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tamlamb Plymouth, PA(Zone 5b) Apr 05, 2002

From Seeds? I have a pack of seeds here and was wondering how easy they are to grow.
tamlamb

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Apr 05, 2002

tamlamb, if by moss rose, you mean Portulaca grandiflora, then I'd have to say they are pretty easy. I started mine from seed about a month ago, and they are nice sturdy plants, and should be ready to set out after our last frost date (towards the end of this month.)

Didn't do anything special, just scattered them on the soil, and rubbed a bit of peat between my fingers to very lightly cover them (they're small seeds), kept them moist and covered with a dome lid until they germinated.

Good luck!

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Apr 06, 2002

Don't even need to do that....just scatter the seed on the ground and sit back and watch! Very prolific seeders..soon you'll have masses of Portulaca.....Pursalane is the same way...

"eyes"

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brommom smithton, MO(Zone 5a) Apr 07, 2002

i have never tried them from seed but get a 6 or 4 pak every year......luv them and have found if you dead head them that they just keep going and going and going and going.....lol.....they dont smell but look almost like a succulent......too bad they arent....lol....id say good luck but i dont think anyone needs much luck for these to grow.....sun and what ever rain water they get is how mine grow....have a happy......:)

cindy

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