Killer Mushrooms

A very sad lime tree

Fungus looked similar

I was so proud of my little lime tree that came up as a volunteer. A little over a month ago I noticed a growth on the trunk at ground level. I knocked it off and cleaned it up a bit. Two weeks later it was back. Lorena did it again about a week ago but it was too late. Guess I'll have to dig it up soon.

Soap and water and/or nitrogen fertilizer are suggested ways to kill the fungus but the tree was too far gone by the time I hit the Internet. Gonna have to keep a closer eye on the rest of my trees. It also says to completely dispose of the mushroom or it could spread in the yard. All I did was throw it on the compost. Hope I'm not in for trouble.

My Moringa got away

Moringa is a beautiful tree but mine is out of control. I didn't realize how fast they grow and kinda fell asleep while it shot up. I did cut it off once but from ladder height so it was already to big. The idea of keeping them small is for harvesting leaves and seed pods. This one is flowering the second time so have a few babies around the yard but have not seen the seed pods (called drum sticks). I'm afraid I'm gonna have to cut this down and start over. You can see in the video what I should have been doing all along.

Beautiful flowers

About 5 meters when it should be one-two

Moringa grows very quickly and so must be pruned aggressively in the first year to encourage lateral growth and increased production, as well as ease of harvesting.pruning-moringa

When tree reaches a height of 1 meter (3.25 ft) cut to height of .5 meter (20 in.).
When tree reaches a height of 1.5 meters (5 ft) cut to height of 1 meter (3.25 ft).
When tree reaches a height of 2 meters (6.5 ft) cut to height of 1.5 meter (5 ft).
When tree reaches a height of 2.5 (8 ft) meters cut to height of 2 meters (6.5 ft).

Flowers will appear after 9 months.

Seed pods will mature at around 12 months.

When harvesting leaves or seed pods prune trees to height of 2 meters (6.5 ft).

Growth and Use of Moringa

Bamboo in your yard

We have this beautiful clump of bamboo in the lot nextdoor and I would love to bring some over eventually. The problem is controlling it's growth. We had it in a garden when I was a kid but remember my parents cussing at it after a few years. I've read on the internet you can box it in with metal or cement but may have to go a meter deep. Anyone have experience with it?