I have such a tree in my backyard and from my childhood memory people use to take a leaf, slightly warm a little oil, rub it on the leaf and put it on any kind of muscle pain ir any discomfort and cover it up with a cotton bandage
Previously I used to live in inland Australia, an area similar to USDA zone 9 or 10, similar perhaps to inland South-Central California or Arizona. The Castor Oil plant can indeed be used as a useful "nurse" plant to help shelter other young plants from excessively strong Summer sun, in areas with "Mediterranean" semi-arid and semi-desert climates. They can also be used to provide shade to chicken and ducks. They know NOT to eat the seeds and are almost immune to them anyway. Just remember folks that the Castor Oil seed is HIGHLY POISONOUS to humans especially children and most other animals with chewing teeth. Technically the toxin is found in lower amounts throughout the entire plant, but I have never developed any allergy or anything, even when pruning or handling the leaves. ONLY make the medicinal Castor Oil if you are 100% sure what you are doing. The edible medicine is made in a special way so that the poison component gets left behind. For folks in colder climates, like where I live now, I take some seedlings inside as house-plants to survive each Winter, then put them back outside in late Spring when frosts are finished. Castor Oil plants especially older ones can tolerate a very small frost as long as it thaws promptly. If you can keep it heavily watered (especially in a long hot season environment that might be with water from a clothes washing machine discharge) then the leaves can grow very large, almost a metre or 3 feet across. I would guess that in places with long hot humid Summers, like New Orleans and Louisiana and Florida that they also grow very large leaves.
The claim of it being poisonous is likely fiction because the castor oil plant has so many curative qualities to it. Big Pharma engages in aggressive attack against healing plants and minerals.
Castor oil seeds are also use to help infertility and the reproductive system (oil heat therapy. )Is a miracle plant. It amazes me how quickly it grows and its medicinal herbicide
How deep does the Taproot of the castor bean grow because I'm going to put it in a pot and grow it indoors in the winter so I don't have to worry about it dying each and every year I live in zone 5
They are also known as Mole Bean Plants. Used to plant in Mole runs in the yard. The Moles supposedly eat them and die. If not, you at least get some shade.
I've heard they are very poisonous, so be careful to wash your hands when touching them and around animals. They grow so fast mine never got that big. It surly likes it there. Looks amazing !!!
+ you can make poison and rule the world!!! LOL We have these even up here in Idaho but they don't get very tall and our seeds don't mature! Thanks for the video and best of luck!
Personally grow them in my garden to repel moles and shrews. They work wonders. 🍀
I have such a tree in my backyard and from my childhood memory people use to take a leaf, slightly warm a little oil, rub it on the leaf and put it on any kind of muscle pain ir any discomfort and cover it up with a cotton bandage
That's very cool!
Thanks for posting this video. Exactly what I need to protect my Greenlife trees.
I’m moving to AZ and so happy I can grow castor beans there.
Previously I used to live in inland Australia, an area similar to USDA zone 9 or 10, similar perhaps to inland South-Central California or Arizona. The Castor Oil plant can indeed be used as a useful "nurse" plant to help shelter other young plants from excessively strong Summer sun, in areas with "Mediterranean" semi-arid and semi-desert climates. They can also be used to provide shade to chicken and ducks. They know NOT to eat the seeds and are almost immune to them anyway. Just remember folks that the Castor Oil seed is HIGHLY POISONOUS to humans especially children and most other animals with chewing teeth. Technically the toxin is found in lower amounts throughout the entire plant, but I have never developed any allergy or anything, even when pruning or handling the leaves. ONLY make the medicinal Castor Oil if you are 100% sure what you are doing. The edible medicine is made in a special way so that the poison component gets left behind. For folks in colder climates, like where I live now, I take some seedlings inside as house-plants to survive each Winter, then put them back outside in late Spring when frosts are finished. Castor Oil plants especially older ones can tolerate a very small frost as long as it thaws promptly. If you can keep it heavily watered (especially in a long hot season environment that might be with water from a clothes washing machine discharge) then the leaves can grow very large, almost a metre or 3 feet across. I would guess that in places with long hot humid Summers, like New Orleans and Louisiana and Florida that they also grow very large leaves.
The claim of it being poisonous is likely fiction because the castor oil plant has so many curative qualities to it. Big Pharma engages in aggressive attack against healing plants and minerals.
I'm assuming I should avoid this plant since I have a dumb dog that will basically eat anything it finds?
Castor oil seeds are also use to help infertility and the reproductive system (oil heat therapy. )Is a miracle plant. It amazes me how quickly it grows and its medicinal herbicide
How deep does the Taproot of the castor bean grow because I'm going to put it in a pot and grow it indoors in the winter so I don't have to worry about it dying each and every year I live in zone 5
That's fantastic...where do you get the seeds from. It's a really nice plant , love it.
Etta J here in Mexico monterrey there’s a lot of those here
Good narration skills
Yes these oil leafs are also keeping away snails from my peppers and my small plants
And, I am told that this plant repels digging rodents as well.
love your videos, I am curious what your water bill is, up in Tucson water gets very expensive
For microclimate building, would it be okay to plant castor bean in bare clay soil or plant it like any other tree?
I wouldnt recommend planting Castor bean in bare clay soil, they grow very slow in there.
They are also known as Mole Bean Plants. Used to plant in Mole runs in the yard. The Moles supposedly eat them and die. If not, you at least get some shade.
Moles are carnivores, they dont eat the plant and die. The smell of the plant is what repells them because they are very sensitive to smells.
I didn't know that Thank you
What type of castor bean plants do you recommend for Arizona?
we use the leaves of castor plant to spourout grain.
just like paper cover.
I've heard they are very poisonous, so be careful to wash your hands when touching them and around animals. They grow so fast mine never got that big. It surly likes it there. Looks amazing !!!
+ you can make poison and rule the world!!! LOL We have these even up here in Idaho but they don't get very tall and our seeds don't mature! Thanks for the video and best of luck!
Can it be propagated from cuttings?
Wow nice idea Jay ! 🤙
when you chop and drop do they grow back?
Miss O.P. Yes
How much water do the castor plants need? A lot? Regular amount? Or less?
Supposed an inch a week. But I never watered them and in the first year I had them at 8ft tall.
Did you have to soak the seeds for 8 hours in 86 degree Fahrenheit water?
You should soak it for at least 24 hours at room temperature.
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WHERE DO YOU GET EM😶
tracy b. eBay hope you found some
HI there :)
I live in Phoenix, can you tell me where or how to get some caster beans to plant?
Jean Conneely Look on eBay hope you found some
I got one my self
Any online garden show that sells exotic seeds. There are many of them. I got mine from Chiltern Seeds in the UK.
Amazon
Thanku ☺️
Can they be used in reforestation projects?
Preferably not, they are a pest in their own right and can prevent germination around them.
I am growing them so I don't have to see my neighbors here in Hawaii
This plant is a pest weed in Brazil
Castor plant saved your trees but be careful
Anything that eats that plant is DEAD DEAD
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