Red Gruner Purslane (50 Days)

The Red Gruner Purslane has upright stems with a pretty red tone and large, soft green, fleshy leaves. Pick and use as needed for mixed salads or garnish a gourmet dish. A juicy, very tasty addition to salads. It's interesting that some of the peskiest weeds from our gardens are cultivated and valued as delicacies elsewhere. This culivated purslane bears little resemblance to the weed. Much more erect, with very large, meaty leaves, and the flavor is really wonderful, a bit citric. Purslane is harvested over a long period. 

200 seeds

PLANTING

Portulaca oleracea

Germination: 4-14 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 75-85ºF.

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4” deep

Starting Indoors: 4-5 weeks before last frost. Provide 75-85ºF soil temperatures. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant out after last frost, 8-10" apart.

Sowing Outdoors:  After last frost. Sow 1" apart, thin to 6-8" apart. 

Harvest: Pick greens when you need them, the plants will continue to produce

Tips: Plant Red Gruner Purslane in fertile soil, amended with compost, mulch and provide even moisture.