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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 09:08 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I bought Portulaca a couple of years ago and to my surprise find they come up every year even though they are annuals. I'm sure they drop seed and that's what comes up, but consequently by the time the plant is visible it's late August, early September and very soon it's too cold for them.

I wonder if I could take existing plants in to winter them over so I could get a jump start next June with them to appreciate their full cycle. Has anyone in New England tried this? I've done it with Geraniums with great success. I'm going to try it anyway, but would like to hear if anyone's successfully done it or if it is even feasible. Thanks so much.

Verbena0531 - Massachusetts, Zone "?"
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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 12:07 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I doubt that they would do well since they require a lot of sun but why not give it a try. They are readily available in most garden centers in inexpensive cell packs. I would rather buy some new ones in May.

Plantynut - New York, Zone "7"
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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 03:30 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Instead of letting the seed fall to the ground why not collect them and start the plants early in the year indoors.
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Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 04:47 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

My dad had them every year at his home since like 1968 and we were zone 5a

Mimi - Wisconsin, Zone "4b"
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Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 09:01 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Otnorot wrote on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 05:36 pm:

Instead of letting the seed fall to the ground why not collect them and start the plants early in the year indoors.


That would be my recommendation also. The other side of that coin is that, when I let them re-seed and they bloom late in summer, I like it because many other plants have stopped blooming.

Lovinlife - Utah, Zone "5"
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Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 07:29 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Here is a link to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map:

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html

I live in MA, Zone 5b. I direct-seeded Portulaca on April 19. They began blooming by the end of June and I was collecting seeds from them by July 22. Are yours getting enough sun outside? I would think that might be why yours are so late, because in MA, at worst you are in Zone 5a, unless you are in some frigid microclimate like a valley in the Berkshires or something like that. I am in a microclimate that puts me 2 weeks behind everyone else around here (as far as warming trends and blooming cycles go), but even so, my Portulaca did just fine in their mostly sunny spot. I wouldn't want to grow Portulaca indoors because they'd be too leggy without enough light. If you're after earlier flowers, I'd be more tempted to winter sow them than I would be to grow them inside. Are you familiar with winter sowing?

Heirloomgardens - Massachusetts, Zone "5b"
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Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:51 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I had some show up to my surprise in a very funny place this past year. Although it is close to where I garden, but exactly where it gets full sun and water. I kept the flowers and seed and tossed it near this area, hopefully they will show up again!

Karalyn Idaho Zone 6

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