Is it possible to root purslane or portulaca in water? I'm giving it a try as I feel this could be a very effective method of producing many plants without the need for individual cuttings in a pot on a kinda wait and see basis, you can observe the root growth with cuttings made in water and judge when to transplant them into soil.
Name: Becky (Boo) Phoenix, AZ 85022 finding joy one day at a time!
Hi Jon!
I've never tried water rooting because I've had total success with simply cutting off pieces and sticking them right into the soil. I've never had one die this way. Let me know if it works. Purslane is so drought friendly that I wonder if too much water will make the stems soggy.
Mmmm...deserted island with lots of purslane and beautiful plants, lots of butterflies and birds! Just fantasizing!
I was cutting back the purslane earlier and gathered some pieces to put out with the deer feed. I know they like purslane and they sure do get hungry in this drought, so sometimes anything I cut back that could be deer-edible goes out for them!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
Update, my cutting rooted in water after 4 days, I transplanted it when the roots were just an inch or so long
and it seems after two weeks to be growing okay, no flower as yet though, I'll keep Y'all posted.
Great! If it puts its energies into growing roots and getting bigger for a while, that's a good thing.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
