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From: nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: How to grow Portulaca
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Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 09:24:51 EDT
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> Can anyone tell me how to grow portulaca successfully in the Boston region?
>    Give me tips on sunshine, soil, water, etc.

SUN, water if they look dry, SUN, a little fertilizer (not too much), SUN,
mine do well in sandy soil, and SUN.  The difference between those receiving
1/2 day of sun and those getting a full day is amazing.  I mean, bushy
plants with lots of flowers 2" across as opposed to skinny little guys with
one or two 1" flowers.  Those getting less than 3 hours of direct light do
not seem to enjoy life at all.
They are also trivially easy to root - snap or cut off a shoot (preferably
one without a flower or bud on it), knock off the lower pair of leaves on
it, and either put directly in soil (I get about a 60% success rate this 
way) or in the top of a beer bottle filled with water (90% success).  They
should be ready to plant in two weeks.
Have fun,
Nemo
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