Name: Alma Phoenix & Cottonwood, AZ USDA zone 9b, Sunset 13 & ??
Has anyone seen these for sale anywhere? Plants or seeds? I used to have it all over and now it's gone and I miss it! I'd like some ornamental, too, if you've seen that one.
Alma
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson
Name: Alma Phoenix & Cottonwood, AZ USDA zone 9b, Sunset 13 & ??
Ginger, yes that is the wild - or weed, depending on how you look at it - purslane. It is delicious and very nutritious, too. I used to have tons of it; I let it grow as a natural mulch for a bed I'm no longer using. It really helps to keep the soil moist below and when there's too much, just pinch off the newest, tender stems and cook or cut up in a salad.
I'll look at Lowe's to see if they have any. I haven't ever seen the edible variety in a nursery, though.
Alma
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson
Name: Alma Phoenix & Cottonwood, AZ USDA zone 9b, Sunset 13 & ??
Wow, we recently reworked the bed that had purslane and now it's popping up profusely! It will be a nice living mulch for the sunflowers and okra I'm planting there. Here's hoping all survive in this heat.
Alma
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson
Hi, everyone, I have a question. There is a big, healthy patch of wild purslane in the backyard at work--I work at a boarding kennel, so it is verrrrry well fertilized. Nope, not gonna eat that!
If I take cuttings, will they root?
Name: Becky (Boo) Phoenix, AZ 85022 finding joy one day at a time!
My dogs used to love cherry tomatoes. One spring I noticed a weed coming up that looked so differnt from any I had normally had. Guess the dogs gifted us with tomato plants! I know it sounds gross but those were really great summer tomatoes!