"simy1" wrote in message
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"Marilee" wrote in message
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Our biggest weed problem is purslane. Does anyone have any really
great
control suggestions?

Harvest it just before it starts forming pods, but even with pods it
will just be a bit crunchier than usual. Because it is slightly
lemony, you can save the vinegar in the dressing. It is almost
certainly the most nutritious vegetable in your garden right now. No
need to separate leaves from stems, the stems are just as good. I miss
purslane, in my 5hrs of sun a day garden in Michigan it does not grow
well. I used to eat a bowl a day in the summer. Shredded, it goes in a
number of summer salads, with beans, pasta, chopped veggies, you name
it. If you are like me a fan of totally green, but mixed, salads,
nasturtium is somewhat similar in texture but peppery, so they mix
well.

Pods? It gets pods?

I have to go check! In all these years, with purslane all over the place,
I've never noticed pods.

(Time passes....)

Okay, do you mean the tiny little buds at the ends of the stems that will
bloom and become tiny yellow flowers? That's the only thing resembling a
pod that I see on my purslane.

I tried eating it last year, but found it to be a bit slimy when cooked. Of
course, it's not exactly an easy thing to find recipes for, and I may have
overcooked it the first time and undercooked it the second. The recipes I
found made reference to it tasting like spinach, which I like, so I was
truly disappointed that I didn't care for it at all. (I don't remember if I
tried it raw, though. I may give that a go later this week.)


Does this group lean toward organic gardening or chemical control? Some
of
each?

I am guessing that 67% of the people here are organic 90% of the time.
How's that for going out on a limb?

Cool. I am not above chemical intervention, myself, but one doesn't want to
put one's foot in it early on. I wondered because of the fairly large
number of people recommending doing away with groundhogs by shooting them.
(That's what we do when one shows up, but it was gratifying, in a way, to
see that others here feel the same way.) (Not that organic gardening and
animal rights activists go hand in hand, but....)


Is top posting a hot button? Off-topic posts? Thread drift
re-labeling?

very civilized around here.

It looks to be.

Marilee