Does portulaca benefit from dead heading?

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 29, 2016

Does portulaca benefit from dead heading?

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brendak654 Anna, IL(Zone 6b) Jul 29, 2016

My experience is that it does benefit from dead heading.

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Aug 20, 2016

Thanks, Brendak654,

Because of your response I decided to take the time to experiment. I'm deadheading one plot of portulaca, but not the other of the same kind.

In case anyone is looking for similar info, I'll add here that it's necessary to remove the whole seed pod, not just the top, as the seeds at the bottom will mature without the top. It makes it more tedious, what with avoiding breaking off new buds, but necessary. Will report back about the behavior of the two plots.

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brendak654 Anna, IL(Zone 6b) Aug 24, 2016

It also benefits from a little 15-30-15(or similar) liquid fertilizer now and again.

So - LAS14 How is the rose moss doing?

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Sep 08, 2016

Well, I assiduously dead headed one patch and didn't dead head the other patch. They're now finally ending, and there's not much difference. If any, the non-deadheaded patch has a few more blooms left.

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brendak654 Anna, IL(Zone 6b) Sep 09, 2016

Thanks for keeping up and letting us know.

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mayarao New Delhi, India Sep 15, 2016

My filed Lotus seeds have been in warm water for more than a week, and their dark brown hard shell has come off, but the seeds are not sprouting. What should I do?

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Sep 19, 2016

Mayarao, you have mistakenly posted your question in the thread of another question. Re-post it as its own question in ask-a-Dave's-gardener

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Zone_5B Dansville, NY Oct 19, 2016

I planted these portulacas in the well that's in my back yard this June. I quit deadheading in late July and this photo from Mid-September shows they're doing fine. If you don't want them to get too leggy though, I recommend deadheading them before that happens.

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