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I forget when my purslane germinated this year.  (Volunteer/ common weed.)  
I've been putting a handful in omlets for a few weeks, it seems.  And 
earlier this week I weeded up about a square yard, and finally got the 
better parts into a pot to boil for freezing.  I started with a couple 
plants a couple years ago, which I THOUGHT I weeded before they set seed.  
Same thing last year-- didn't I pull it all before seeds matured?!  This 
year I weeded even sooner, and yes they had already matured a few capsules 
of seeds!

Tastey, free, not much pest or disease problems, and I've never known 
rabbits or woodchucks to graze it.

tc, s.WI, I cook stinging-nettles too.


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Lon J. Rombough" <>
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Purslane germination
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:42:15 -0700

I planted purslane ONCE and it continues to volunteer every year since, but 
never comes up until the garden is quite warm, usually in July.

-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at 
http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best 
Talent in Writing" award for 2003.


On Jun 30, 2005, at 6:21 PM, Charles Paradise wrote:

I'd never got germination of purslane before, but this year I sowed it late 
[say, June 1] co-sowing it with dill, lettuce and beet, and it came up - not 
the 3 times I sowed it before.

My surmise is it requires warmth...

Charlie Paradise z5 Mass