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Re: Purslane/soil deficiency question



>To: "D. Meyer" <dmeyer@win.bright.net>
>From: acresusa@mailhost.accesscom.net (Fred C. Walters)
>Subject: Re: Purslane/soil deficiency question
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>>Can anybody tell me what deficiency I may have in my soil if I have
>>purslane.  I know the stuff spreads rapidly, and I'm trying to pull the weed
>>by hand and remove it from the area, but I'm wondering if there is an
>>imbalance in the soil that's allowing it to take hold.  Thanks.  D. Meyer
>>Donna Meyer						
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>Don't know if you still need the info, but here goes:
>
>Purslane grows in soils with:
>Ca    very low
>phosphate   very low
>K2O    very high
>Mg     very high
>Fe     high
>Cu     high
>Humus    low
>Porosity    low
>Moisture   low
>Salt      high
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>It also indicates low carbon in the soil -- hard to kill if pulled up.
>Seeds will not endure and set new plants if cation exchange is maintained
and Ca/Mg/pH properly balanced.
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>References:  Weeds & Why They Grow by Jay McCaman, Weeds, Control Without
Poisons by Charles Walters.
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