How to use purslane?

So me and the smarter half were weeding the garden last night and we pulled a few buckets of weeds outta there. One weed I find out this morning is called purslane. I did some reading this morning and found this information on it. Quite interesting actually. How would it be used for my girls? Foliar, top dress, teas or put it in my compost.

Here's some information on it.

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 84 kJ (20 kcal)
Carbohydrates
3.39 g
Fat
0.36 g
Protein
2.03 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A 1320 IU
Thiamine (B1)
(4%)
0.047 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
(9%)
0.112 mg
Niacin (B3)
(3%)
0.48 mg
Vitamin B6
(6%)
0.073 mg
Folate (B9)
(3%)
12 μg
Vitamin C
(25%)
21 mg
Vitamin E
(81%)
12.2 mg
Minerals
Calcium
(7%)
65 mg
Iron
(15%)
1.99 mg
Magnesium
(19%)
68 mg
Manganese
(14%)
0.303 mg
Phosphorus
(6%)
44 mg
Potassium
(11%)
494 mg
Zinc
(2%)
0.17 mg
Other constituents
Water 92.86 g

kkt3 said:

So me and the smarter half were weeding the garden last night and we pulled a few buckets of weeds outta there. One weed I find out this morning is called purslane. I did some reading this morning and found this information on it. Quite interesting actually. How would it be used for my girls? Foliar, top dress, teas or put it in my compost.

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you could use it as a compost green, that's what i'd do.

that comfrey you have is THE best shit for French gardening
heres a cool pdf showing how awesome it is

http://www.transitionblackisle.org/userfiles/file\Grow North\TBI Comfrey.pdf

Fucking eat that shit man, great for you.

Teas and/or compost works too

do me a favor.......go out and before you pick it take a pic or two and share them here. I need pics please lol

Very noticeable to me by the color of its stems. I got a bunch of it here in my pots

dont let it go to seeds or it will come up as a carpet in your garden the following year. Also when you pull it you have to put upside down on mulch on a hot dry day because they reroot really easily. Full of omega 3s, taste kinda lemony, good in salads and stuff... but yeah it can become a very aggressive weed in a veggie garden.

I can't believe you guys almost got me trying to eat that stuff.
I've been angerly pulling them, and they are persistent. I didn't know they could benefit me. Thanks!

Here's a pic of mine.