Sowing calendar · Leafy
Purslane
Portulaca oleracea · Beldroega, Verdolaga, Pourpier, Portulak, Portulaca, beldroegas
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directMay–Aug
- Sow in traysApr–May
- TransplantMay–Jun
- HarvestMay–Oct
- Germination
- 7–10 days · soil from 16 °C
- Spacing
- 40 cm between rows · 20 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Harvest after
- 40–60 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~10 years
Notes
The leaves of the Alentejo soup. Loves heat and light soil. Cut stems 10 cm above the ground before it flowers and it regrows.
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.