Superfood Weed Purslane Growing & Collecting Seeds on Deck Garden & Parsley 💚 Container Gardening

Purslane, Portulaca oleracea, common name also Golden Purslane, has the highest level of alpha-linolenic which is an omega 3 fatty acid which is essential for human nutrition. so easy to grow and is considered a Vegetable, as we grow it in the ground, on my deck garden in container gardening. It is a succulent leafy green vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked and dried. It is known scientifically as Portulaca oleracea, and has many common names all over the world, some as pigweed, little hogweed, fatweed, The Buttocks of the Wife of the Chief and pusley. ... It has reddish stems and small green leaves. It has a slightly sour or salty taste almost lemony peppery flavor and is also similar to spinach and watercress. Purslane stems are smooth and hairless, Stems are red or green with a reddish tinge, leaf edges are smooth. Purslane plant can be harvested and eaten cooked or raw or made into a tea, all the leaves, stems, and flowers are completely edible. From what I have read, do not offer any to your pet Cat, and because it can be high in calcium oxalates do not feed it to your dog if they nibble on it that may be fine, but do not add to their food.
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