2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Purslane is a well-known weed plant, endowed with the ability to braid and gradually overwhelm the plantings of a wide variety of vegetable crops. Moreover, purslane always takes a huge amount of moisture and all kinds of nutritious compounds from the soil! So those who do not plan to eat it (yes, it is edible - the taste of its fleshy tender leaves boasts a slight sourness and is somewhat reminiscent of spinach), you need to get rid of it in every possible way! How can this be done?
How to fight?
Modern summer residents get rid of this weed in two ways - chemical or mechanical. At the same time, it is important to understand that the chemical preparations used to combat purslane have an extremely unfavorable effect both on the plants themselves (including garden crops) and on the composition of the soil.
Also, many summer residents try to observe crop rotation and, if possible, sow areas with solid crops such as peas, oats or barley - this approach contributes not only to getting rid of weeds that cause a lot of trouble, but also to a significant improvement in soil quality. It is especially useful to plant parsley, carrots or onions in the habitats of purslane - these crops are endowed with the ability to suppress the germination of this harmful weed even after a single weeding!
Anyone who does not want to get involved with far from the most useful chemistry should focus on digging, weeding and mulching and regularly resort to these methods!
Digging
This is one of the most effective methods of dealing with purslane - in order to quickly get rid of a pretty boring weed, deep digging of the soil is carried out in places where it grows. Purslane seeds are able to germinate only in close proximity to the soil surface, therefore, getting into the deepest soil layers, they completely lose their ability to germinate. Ideally, deep digging of the soil is done in advance, even before you start planting vegetables - either in early spring or in autumn (it is extremely important that the activity of beneficial soil bacteria has time to resume before the development of garden crops).
Weeding
Weeding is usually done by hand, immediately after loosening the soil. At the same time, it is important to try to pull out all the weeds together with the roots - specimens that have not been completely removed resume their growth with lightning speed. However, it is very easy to remove the purslane along with the roots - as a rule, it is removed from the soil without much effort. But it is not worth cutting this plant into pieces - later it can easily take root by releasing air roots. It is for this reason that specimens extracted from the soil are by no means left on the soil surface or in the aisles. Purslane roots are endowed with the ability to accumulate very impressive reserves of moisture, and it is this ability that allows it not to lose its vitality for a long time. Therefore, in order to avoid re-rooting, all plant residues should either be burned or carried away from the site as far as possible. If there is a desire to use purslane removed from the beds in the compost heap, it is important not to forget that only well-dried weeds are suitable for use in compost pits. So before you send the weed to the compost, it must be laid out on film and dried properly under the sun.
Purslane must be weeded without waiting for it to bloom, since freshly ripe seeds are instantly set to growth. And the purslane begins to grow very actively after watering, and some summer residents very successfully use this feature to provoke its germination: a few weeks before planting the necessary garden crops, the site is intensively watered, after which all hatched seedlings are carefully weeded out.
Mulching
Another option for dealing with purslane is to cover the areas on which it grows with a sufficiently dense layer of mulch, trying to ensure that the height of this layer is within the range of five to ten centimeters. In this case, compost, hay or mowed grass are equally suitable as mulch. The finished layer of mulch is also covered from above with a dark garden film or corrugated cardboard. Such compaction in the form of mulch in combination with the almost complete absence of light (purslane only loves areas with good lighting) will not allow even the seeds that have already hatched to develop! By the way, mulching will help not only get rid of purslane, but also significantly improve the quality of the soil!
And in order to achieve positive results as soon as possible, it is best to combine all three methods and, of course, try to comply with the crop rotation!
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