Ep103 - Tour of Epic 2 year old Moringa Urban Food Forest in Phoenix!

watch the video of chopping this forest down 4 months later here:
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Craig has an AMAZING yard. a 7000 square foot lot with a 2000 square foot house doesn't give you much dirt to work with... But see what Craig did with just that! His Moringa trees canopy the entire front yard and attracting all sorts of butterflies insects bees and hummingbirds. Phoenix is not just for deserts anymore!
A few Moringa Facts:
Moringa Oleifera Leaf is a superfood that can be eaten fresh or powdered and used in many ways. It is also the MOST NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD ON THE PLANET! The leaves of the tree alone contain:
46 Antioxidants
39 Anti-Inflammatories
18 - Amino Acids (8 of those are essential amino acids out body doesn't produce!)
23% Protein by weight
More potassium than Bananas
More Vitamin A than Carrots
The only plant to contain Zeatin - An Anti-Aging Hormone that helps reproduce mitochondria giving your body energy at the cell level!
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[@Xosidhe]

Ok that’s it, I’m sick of the sun beating my yard! I’m going to plant a forest of them like this 😊

[@shinnyari]

daannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngg, your moringa privacy fence is epic

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

2 years?!! Wow so cool

[@carolburnett8372]

Wow, those volunteering seedlings are so valuable.......we in GA. here would simply love them....

[@ruthe5874]

My ultimate favorite Moringa Tree Show. Thank you Dave Stone! We love you.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Ruth e You’re welcome! Glad you like it! Thank you!!!

[@KellenChase]

I have been binging on growing videos. Just found your channel. I’m in Arizona and I’m stoked. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Kellen Chase how cool! You’re welcome!

[@tonygonzalez5707]

Bro me and my wife watch your videos and learned that we can have a forest in PHX so we started with 4 moringa plus 7 other fruit Bering trees and also ordered a load of wood chips to get delivered man thanks for the tips

[@elizabethblane201]

I agree about the wood chips. They are an amazing underrated way to improve almost any garden.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Absolutely!

[@elizabethblane201]

@@DevelopAwesomeSkills Just today I visited my property in Ramona, CA, which receives only 10 inches of rain a year. Seven years ago I planted 50 Quercus agrifolia and Rhus ovata on my property. I put 10 inches of wood chips for a 25-ft radius around each tree. I used about six truck loads of chips. I lost only two out of 50 despite no additional water for the last six years and a lot of drought. I'm a believer in wood chips!

[@Rmarsavis327]

Wow I love your mini forest. So inspired right now to plant moringga in the ground.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Heck yeah it’s such an amazing tree! Glad you’re inspired!

[@Rustybucket303]

Awesome.

[@RepampGhana]

Wow moringa I love this plant very good thanks for sharing

[@OhMiggeee]

Great video, Dave! Love how Craig's yard looks and agree completely with his growing practices. Always a good thing finding others who share the same love of plants

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Miguel Lopez thanks bro! Yeah Craig’s yard is amazing!

[@gabrielkayundu504]

How can one make animol foddr from moringa?

[@unconventionalme8048]

Thanks for taking the time for this vid! and give my thanks to Craig for us! Great Forest!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+UNconventional Me of course! Yeah Craig has an awesome forest!

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Wow...amazing...i'm so jealous...i wish i had the money to have my own house with a cool garden like this!

[@gordonmitchell729]

I am waiting for my Moringa seed delivery and live in the Baltic area, so I am trying to learn as much as possible about them. We get hot summers here and I know it’s late in the season but I hope that it all works out well with them. What you have done is amazing and I am learning such a lot. Thank you for posting this.

[@Rshtuni-Papikyan]

Thank you for your time

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Absolutely!

[@stevenjames1951]

Just make sure you cut it back before a big freeze. AlI my moringa trees froz out last winter here in Chandler Arizona. But they came back this spring.

[@saulgood8262]

Is Chandler a different climate than Vegas?

[@vpgarden5986]

the sugar cane can be boiled for about an hour and drink it straight or use the water for soup. the skin and leaves can be composted. nice job.

[@simplysimona4562]

Great video!! Thank you!

[@susiemcd3941]

My daughter in law is from the Philippines and they eat from the Moringa tree, leaves are cooked like any greens & seed pods like cooked potato/squash. I'm in Omaha Nebraska & had great luck growing a lime tree by bringing it in during the winter, so am trying my hand with potted Moringa!

[@Pepesplants]

Great job with all the great trees you are growing. Thumbs up and Moringa rocks!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Pepe's Fruit Trees yeah Craig’s yard rocks!

[@harrellt1405]

Pepe's Fruit Trees wow pepes fruit tree is here. U twos channel is great

[@gypsiemomm]

My dream garden! Love it!!!!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+4 Seasons me too!!

[@powerprowebdotcom1256]

David... this is a really awesome vid!!! Very inspiring!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

John Joseph Stone thanks Dad!

[@spearageddon3279]

Wow, well done on your yard! 👍👊

[@friedrichderfriedliche7638]

The best farming of the wold.

[@PatoniSinsi]

Banana leaves look amazing. Perfect natural food packaging. We use it to wrap rice desserts.

[@vietpham8456]

Thank you very much for this video and all the other ones that I've been ping watching.

[@kazzana9013]

Your pineapple guava, what we call Feijoa in New Zealand, fruit better if they have another variety close by to help pollinate. I love your garden.

[@luutas]

Here in Brazil is very common too have this trees in backyard. Especially Moringa, nin, manga, cajú and goiaba. Excellent video

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Lucas Cirne right on ! Thank you!

[@dennyspessoa2792]

Nim is common in frontyard here in Brazil - RN, but a have moringa in my frontyard

[@dennyspessoa2792]

Thank you for sharing this video of this amazing tree. Great image in start of this video, pitaya & moringa is awesome!!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

thank you! yes I have an update coming on Craigs yard :)

[@MsWonderfullife19]

Oh nice you have Moringa we call it MALUNGAY in the Philippines it is very beneficial to health. It is easy to grow in tropical place than in western place. Malungay leaves drops during winter. The fruit seeds is tasty we cook by steam, eats the meat and seeds as medicine for Diabetes. In our place Moringa is in demand by Pharmaceutical Companies they process it to extract the oil from Moringa to manufacture herbal medicine and its quite expensive.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Anatalia Pesana yes this tree is an amazing one! I️ am obsessed with it lol. I️ always look foreword to learning more about this miracle tree! Thanks for sharing!

[@WatchwomanOnTheWall-zk9po]

It must be nice to live where there are real doctor's doing real plant based medicine.

[@nixonmadrazo4629]

simply! woooooooow!!! you killed it! thank you!

[@apteryx7080]

awesome

[@MsTaclobanon]

The right way to do it. The roots are able to establish themselves and avoid the stress when you start from a pot and transplant to the ground.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Nickey H exactly! I haven’t direct planted in my yard yet but I want to try it too!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Chad nice! Yes both ways can work but I do like direct planting bc we don’t have to disturb them once they start building roots:)

[@Riceandbeans7]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Chinue of course!!! Thanks for watching!

[@katjones4840]

That a cool tree! What a cool channel! 😮😮😮

[@DrLuaunaStines]

Thank you very much for your videos. I’m learning SO much, and I’m SO excited to start my planting.

[@lalatheamericanpocketbully552]

I’m going to try a Moringa food forest This looks awesome thanks for the video I now have an idea of how to do it

[@gruezomarilyn]

Wow amazing, i would like to grow moringga at my front yard. I have several already at my backyard. Thanks for all the information!

[@tpraja1]

+Develop Awesome Skills, The pods are a delicacy to Indians and it is hard to get it in U.S. You can really sell the pods and the leaves (as a bunch) to the indian stores or directly to indians living in your area when you pick them young before they get hard. It's priced really good and you should be able to make good money out of it. It's a win-win situation, you get to earn money and the Indians getting access to their favorite vegetable.

[@tpraja1]

I was talking about the Moringa Pods and the leaves which is consumed as a spinach by Indians.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Raja TP i love that idea! And I️ had some fresh Moringa pod curry recently sooooooo delicious!

[@barrybr1]

My moringa seeds came in the post yesterday and are soaking right now! I reckon they're gonna be great for my garden here in Sydney.

[@dennisseeker36]

nice- i have 3 moringas when i move in and starting more about 70 cuttings in ground planted different times about 20 have taken about 200 seeds in pots but i will switch to direct into ground with the seed. growing close together with most trees but will do a few spaced apart to harvest pods. will harvest leaves for people but also for livestock. planning 4000 here and maybe 20,000 on a bigger piece of land i have

[@kcg4633]

Do you have an update?

[@EpicYardFarm]

Awesome to see these food forests in our low desert! Keep up the good work. I was surprised to see this because Craig's front yard is very similar to mine. HAHA... way to go to us small lot gardeners! (My property is 7,000 sq ft too)

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Epic Yard Farm yes! How awesome! Someone was just mentioning you in my pdc class this weekend I forget who! I’d love to come check out your place sometime!

[@EpicYardFarm]

Oh, what coincidence! I just sent you a message through KZbin with contact info. :-) Looking forward to meeting you!

[@johnsonfaye77]

This is amazing

[@Hapenparadise]

Exactly! Just like forests work!

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Fantastic Food Forest

[@marylee7176]

I love Moringa!! Back in the Philippines, we have lots and lots of Moringas (Malunggay).. and I'm trying to grow them here in Florida now. I love gardening. Your videos are awesome! I love watching all your videos. When will u have a grade tour? It would be nice to see what else are u growing in your yard. :)

[@supitchooin2086]

Look like my home place in Thailand

[@brandasar7913]

Hello Dave, o had a 15 ft. Moringa tree maybe little talker last year, I chopped it back about to 4 and a half ft tall, just the main branches though. It has a decent size trunk. The other two I have are just a year old, I cut them back too. Just wondering if it will grow back when it gets hot? I was trying to follow you to increase the size. Thank you!

[@TheChenny73]

I really love this yard. I'm trying to replicate in zone 9a but I'm not sure if its ever going to happen.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Rice Panday well go excessive on wood chips and you’ll have a chance!

[@adams7833]

Zone 9 is arguably the greatest growing zone. You've got this! I'm 9b and planted 30ish trees this year into horrible soil. Mulch and water. It will grow! Especially moringas

[@Fiachbuay1987]

That is amazing! Thanks for the share!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+John Carr totally! Craig has an amazing place!

[@camacdonald257]

Dude awesome work on the video Dave! Good Times! Thanks!

[@stephalicious00]

I already want another update. Put one on your channel please!!

[@thehhbros6456]

Wow what a great video good Job Dave!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

The H&H Bros thank you!!! So glad you liked it!

[@josecantu6843]

Awesome video really like what you got going there , thanks for for sharing , really enjoyed watching your video . I wonder how this would work in south Texas ?

[@mylifeinhongkongpalazitrov3904]

So awesome.❤❤❤

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

mylifeinhongkong Zitro it is an awesome place for sure!!

[@yapacreation]

Superb

[@franksepulveda5344]

Dave awesome work thank you for the mini movie

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Frank Sepulveda of course!!! Thank you!

[@Sal.sanchez]

I would mulch half of my moringa trees at this point if I had that yard

[@apolloalan]

Moringa is the future, The Miracle Tree. We are giving away free samples in the UK & EU.

[@earlinesblack1361]

I’m growing my yard so that I can eat and I’m sharing with my neighbors banana 🍌,mango trees 🌳,moringa trees 🌳,lychee trees,Logan tree, papaya trees,coconut trees 🌴,pineapple plants 🪴,tomatoes,vervain,collard greens 🥬,blueberries tree,lemon trees,leaf of life plant 🌱,Turkey berry tree 🌳,Chia tree 🌳, sugarcane and I want a mulberry tree,meen tree,I got to plant my moringa trees, oh my I forgot about my dragon 🐉 fruit and my jackfruit ,soursop trees 🌳 I was so happy to get some seeds so I can grow them I’m so happy 😁 about my front yard, I’m going to get some free mulch from the tree cutters soon because last year mulch gave me so much FRUIT 🍌 last year,I’m over the moon 🌕 with joy 🤩, I recycle and of my trimmings from ALL of my trees 🌳 what a blessing from GOD AMEN 🙏

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

That’s so amazing!!! I love to hear that!

[@lofenoialof5320]

I would love to plant a row hedge of moringas along a black cast iron fence. How close to the fence and what sort of spacing between plants would you recommend ? I heard that you can plant them in clusters for leaf harvesting purposes. Thanks !

[@sonigram]

I have always heard that wood chips would encourage bug infestation, like roaches, which draws in scorpions in the Phoenix area. Any problems with that??

[@falconmoose5435]

Maybe an ecosystem. Arthropods eat bugs drawn to moisture and nutrients. Wasps eat scorpions....as David Byrne once wrote "It all works out.".

[@ahmedahmed-ps9bi]

bravo

[@HFTLMate]

fantastic work here

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Yeah Craig built something amazing in a short amount of time for sure!!!

[@VagoniusThicket]

Looks like a member of the legume family from leaves and pods . Must enrich soil as other legumes.

[@angiekrajewski6419]

Thumbs up!!!!!!!!..you know what?...i think the whole state should be growing marengo....cause it would help millions of people...... starving for real food.....this Guy is doing a great job!!!!

[@TinyGiantLifeStyle]

I wonder how many gallons of water are used yearly..

[@samayalcookingchannel3420]

Very nice video, Moringa called as Murungai Maram (in Tamil language), Neem called as (Vepam Maram in Tamil), Curry leaves plants called as (Karivepillai in Tamil), Banana/plantains (Vaazhai Maram in Tamil) are from Tamil Nadu Southern part of India and not from North India. These are grown in every South Indian homes.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Shanthi Raju thank you!! I love Indian trees!!

[@davidg.johnson7208]

I read that the wood chips should not be buried and left on top of the ground to naturally break down. Buried wood chips break down slowly if at all.

[@rileyqflores9538]

You are so bless i wish. I had a house were i could grow moringa trees it could help me olot i have a reallybad artritis i heard that helps what state do you leave iam in. california my name is Lauriee

[@Hapenparadise]

Need more sun for fruit. So, I’m learning. 😊

[@lee-eb2cn]

question did you plant that dragon fruit next to the moringa so it would grow up it, or was it a volunteer? I bought one and am wondering if i need to plant it next to my morings and when can I do the planting. I am east of Tucson in Sahuarita, AZ Thank you do you have an email I can use to contact you directly?

[@lee-eb2cn]

Can you dig the roots and just lift the plants up and fill in with soil and compost under the plant?

[@alkajain7939]

hi dave stone. this food forest is awesome. like to ask one thing: is the moringa plant grown from seeds equals to the plant grown from cuttings?

[@alkajain7939]

nutient wise and quality wise

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

I do believe they are the same nutrient quality. Id love to do some tests to measure that. But I have had people who believe differently. Some say that the cuttings will not develop a taproot and they say that they will not be able to dig as deep to get the minerals to make the tree more nutrient dense.. I do not think this is true. I believe the cutting will develop the same taproot structure as a seed because that is how the moringa roots grow. It may actually develop 2-3 taproots instead of only one. just like when you pinch a tip on top of the tree - 2-3 branches grow out - When you plant a cutting, a few root nodes must begin to travel down and 'tap' Now all of that doesnt even address the fact that the genetics of Moringa are still genetically moringa. WHERE the tree is planted does not determine if Moringa will have 90 minerals and nutrients in it. Because those minerals and nutrients are produced by the genetics of the tree. They can be enhanced by where you plant it and if you feed it, however planting from seed and cutting should - in my opinion - be of similar nutritional value... Also eating the least nutrient dense moringa leaf still has way more nutrients than many other foods we eat... Even at its worst, moringa is still the best!

[@alkajain7939]

l agree thanks for replying

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

@@alkajain7939 cool! of course!

[@SurfviewTV]

Great video, Dave! Your guest Craig McDonald certainly belongs in your Arizona Green Thumbs Club (I made that name up). Like Dave Stone, Jake Mace, Linda Valardi, Shamus O'Leary and that guy from the KZbin channel, Yes It Will Grow Here - kzbin.info/door/qJ8BlqRwYdJRaD2z9mJUMA (I'm sure I'm leaving some out by accident), your guest Craig McDonald is another great Arizona Phoenix Metro area grower. 'Seems like Moringa is the common denominator. What a wonderful food forest. So much variety! 'So nice of Craig to share his insights and fertilizing tips with you and your ever growing number of subscribers. Thanks again!

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Thanks Jim!! Yes it was so amazing seeing Craig’s yard!! And I love that moringa is a common denominator for sure!!

[@rick5653]

If you just went out and pick Leaves off the tree and ate it. How much do you think you could eat before you should stop and it could be dangerous

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

you can not overdose on moringa. however if you eat too much in the beginning it will clean you out better than your morning coffee lol.

[@davidg.johnson7208]

How about watering? How much?Did you water a lot in the beginning and don't water now?

[@Moe-sx6ss]

Take out 2-3 top layers. Cut the rest thin & fry with garlic in a few drop of oil. U will love it.

[@amitbarikeri3]

Moringa Oleifera! The name is derived from Murangai in (Tamil) and oleifera from Latin because of its Oil in seeds. Just learnt that today 😅. And I’m about to start moringa and bunch of other veggies on my rooftop this monsoon in India. Ur video is an amazing

[@arulsiva6863]

How do you handle the winter?

[@franksepulveda5344]

dave moringa great job man can't see your house lol genius

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Frank Sepulveda lol!!!

[@Diana.DSWMinistries]

My moringa isn't doing well. It's 4 years old in full sun, but it has not gotten any taller than me at 5'. It is mulched and with monthly watering.

[@vk081064]

You guys must eat moringa fruits. Here in India it's a prized delicacy. It's more nutritious than the leaves.

[@hendrsb33]

Just had an odd thought: If more guys were into idolizing their gardens rather than guns, how much better would the world be? Big props, dudes! Also, a friend of mine is thinking of living off-grid in New Mexico and perhaps growing moringa trees on her property to promote water retention in the soil already populated by lots of mesquite and other desert shrubs. Would moringa be considered non-native invasive flora? I'm not sure if local authorities monitor plant species or if they would order them to be removed if found. It seems there's no problem in AZ with such planting.

[@arefallout]

Well the world would probably be the same.

[@ELREYDEPHX]

Can I have a few branches to plant

[@jintopaul2582]

Is this highbreed?

[@jacobbloch1612]

How tall will these get in AZ and how wide of a canopy do you typically see? I just planted a few in Chandler and want to see what I should expect.

[@msyt232]

My grandmother used banana leaves instead of waxed paper to make her iron’s underside smooth for ironing.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

+Ms YT how cool!!!

[@healthyliving4911]

Moringa cures most of the diseases.

[@The_Soup_Wizard]

At 18:49 he picks what looks like a young moringa pod and eats it straight. Is that a thing? Is it good? I've only read that it's tough. My man if you have an answer there it would be fantastic! 🤙

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Boopcheese yes!!! If you pick it and eat when shoe string size they are not fiborous yet. If you cook them like that they taste like asparagus. If you eat fresh they can be like a quite spicy green bean ish...

[@The_Soup_Wizard]

@@DevelopAwesomeSkills spicy green bean fresh from a tree? This plant gets better and better every day. I just planted 2 small ones here in central FL, they should do fine with the weather we've been getting. Then there's 2 others to plant as well after that 😎 thanks for the info man!

[@iambrunei]

Develop Awesome Skills I just had “string bean” Moringa pods with my lamb korma! Crunchy. First time I tried it too.

[@lee-eb2cn]

Did you plant the dragon fruit to grow up the moringa tree?

[@charlenenorman3644]

So fun to watch you both, question do you think the trees will grow northern Arizona?

[@sonigram]

Can chickens and horses eat the leaves, stems etc without harm?

[@lee-eb2cn]

Did you pla NV t that dragon fruit to grow up the moringa. I just got dr tree and wondering if I should plant it next to my shriveled moringa tree.

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Craig did plant the dragon fruit so it would climb up the moringa! And it worked great for him!

[@lee-eb2cn]

@@DevelopAwesomeSkills wondering if it is ok to plant my dragon tree now or wait. Love this site.

[@slater1182]

Can we come buy some Moringa kernels or drumsticks?

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

If you get on the #iwantmoremoringa Facebook group you can ask to see who’s selling seeds or drumsticks near you. Also Amazon is a good place to buy seeds

[@aidanvillegas7656]

Do the roots pose a problem to plumbing?

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Aidan Villegas Moringa roots do not pose a hazard to plumbing unless you place a pvc bubbler pipe directly next to the trunk. They will grow around things and will not hurt in ground stuff ... typically... Moringa is softwood anf their roots are softer and not like a mulberry or hardwood tree.

[@stephalicious00]

Hey when is your garden tour coming Dave ;-)

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

stephalicious00 hey!!! I️ just finally released my garden update yesterday!!!

[@duhhhh1723]

Beautiful video .Thank You for sharing .Where did You get the wood chips? Do the wood chips reduce weeds and insects? Thanks .

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Thank you! Im so glad you enjoyed the video! And the wood chips have so many benefits, check out this episode :) "Wood Chips - The Best Thing To Give Your Garden - Ep198" kzbin.info/www/bejne/pV66ooSggtKYhq8

[@PaintSandwhich]

I have 9 moringas growing indoors right now in august… I might try and grow one outside before winter but I’m afraid it won’t survive because it’s so late in the year. Next year I’ll have my backyard forest going😎 (growing in Las Vegas). Is anyone growing these in Utah? I know people are growing these in snow and they just keep growing back.

[@IrishBoy]

Is this Moringa Olifeira or Stonepetala?

[@DevelopAwesomeSkills]

Firehot1975 these are oliefera. I’m really wanting to get my hands on some stenopetala seeds tho!!