Margosa trees..

[Kris]

Dear Wendi  

here are some neem trees stills from our house garden.

and hope all the margosa tree lovers are feasting their eyes,

since all products of this tree is bitter and of emmence medicinal value for both human,pets & other plants..

i will come to its use later on in this thread.i hope all the latino

members are having or growing some in their gardens,since

some of the members have asked more details of this about

6 to 8 months back.

and wendi these trees that your are seening are 35 years old and whenever we feel its too large we reduce the side of the branches.its normal size of your oak trees..

and the present height is almost touching the commencement of the 2 nd floor ! emagine its height.

now lets have a photo session of our tree_

[Kris]

this shot was taken from my first floor roof garden area_

here i grow some palms in containers,i think they are

visible too_

[Kris]

ground to top focous_

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one more shot from the same angle_

[Kris]

same angle but now you get to see some climbers on it.and

those climbers are called money plant !  

[Kris]

now lets see some neem flowers,these flowers are consumed

by dibateic patients to get their blood sugar level in balance.

non-vegeterians who complain of worms & stomuch infestion

the grandma of the house gives the kids and even grown-ups

these flowers laced with honey.

and in the month of festivities like deepavali,indian new year,

pongal after waking up early in the morning after worshiping

god the first item for oral consumption is the neem flowers with honey...

here are some stills of it !

[Kris]

one more long shot_

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One more still_

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Now for some mouth watering teasers,yes its mangoes from our trees along with our neems_how is it !  

now for the next 3 months our fruit markets in madras will be flooded with mangoes with all varities from all our states...

Love,

Kris.

[ibreakforpalms]

Anybody on this forum growing Neem Trees is Florida?

[wendisplantation]

Yes, I have 2 very healthy seedlings, one very healthy that I gave as a Christmas present, and 2 struggling.

Thank You very much Kris, These may help me id a local tree that I have been wondering about. I do think you should post all of that stuff that you told me about neem's medicinal qualities, that was excellent information.

If anyone is interested, there is a place here is Florida that sells mail order neem seeds, seedlings, and larger trees (of easily shippable size)

www.neemtreefarms.com

This is where I got mine......10 tiny sprouts for $10. I actually got 13, but they don't like too much water as a seedling and will die. I kept 5 alive so far. Three of those very strong.

Supposedly, these  trees are a natural insect repellent and are said to keep insect pests clear. This would be a great tree for canopy of small seedling palms and such, I would think.

Kris, thanks again for the shots, very beautiful!!!!

I also meant to tell you that I have bought a concentrated 70% neem oil 3 in 1 concoction for controlling mites, insects and fungus. Kris, do you think this would be a good fungal soak for seeds pre-germination? I thought I remembered you saying that the neem can stall root growth, but do you think it would be effective before germination without thwarting the germ process?

Thanks,

[Kris]

(wendisplantation @ Apr. 20 2007,21:34)

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Kris,

I also meant to tell you that I have bought a concentrated 70% neem oil 3 in 1 concoction for controlling mites, insects and fungus. Kris, do you think this would be a good fungal soak for seeds pre-germination? I thought I remembered you saying that the neem can stall root growth, but do you think it would be effective before germination without thwarting the germ process?

Thanks,

Dear Wendi  

never do that mistake of using any oil kind of coating to plants seeds.these horticulture oil_Neem Based work fine only on

grown up plants.and if used on seeds as seeds coat they

create a strange white mould formation.which eventuely

result in kind of damp-off.

i lost the first batch of seeds due this treatment_so please

avoide doing so.

Good heavens _ thanks for clearing your doubt before giving your seeds that treatment !  

here is a still of the neem seed coat treatment oil that i used_

[wendisplantation]

Thanks Kris, I actually bought it for pests, but was thinking about it, so, I am glad I asked b4 use too!

I figured who better to ask than you!!

Thanks again, my friend!

[ibreakforpalms]

Thanks Wendi.

[Kris]

[Really full garden]

They do very well at the beach and seem very tolerant of salt,dry conditions and poor soil.They are evergreen and always have nice dark green foliage.The mere presence of neem trees does not deter insects.I have hordes of mosquitoes living in the shade of mine.The oils from the leaves needs to be extracted by crushing to have any affect.