PORTULACA
Purslane. Half-hardy annual
This is a splendid subject when the weather favours it. In a dry hot
season, and on a sandy soil, Portulacas can be grown as easily as Cress.
Sowings are sometimes made early in the year in greenhouses or frames;
but
as a rule it is a vain attempt. Wait until May or June, when the
weather appears settled; then put the seed into the open border, and the
lighter the soil, and the hotter the season, the more brilliant will be
the display of flowers. Sow on raised beds, in rows six or nine inches
apart, and cover the seed with sand or fine earth. If the plants appear
to be injuriously close they must be thinned. Should a period of rain
ensue, the raised beds have a distinct advantage over a flat surface,
and rows afford opportunity for stirring the soil and keeping down
weeds.
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