Purslane
- Thread starter beavis
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You got to be kidding me. That stuff is edible??? I have it everywhere. 
cityfarmer
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My chickens won't touch it.
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Mine won't either, but they also won't touch tomatoes or green beans, so, What do they know? Silly Chickens.cityfarmer said:
hoodat
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My rabbits don't care for it either but they're spoiled because of all the fresh clover I grow for them.
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Pretty sure that looks like purslane. Snap off a piece. If the liquid is clearish, it is purslane. Milky means spurge.
I think you have to introduce it young. I always float pieces in water for the ducklings. They start off playing with it and then figure out it is food
. Even my quail eat it. Of course, they would rather have PEAS!!! But once the peas are gone they go for the purslane.
I think you have to introduce it young. I always float pieces in water for the ducklings. They start off playing with it and then figure out it is food
. Even my quail eat it. Of course, they would rather have PEAS!!! But once the peas are gone they go for the purslane.Beavis,
The folks here give good council; leave it be if it's milky. It does make a nice sub for watercress in a cool summer salad. But it's VERY invasive and will root 10-12 inches deep if given the right conditions. You could sink a bottomless pail that deep and keep it at bay. They coined the "pick and come again" phrase for this stuff I think.LOL
The folks here give good council; leave it be if it's milky. It does make a nice sub for watercress in a cool summer salad. But it's VERY invasive and will root 10-12 inches deep if given the right conditions. You could sink a bottomless pail that deep and keep it at bay. They coined the "pick and come again" phrase for this stuff I think.LOL
