingyourgreensAmazingly beautiful rare perennial vegetable from Thailand called la mo long aka paederia lanuginosa. This plant can be eaten raw and has been traditionally for arthritis, unsettled stomach, kidney stones and detoxification. It has a unique flavor that is unlike other leafy greens I have grown. As a bonus it has a purple underside that contains valuable anthocyanin antioxidants. It's also rich in sulphur. #growingyourgreens lamo #lamolong #paederialanuginosa #vietnamesevegetable #asianvegetable #leafygreens #growyourgreens #rarevegetable #perennialvegetable


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I have been trying to grow several of these over the last few years. I do enjoy them so far.

I found that Katuk is sold by a local Vietnamese specialty garden center (no English) as “Vietnamese Moringa”.

Also bought Malbar Spinach from them, and have a glut of extra seeds as it grew prolifically.
 
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