Purslane

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:12:01 -0400, Stacy wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Where can you buy Purslane (Portulaca olearacea) to grow in your yard?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=shop+%22Purslane+seeds%22&btnG=Search

Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any! Just a book about it.
Maybe I have some growing in my yard since it's a weed.

"Enrico C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:12:01 -0400, Stacy wrote in
| <news:[email hidden]> on sci.med.nutrition :
|
| > Where can you buy Purslane (Portulaca olearacea) to grow in your yard?
|
|
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=shop+%22Purslane+seeds%22&btnG=Search

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:05:13 -0400, Stacy wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any! Just a book about it.

Yes, but the book includes the seeds 🙂

http://www.thestoreforhealthyliving.com/MERCHANT2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TEWS&Product_Code=PUR&Category_Code=CB
"Includes sample package of purslane seeds."

Or

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/491/2

1 packet (1000 seeds) £1.49

Description: An exciting salad herb, with juicy, succulent, rich green
foliage. Interesting, and very appealing, taste and texture. Easily grown
either in containers or the open ground, and is quick to mature.

Excellent crop for confined spaces; pick leaves as required Easy to grow.

Sowing Instructions: Sow April to July in successive sowings. Germinate at
18-20C (64-68F) on the surface of a free draining, damp seed compost. Apply
a very light sprinkling of compost, but do not cover seed completely. Place
in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag until after
germination which takes 10-21 days. Do not exclude light, as this helps
germination.

Growing Instructions: Transplant seedlings, when large enough to handle,
into trays. Grow on in cooler conditions for at least 14 days before
planting out after all risk of frost, 30cm (12in) apart.

Aftercare Instructions: Prefers a moist, well drained soil in full sun
Harvest June to September.

Or, check out this UK store (they ship worldwide):

http://www.greenchronicle.co.uk/acatalog/Purslane.html

Purslane Seeds, Green
(Portulaca Oleracea)

Hardy annual. Grows up to 45cm. It has small yellow flowers that open in
the summer sun and close in the shade. It has thick succulent stems and
leaves which taste delicious. High in Omega 3 fatty acids.

Sow in propagator in early spring and keep at 20 degrees C. Seeds can also
be sown in final position in late summer. Purslane prefers a well drained
soil in a sunny position.

Price: £1.00

Purslane Seeds, Golden
(Portulaca Oleracea)

Golden leaved variety. High in Omega 3 fatty acids.

Price: £1.10

Stacy said:

Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any!

You are indeed an idiot, Stacy!

I got a hit in the cache of the 3rd entry. The price was $10.00.

Given it up, Stacy! You are not experiencing reality. You are
deluded.

Just my opinion, but I am right as usual. 🙂

Stacy said:

Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any!

You are indeed an idiot, Stacy!

I got a hit in the cache of the 3rd entry. The price was $10.00.

Given it up, Stacy! You are not experiencing reality. You are
deluded.

Just my opinion, but I am right as usual. 🙂

I shouldn't respond to you because you're a pittiful creature who should be
avoided until he wakes up but ...

that hit you're talking of is for a BOOK. Guess you're not right all the
time. Whoever heard of paying $10 for wild seeds?

"Mr-Natural-Health" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:[email hidden]...
|
|
| Stacy wrote:
|
| > Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any!
|
| You are indeed an idiot, Stacy!
|
| I got a hit in the cache of the 3rd entry. The price was $10.00.
|
| Given it up, Stacy! You are not experiencing reality. You are
| deluded.
|
| Just my opinion, but I am right as usual. 🙂
|

I found some of this growing in my yard and on my walk with my dog.

Pulled it up, rinsed it and put it in a saucer. Today, it still looks fresh
as yesterday. It's a hardy plant.

If I ever plant or find enough for eating, I imagine it would be good in
salads?

"Enrico C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:05:13 -0400, Stacy wrote in
| <news:[email hidden]> on sci.med.nutrition :
|
| > Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any! Just a book about it.
|
| Yes, but the book includes the seeds 🙂
|
|
http://www.thestoreforhealthyliving.com/MERCHANT2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TEWS&Product_Code=PUR&Category_Code=CB
| "Includes sample package of purslane seeds."
|
|
| Or
|
|
| http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/491/2
|
| 1 packet (1000 seeds) £1.49
|
| Description: An exciting salad herb, with juicy, succulent, rich green
| foliage. Interesting, and very appealing, taste and texture. Easily grown
| either in containers or the open ground, and is quick to mature.
|
| Excellent crop for confined spaces; pick leaves as required Easy to grow.
|
| Sowing Instructions: Sow April to July in successive sowings. Germinate at
| 18-20C (64-68F) on the surface of a free draining, damp seed compost.
Apply
| a very light sprinkling of compost, but do not cover seed completely.
Place
| in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag until after
| germination which takes 10-21 days. Do not exclude light, as this helps
| germination.
|
| Growing Instructions: Transplant seedlings, when large enough to handle,
| into trays. Grow on in cooler conditions for at least 14 days before
| planting out after all risk of frost, 30cm (12in) apart.
|
| Aftercare Instructions: Prefers a moist, well drained soil in full sun
| Harvest June to September.
|
|
|
|
| Or, check out this UK store (they ship worldwide):
|
| http://www.greenchronicle.co.uk/acatalog/Purslane.html
|
| Purslane Seeds, Green
| (Portulaca Oleracea)
|
| Hardy annual. Grows up to 45cm. It has small yellow flowers that open in
| the summer sun and close in the shade. It has thick succulent stems and
| leaves which taste delicious. High in Omega 3 fatty acids.
|
| Sow in propagator in early spring and keep at 20 degrees C. Seeds can also
| be sown in final position in late summer. Purslane prefers a well drained
| soil in a sunny position.
|
| Price: £1.00
|
|
|
| Purslane Seeds, Golden
| (Portulaca Oleracea)
|
| Golden leaved variety. High in Omega 3 fatty acids.
|
| Price: £1.10

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:19:35 -0400, Stacy wrote in
<news:[email hidden]> on sci.med.nutrition :

Quoted message said:

I found some of this growing in my yard and on my walk with my dog.

Pulled it up, rinsed it and put it in a saucer. Today, it still looks fresh
as yesterday. It's a hardy plant.

Anyway, it seems there are some slight differences between wild and
cultivated varieties.

http://www.seabreezed.com/recipes_detail.php?id=127
# If you do not find purslane growing wild, many companies listed at right
sell seeds for golden purslane (Portulaca sativa) or garden purslane
(Portulaca oleracea). These varieties grow upright rather than horizontal
and have larger leaves than wild purslane. They also are more tender and
easier to harvest and clean.
===

Quoted message said:

If I ever plant or find enough for eating, I imagine it would be good in
salads?

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/edible/msg0621182322062.html
Good Salad Edibles
Purslane!! [Portulaca oleraceae] Excellent as part of a salad! A weed, but
I always make sure that there are nice healthy patches in the garden that
are not weeded out. Prolific growth. Fleshy leaves, nicely crisp when
chilled, and just a bit of spicy/peppery flavor. One of my favorites!
===

Stacy said:

I shouldn't respond to you because you're a pittiful creature who should be
avoided until he wakes up but ...

that hit you're talking of is for a BOOK. Guess you're not right all the
time. Whoever heard of paying $10 for wild seeds?

I guess that you insist on being stupid!

That book comes with a sample packet of purslane seeds. The book is
for people too stupid, like you for example, to know what to do with
the seeds.

You have my condolences.

Quoted message said:

"Mr-Natural-Health" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:[email hidden]...
|
|
| Stacy wrote:
|
| > Looked at all those results. Couldn't find any!
|
| You are indeed an idiot, Stacy!
|
| I got a hit in the cache of the 3rd entry. The price was $10.00.
|
| Given it up, Stacy! You are not experiencing reality. You are
| deluded.
|
| Just my opinion, but I am right as usual. 🙂
|

Like you? Since you *discovered* that hit right away, you must need the
book. You didn't even know it was for a book until I brought it to your
attention.

So what is it that drives you to come to these newsgroups and rant and rave
at strangers and call them names and declare yourself as always being right
at the end of each post?

Problems in your personal life? Unfulfilled dreams? Hate your job? Hate
yourself?

Or just crave attention, whether its bad or good. Negative attention must
work better for you so you stick with that.

Poor creature that you are. I wish you well...

"Mr-Natural-Health" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:[email hidden]...
| The book is
| for people too stupid, like you for example, to know what to do with
| the seeds.
|
|

Enrico:
I haven't procurred any seeds yet, but on my walk today I found a big bunch
of it. Had an extra bag with my which I hadn't used for the doggie and
pulled it all up.
It's the Portulaca oleracea variety judging from the photos I've seen. I
find myself looking for it when I walk now. Neighbors must think me strange
or that I've lost something. :-)
Who was the first to post about this plant? I forgot.

"Enrico C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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| On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:19:35 -0400, Stacy wrote in
| <news:[email hidden]> on sci.med.nutrition :
|
| > I found some of this growing in my yard and on my walk with my dog.
| >
| > Pulled it up, rinsed it and put it in a saucer. Today, it still looks
fresh
| > as yesterday. It's a hardy plant.
|
|
| Anyway, it seems there are some slight differences between wild and
| cultivated varieties.
|
| http://www.seabreezed.com/recipes_detail.php?id=127
| # If you do not find purslane growing wild, many companies listed at right
| sell seeds for golden purslane (Portulaca sativa) or garden purslane
| (Portulaca oleracea). These varieties grow upright rather than horizontal
| and have larger leaves than wild purslane. They also are more tender and
| easier to harvest and clean.
| ===
|
| > If I ever plant or find enough for eating, I imagine it would be good in
| > salads?
|
|
| http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/edible/msg0621182322062.html
| Good Salad Edibles
| Purslane!! [Portulaca oleraceae] Excellent as part of a salad! A weed, but
| I always make sure that there are nice healthy patches in the garden that
| are not weeded out. Prolific growth. Fleshy leaves, nicely crisp when
| chilled, and just a bit of spicy/peppery flavor. One of my favorites!
| ===

Stacy said:

So what is it that drives you to come to these newsgroups

Simple! I believe in returning the favor that you gave me.

Cheers ...

Stacy wrote:

:: Who was the first to post about this plant? I forgot.

I mentioned purslane as a good omega-3 source in the traditional Cretan diet
in this message

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.med.nutrition/msg/26145c9b950b4ff1?hl=fi&

--
Juhana

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 20:50:21 -0400, Stacy wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Who was the first to post about this plant? I forgot.

Juhana.

--
Enrico C

Juhana Harju said:

I mentioned purslane as a good omega-3 source in the traditional Cretan diet
in this message

The omega-3 in purslane does not come out of thin air, IMHO. Just like
any other food crop grown in the United States, the nutritional content
of purslane depend a great deal on what is in the ground that it is
grown in.

I have no interest in purslane because I do not live in Crete, nor do I
have any interest in growing in my own food. If I cannot buy it in the
grocery store, at a reasonable price then I have absolutely no interest
in it.

Why don't you guys raise organic chickens while you are at it? Ha, ...
Hah, Ha!

You have my condolences. 🙂

Thanks.
I may try it in my salad today.
Funny how things we think of as nuisance weeds are so often overlooked for
their benefits. Like dandelions.

"Juhana Harju" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
| Stacy wrote:
|
| :: Who was the first to post about this plant? I forgot.
|
| I mentioned purslane as a good omega-3 source in the traditional Cretan
diet
| in this message
|
|
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.med.nutrition/msg/26145c9b950b4ff1?hl=fi&
|
| --
| Juhana
|
|

Stacy said:

I may try it in my salad today.
Funny how things we think of as nuisance weeds are so often overlooked for
their benefits. Like dandelions.

Enjoy your pesticide lunch, Dear. 🙂

Stacy said:

I may try it in my salad today.
Funny how things we think of as nuisance weeds are so often overlooked for
their benefits. Like dandelions.

Enjoy your pesticide lunch, Dear. 🙂

Stacy said:

I may try it in my salad today.
Funny how things we think of as nuisance weeds are so often overlooked for
their benefits. Like dandelions.

Enjoy your pesticide lunch, Dear. 🙂