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Post by tbird on Jul 19, 2015 19:09:23 GMT -5
Here is a volunteer purslane against one of my petunias.....  What's not to love? |
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Jul 19, 2015 20:43:01 GMT -5
I'd have loved it in my salad bowl this evening!
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Post by tbird on Jul 19, 2015 21:02:19 GMT -5
wheelgarden1 after the photoshoot - I snipped it for tonight's curry
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Post by ahntjudy on Jul 20, 2015 21:10:09 GMT -5
I have never eaten it...Have to try it... Is it better young, mature, or does it matter? If I like it, I will not be going hungry...it seems there's always plenty out there!  Do you cook with it or just use raw? |
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 21, 2015 7:51:44 GMT -5
Somehow it doesn't look that pretty taking over the borders of my flower beds.
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Post by tbird on Jul 21, 2015 9:12:44 GMT -5
Somehow it doesn't look that pretty taking over the borders of my flower beds. several years ago I planted a variety called "golden purslane" - which has even larger leaves than the "large leaf purslane" I had also planted. The golden one is very attractive with the larger and thicker leaves and an upright growing habit. The weedy ones that came with the house are tiny, spindly, and try to lay flat. This one definitely has a lot of the golden purslane in it....although - I think - a bit greener in the leaves....I should plant some of those seeds near it to compare as my memory may be off. I was thinking that the 100% "golden purslanes" look in color similar to golden creeping jenny, Since I planted those other varieties, I'm not seeing the weedy ones very often, and my volunteers usually all are nice looking like this one or the large leaf purslane I had planted - which I do not think as attractive as this one. |
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 21, 2015 9:25:20 GMT -5
Oh, now it makes sense. You are growing a "civilized" variety. Mine is that horrible flat, spreading stuff. My neighbor calls it "rubber weed". Not too appealing for eating.
Here's a pic of it trying to take over one of my flower beds:
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Post by datgirl on Jul 21, 2015 19:20:42 GMT -5
Brown, that's what I have taking over too. That and bindweed.
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Post by restless on Jul 21, 2015 19:26:31 GMT -5
I eat the kind you have, Brownrexx. Tastes good raw to me as part of a salad.
I have also grown two types of Portulaca Grandiflora.
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Post by desertwoman on Jul 21, 2015 20:00:03 GMT -5
I have that wild purslane too.
If it didn't have the ability to take over an entire property I would say it is actually a pretty ground cover. And edible too.
Mine has yellow flowers. I try to get it all pulled before it goes to flower and then seed.
My weedy ones aren't spindly at all. I wish. I would describe them more like how tbird describes the golden purslane- large leafed with upright growth. They can get huge (and much easier to pull at that size!)
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Post by octave on Jul 21, 2015 20:15:18 GMT -5
What does it taste like?
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Post by tbird on Jul 21, 2015 21:23:53 GMT -5
Mine always taste like red curry  |
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Post by binnylou on Jul 22, 2015 11:07:20 GMT -5
Here's a pic of it trying to take over one of my flower beds I have this in my garden..I think I "bought" it with some bagged composted manure. The worst area where it is showing up is now planted in oats and field peas cover crop. I'm hoping that the cover crop will help choke out this weed. |
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 22, 2015 11:09:38 GMT -5
The seeds can also be dropped by birds or blown by the wind. This stuff is relentless.
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Post by binnylou on Jul 22, 2015 11:13:14 GMT -5
The seeds can also be dropped by birds or blown by the wind. This stuff is relentless. The reason I think it came in the manure is the population increased greatly after I purchased some manure for my melon hills. I had it before...just not such a saturated population. |
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