August 20th, 2012
The kumanda yvyra’i (“little bean trees” in Guaraní, the local dialect) I planted last summer as a living fence and green manure have finally begun to flower. They are quite large now and are really helping to keep the berms surrounding my gardens from washing away. Not only are they leguminous (and therefore, replenish the soil with nitrogen) but they can also be used for animal forage, firewood, shade, and human consumption. The beans are delicious and beautifully colored—pictures will be soon to come. I will likely let these few plants go to seed and use this year’s haul to plant some more in my garden or field for the next season. —Mario Machado
Flowers of the kumanda yvyra’i trees that surround Mario’s vegetable garden.
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Comments
Have you tried growing the fully edible Moringa Tree? We live in the desert in California and we have 9 trees growing. They are spindly but they are full of nutrition and grow about 18 feet a year
The flowers looks like the flowers of pegion peas or congo peas as grown in the Caribbean.
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