I was always taught that this was portulaca and was a weed to be pulled and discarded. Last year, I learned it was actually purslane! It grows everywhere in my raised gardens and in my large potted veggie plants. I just leave it growing with the parsley, thyme, corn and tomatoes until it gets large. I saved some large fat stems and made refrigerated bread and butter pickles with them. They are crispy and great! I have some roughly-chopped purslane dehydrating now to preserve it. I love this plant and it's pretty flowers. Grows awesomely in Zone 9a! 😊
It's nice to see another fan of purslane! It's just now appearing in my garden in Oregon's Willamette Valley. It likes the hot weather, lol. I like it chopped up in yogurt, with a little mint and wild sumac spice. It's great in so many ways, though. You've go a nice patch of it, for sure! Enjoy your harvest! :D
It has a slight okra texture, but not slimy. I have it growing in pots and am just about to take my first harvest. I bring it inside if it drops below 60 degree's
Here in Portugal is so traditional in the Alentejo... it is called baldroegas and the alentejo soup is just amazing.... imagine I brought this weed from my grandfather garden and plant it in belgium just to keep do the soup🤤
You're absolutely right! Thank you for showing the plant. I've found a similar plant in the Mediterranean, tasted it and it was amazing, the taste and the metabolic effect. It contains the very metabolic compounds I lack (genetic/ metabolic causes): Noradrenaline, dopamine, L-dopa. (!) The minute I found out, I started thinking that eating such nutritious plants was expected, and that my genes are simply adopted to a previous abundance of wild greens in our diet as well as pure fresh water. Remove those and my genes don't work properly!
Gardeners use caution when deciding to grow purslane , it may be ok in a small garden or raised beds , but in field planting , purslane grows fast , if you rototill it or hoe it ,each piece reroots and makes a new plant spreading it . If you let it mature each plant will have 1000`s of tiny seeds . When it goes to seed it is hard to control from then on . It takes all the fun out of hobby gardening . I went from a 3 acre garden to a 1/2 acre ,and work harder in my 1/2 acre than the full 3 acre garden pre-purslane.
My tomato pots were overrun with this plant. I had heard they were edible but was worried they'd crowd out the tomatoes so I composted them. Now I know better.
@@ExpeditionHomestead Thanks I live in the UK...I tried growing it but i think it's too cold for it.. shame. Very hard to get here too.. But good for you:). All the best :)
I have some on the dehydrator right now, for the first time. There are people on TH-cam who have videos of dehydrating purslane. Hoping for good results!
Look around in late summer for plants growing around parking lots, sidewalks, or roads. Also can find them on the boarders of neglected gardens. The little seed pods are almost cone shaped and brown, they hold a ton of little seeds
I have been battling it for one year. There is no way to get rid of it! I have used a flamethrower, smothered it with cardboard, covered it with wood chips. Even dig up my entire raised bed. Look, not everybody is in love with this weed. It definitely competes for soil nutrients with my tomatoes and other things.
Thank you for this!! You’re so lucky to have such healthy clumps…Mine are tall, not low and full, and grown from seed, but I’m hopeful! Question if I may please: So if we harvest by cutting just a couple inches above the base, will it keep growing?? My stems are thick and tall so maybe it’s time?
Absolutely! They will branch out and push new growth all over the place. Also be sure to harvest whatever seeds you can if you want to continue adding more to your crops
I harvested 400 pounds in about an hour today some plants weighed 15 - 20 pounds each .. used new garbage cans then bought 7 kiddie pools for them to play in …
@@ExpeditionHomestead I think purslane is a tasty, healthy vegetable which makes a great change from the ones available in most stores. But if I'd never tried it before, and someone told me it was a "superfood", I would be foolish to trust that person's recommendation. "Superfood" is a term that food marketers use to spread misinformation and confuse customers that they can fix their diets by eating one supposedly 'special' food. Surely we should resist adopting the language of the people who are paid to lie to us, at least when it comes to health topics?
@@oscarpotter2551 I think you’re getting a little too far into the weeds on that one, no pun intended. The fact is that in 3.5 oz. it contains Vitamin A (from beta-carotene): 26% of the DV. Vitamin C: 35% of the DV. Magnesium: 17% of the DV. Manganese: 15% of the DV. Potassium: 14% of the DV. Iron: 11% of the DV. Calcium: 7% of the RDI. Small amounts of vitamins B1, B2, B3, folate, copper and phosphorus. AND 5-7x the amount of ALA’s than that of spinach.
@@ExpeditionHomestead @Expedition Homestead here's the first paragraph on Wikipedia, which seems like an accurate summary to me: "Superfood is a marketing term for food claimed to confer health benefits resulting from an exceptional nutrient density. The term is not commonly used by experts, dietitians and nutrition scientists, most of whom dispute that particular foods have the health benefits claimed by their advocates". And yes, I realise its very common to throw around misleading terms and overhype nutritional figures on the internet. Yours is one of several channels calling it a "superfood" and I assume you do not actually mean to disrespect your audience. I have just started a small crop of purslane and I appreciate your growing tips.
Next time you pick a plant would you hold it closer to the camera so we could see it better? And PLEASE stop shaking the plant every 2 seconds so we can ACTUALLY see it clearly that is so aggravating.
Perhaps you would be more interested in an identification video? Also there are many points within the video that you can pause and see a great view of the plant.
I was always taught that this was portulaca and was a weed to be pulled and discarded.
Last year, I learned it was actually purslane!
It grows everywhere in my raised gardens and in my large potted veggie plants. I just leave it growing with the parsley, thyme, corn and tomatoes until it gets large.
I saved some large fat stems and made refrigerated bread and butter pickles with them. They are crispy and great!
I have some roughly-chopped purslane dehydrating now to preserve it.
I love this plant and it's pretty flowers. Grows awesomely in Zone 9a! 😊
Here is a turkish recipe for you: plain yoghurt+salt+olive oil+ garlic+purslane mix it up its the best salad ever
I have to try this. Thank you😊
@@crochetgottaloveit Did you?
It's nice to see another fan of purslane! It's just now appearing in my garden in Oregon's Willamette Valley. It likes the hot weather, lol. I like it chopped up in yogurt, with a little mint and wild sumac spice. It's great in so many ways, though. You've go a nice patch of it, for sure! Enjoy your harvest! :D
Haphazard Homestead thanks a lot and so glad to hear the same thing from others! It's really an incredible pant :)
I sent my mom some of my purslane and hers is doing well
It has a slight okra texture, but not slimy. I have it growing in pots and am just about to take my first harvest. I bring it inside if it drops below 60 degree's
Here in Portugal is so traditional in the Alentejo... it is called baldroegas and the alentejo soup is just amazing.... imagine I brought this weed from my grandfather garden and plant it in belgium just to keep do the soup🤤
I'm harvesting a bumper crop today, I will be drying it for soups and smoothies, and other stuff too I'm sure. Thx for the video.
I love the taste of purslane. I let it cover as much of my open space as possible.
It’s seriously delicious!!!
I love purslane do you have a video for lamb quarters? I have both growing and I'm ready to start eating
You're absolutely right! Thank you for showing the plant. I've found a similar plant in the Mediterranean, tasted it and it was amazing, the taste and the metabolic effect. It contains the very metabolic compounds I lack (genetic/ metabolic causes): Noradrenaline, dopamine, L-dopa. (!) The minute I found out, I started thinking that eating such nutritious plants was expected, and that my genes are simply adopted to a previous abundance of wild greens in our diet as well as pure fresh water. Remove those and my genes don't work properly!
I can vouch for drought tolerant, it grows in my yard where almost nothing else does, totally neglected. I'm going to start taking care of it.
Gardeners use caution when deciding to grow purslane , it may be ok in a small garden or raised beds , but in field planting , purslane grows fast , if you rototill it or hoe it ,each piece reroots and makes a new plant spreading it . If you let it mature each plant will have 1000`s of tiny seeds . When it goes to seed it is hard to control from then on . It takes all the fun out of hobby gardening . I went from a 3 acre garden to a 1/2 acre ,and work harder in my 1/2 acre than the full 3 acre garden pre-purslane.
Agree, like planting raspberries, mints, oregano and many other plants that spread far and fast
@@ExpeditionHomestead Elon musk could send purslane seeds to mars and it would be green in 5 years
My tomato pots were overrun with this plant. I had heard they were edible but was worried they'd crowd out the tomatoes so I composted them. Now I know better.
They will actually provide additional nutrients and benefits for other plants, so let them grow as closely together as possible :)
I have it every area of my vegie garden, including dandelion, both a great, you should see how healthy my garden is, it's mind blowing.
Great video.
It's one of my favourite vegetables. Thanks for sharing :)
dunno totally agree!! You’re welcome, happy gardening🌿
@@ExpeditionHomestead
Thanks
I live in the UK...I tried growing it but i think it's too cold for it.. shame. Very hard to get here too..
But good for you:). All the best :)
Yess bro I got some purslane in a pot its MARVELOUS!!! NEXT year I want a farm lol.
Kind of reminds me of green apples. I love purslane!
It’s delicious And I always discarded it as a weed Go figure Live and learn
I’m in FL,and my yard is total beach sand😂 stuff “grows like weed”!
Oh my gosh! Did you plant this? Or did it just show up? Have been harvesting a little from the garden and just ordered seeds yesterday!
I let them all go to seed the year before and as you can see, many of them germinated 😂 really is so yummy! My favorite edible weed
Stir fry with garlic and oil ,and dip with spicy fish sauce ,so yummy with rice
Can I can it like spinach?
Absolutely!!
Tastes like spinach to me 🥰
Beautiful crop of purslane. What fertilizer do you use? Enjoy it!! Thank you for sharing
No fertilizer just compost 😊 thank you!!
Can you dehydrated it?
I have some on the dehydrator right now, for the first time. There are people on TH-cam who have videos of dehydrating purslane. Hoping for good results!
@@crochetgottaloveit keep us posted if it turned out.
Does anyone know how to store it? I have a lot and will love to store it for winter
H B canning or fermenting would be the best way :)
Unfortunately you cannot ferment chlorophyll
What do you mean? You can definitely ferment this
All it takes it water, salt, and a few herbs along with dill.
How can you get purslane seeds?
Look around in late summer for plants growing around parking lots, sidewalks, or roads. Also can find them on the boarders of neglected gardens. The little seed pods are almost cone shaped and brown, they hold a ton of little seeds
@@ExpeditionHomestead Thanks!!
Just got wise to it. Yum
I have been battling it for one year. There is no way to get rid of it! I have used a flamethrower, smothered it with cardboard, covered it with wood chips. Even dig up my entire raised bed. Look, not everybody is in love with this weed. It definitely competes for soil nutrients with my tomatoes and other things.
That's why you should eat it.
So how? Did you cut it? Pull it?
Cut it all at a couple of inches above the soil!
I heard it tastes awful. How do you cook it
You heard wrong it tastes wonderful❤
what size board did you use for your frame?
Here's everything you need to know in this video. th-cam.com/video/ezUDwOB3UDc/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this!! You’re so lucky to have such healthy clumps…Mine are tall, not low and full, and grown from seed, but I’m hopeful! Question if I may please: So if we harvest by cutting just a couple inches above the base, will it keep growing?? My stems are thick and tall so maybe it’s time?
Absolutely! They will branch out and push new growth all over the place. Also be sure to harvest whatever seeds you can if you want to continue adding more to your crops
@@ExpeditionHomestead thank you!! That indeed worked!! Will save a few plants for their seeds before cutting again soon.
Forgot to add that purslane is great in homemade soup!
I harvested 400 pounds in about an hour today some plants weighed 15 - 20 pounds each .. used new garbage cans then bought 7 kiddie pools for them to play in …
That is incredible!! Do you sell it or store for personal use?
Mine has pink flowers. Is this the same thing?
Wow
Wish I could get my mother to stop pulling it up arrgh!
Superfood!!! It's a super pain in the ass, I raise beef cattle and the stuff has taken over my pasture fields, I hate it.....lmao
🤣 I feel for you, this stuff does grow like crazy, I’m surprised your cattle don’t eat it
I love purslane but so many lying influencers are goving it a bad name by calling it a "superfood".
Why do you think naming it a superfood is giving it a bad name?
@@ExpeditionHomestead I think purslane is a tasty, healthy vegetable which makes a great change from the ones available in most stores. But if I'd never tried it before, and someone told me it was a "superfood", I would be foolish to trust that person's recommendation. "Superfood" is a term that food marketers use to spread misinformation and confuse customers that they can fix their diets by eating one supposedly 'special' food. Surely we should resist adopting the language of the people who are paid to lie to us, at least when it comes to health topics?
@@oscarpotter2551 I think you’re getting a little too far into the weeds on that one, no pun intended.
The fact is that in 3.5 oz. it contains
Vitamin A (from beta-carotene): 26% of the DV.
Vitamin C: 35% of the DV.
Magnesium: 17% of the DV.
Manganese: 15% of the DV.
Potassium: 14% of the DV.
Iron: 11% of the DV.
Calcium: 7% of the RDI.
Small amounts of vitamins B1, B2, B3, folate, copper and phosphorus.
AND 5-7x the amount of ALA’s than that of spinach.
@@oscarpotter2551 now if you look up the definition of “superfood” I think purslane definitely meets the criteria
@@ExpeditionHomestead @Expedition Homestead here's the first paragraph on Wikipedia, which seems like an accurate summary to me: "Superfood is a marketing term for food claimed to confer health benefits resulting from an exceptional nutrient density. The term is not commonly used by experts, dietitians and nutrition scientists, most of whom dispute that particular foods have the health benefits claimed by their advocates".
And yes, I realise its very common to throw around misleading terms and overhype nutritional figures on the internet. Yours is one of several channels calling it a "superfood" and I assume you do not actually mean to disrespect your audience. I have just started a small crop of purslane and I appreciate your growing tips.
Next time you pick a plant would you hold it closer to the camera so we could see it better? And PLEASE stop shaking the plant every 2 seconds so we can ACTUALLY see it clearly that is so aggravating.
Perhaps you would be more interested in an identification video? Also there are many points within the video that you can pause and see a great view of the plant.
You can always pause a video, go to full screen if you need to.
I didn't have any problems with the vid style.