How to get raid of Crabgrass in VEG. Garden

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Originally Posted by Redbaron

The allure of purslane

See how thick it is? No harm to the tomatoes. It's only a weed if you think it is a weed. Actually it helps other plants as long as they are up and taller than the purslane before the purslane gets too thick.

Produce Recipes: Purslane
Purslane recipes at epicurious


Good both cooked and raw

thanks. it looks like purslane is very good for you! i like the ground cover to retain moisture and cool the soil too, i use shredded leaves for that. i really liked the idea they crowd out other weeds. in my garden it grows with other weeds so i don't see the crowding out effect but it is prolific and i swear the hotter and drier the more it grows and spreads! when they compared it to okra i was ready to bail, you can't feed a yankee okra! well maybe deep fried but i never had that. i certainly have an unending supply of this plant. i have been tempted to try it in the past but i never have. i will pick some and see what it tastes like, this may be a wonderful vitamin packed freebee or i'll just have to continue to stirrup hoe it to death.

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