This year, I started gardening with 3 raised beds and planted an artichoke and 2 types of lavender plants. It didn't take long for weeds to show up and purslane. I thought purslane was an interesting succulent type with its yellow flowers but ruled it as a weed and dug it up. Now, I'm reading, as well as your article states, it is a delicious edible plant. Amazing! Thanks for your article about weeds and other foliage in the desert.
I quite like the taste and don't mind how they look in the garden. It is high in anti-oxidants. My mom commented once that some showed up in a wrap she bought from a local farmer's market. I'm considering adding them to salads. They'd be good in an omelette too, I bet. You'll have to let me know what you think of it if you let some grow and you try it.
Isaac, I'm tempted to try it. I'll let you know if I do. Even though I dug up some purslance, they seem to be sprouting everywhere. The ones I removed were growing into the artichoke and lavender I planted in-ground.
Isaac, I love purslane too! Such a delicious and crunchy little succulent. I've grown both the green and the golden versions from seed, but it still comes up anyway on its own in my garden as a treasure whether I plant it or not. It's so wonderful with the lightest sprinkle of a really good quality walnut or hazelnut oil and coarse salt. I'm looking forward to seeing it in my garden again this year! ❤️
This year, I started gardening with 3 raised beds and planted an artichoke and 2 types of lavender plants. It didn't take long for weeds to show up and purslane. I thought purslane was an interesting succulent type with its yellow flowers but ruled it as a weed and dug it up. Now, I'm reading, as well as your article states, it is a delicious edible plant. Amazing! Thanks for your article about weeds and other foliage in the desert.
I quite like the taste and don't mind how they look in the garden. It is high in anti-oxidants. My mom commented once that some showed up in a wrap she bought from a local farmer's market. I'm considering adding them to salads. They'd be good in an omelette too, I bet. You'll have to let me know what you think of it if you let some grow and you try it.
Isaac, I'm tempted to try it. I'll let you know if I do. Even though I dug up some purslance, they seem to be sprouting everywhere. The ones I removed were growing into the artichoke and lavender I planted in-ground.
Isaac, I love purslane too! Such a delicious and crunchy little succulent. I've grown both the green and the golden versions from seed, but it still comes up anyway on its own in my garden as a treasure whether I plant it or not. It's so wonderful with the lightest sprinkle of a really good quality walnut or hazelnut oil and coarse salt. I'm looking forward to seeing it in my garden again this year! ❤️
I'm going to try it that way this year! Thank you for the suggestion :)
Please let me know what you think if you do! It's such a great way to enjoy purslane. ❤️