Growing Inga - Permaculture Fruit Trees

Hello everyone, In today's video we are going to learn about the benefits of growing Ice cream beans (Inga) in your food forest or permaculture farm.
The Ingas are a genus of nitrogen-fixing plants that are very versatile when it comes to being used in the permaculture setting.
The benefits the ice cream bean trees provide are
1. Nitrogen Fixing - They are able to take the nitrogen in the air and make it more readably available for the trees around it below in the soil.
2. Chop-n-drop - Since ice cream beans grow fast and have a high germination rate they are used in abundance to grow fast and chop down mulch to be used to build up soil health.
3. Drought & Flood Tolerant - These trees are able to withstand both extreme drought and flooding conditions with very little care at all.
4. Pollinator Attractor - Produces flowers that attract pollinators
5. Fruit Producer - Produces an edible seed pod that tastes like sweet vanilla & very healthy.
The inga varieties I am growing at my farm currently as of March 2021 are
Inga Vera (From John Painters tree in Pine Island)
Inga Spectabilis (Seeds came from Colombia)
Inga Feuilleei (From Real Sweet Farms )
Inga Edulis (From Sulcata Grove)
Overall I am utilizing the ingas for many reasons, those reasons include Chop-n-drop mainly, as well for fruit consumption, soil health regeneration, as well as having a beautiful inga tree.
Thank you for watching this video on how I grow Ice Cream Beans, I will make another Inga update once these trees grow a little more/ begin to flower.
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[@Kevin-Cruz]

Love the Ingas. Super resilient and hardy!

[@chizzlemo3094]

nice, I'd never heard of this bean , and I've now moved to Colombia, so will look out for it!

[@gardenflorida]

In Colombia ask for ‘Guama’ that’s how we call it over there.

[@2417bw]

Thanks. Please create more and more new videos from your new farm... We like to watch the plants growing...instead watching the sad fake news..

[@gardenflorida]

Thanks for your support, I will be uploading a lot more new videos from my farm. Together we can create a better fruit filled future and no more sad news 🌱💚

[@slurpii4669]

Dude, my ice cream bean tree is dying, I don't know what to do, leaves turned yellow and the Stem remains green, but But at the top it's turning yellow and it scares me that all the Stem Could turn yellow at any moment, It all started when I decided to plant it in the ground

[@KreativLee]

Thank you for the video! Would love to see how they are doing today! Can u tell us how old the biggest tree was in this video?

[@tylersdoinit]

How are the inga spectabilis doing? Have they made fruit yet?

[@dougs_urbanfarm]

I would love some more ingas to add to my feulli, hard to find here in subtropical Australia. They are so delicious straight from the tree.

[@gardenflorida]

Yeah I have heard it is great for pollination!

[@donavonlarney]

i bought some off ebay from someone in queensland .. they where not seeds ,, just little saplings in the mail (an envelope) .. the little saplings in the envelope stayed in my mail box for a couple of days before i realised.. all 8 are all happy now... very resilient.. worth a look if you want them. about 10 bucks to your door.

[@abelstropicalfruit8647]

Awesome trees. Its really hard to find these here in the Netherlands.

[@gardenflorida]

Over here you just need to know someone with the tree, kind of rare still here in our area but once you have a pod you can plant all the seeds and they I’ll all germinate more than likely.

[@abelstropicalfruit8647]

@@gardenflorida Nice

[@geriannroth449]

So which variety is the nicest one

[@garymarshall1246]

Can guama make good juice drink? Or too stringy

[@Joshuabosser]

Actually?

[@Howardlifts]

Can these grow in containers or just in ground?

[@tech0937]

Would you sell and ship in the U.S.?

[@gardenflorida]

Yes I would sell ice cream bean trees and ship in the U.S

[@tech0937]

@@gardenflorida oooh sweet deal! How much with shipping to 23454? Do you have an Instagram or would you like me to DM you?

[@gloriaschlanser2932]

Do you have any available to sell? I’m in Houston. Thanks.

[@geriannroth449]

@@gardenflorida wow would you ship seeds to Barbados West Indies?