seems to me like most of my portulaca are slowly dying,is it this time of the year or is there some thing wrong with it.

thank you!

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Tammy,
no i m carefull not to overdoit,today i noticed they were right back to normal;thanks,don t remember if i told ya i received your seeds,i thing so,thank you.

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Francine,
Can you tell us a bit about how you have
them planted???
Kind of container...
Kind of soil...
Kind of sun...
Kind of watering, times and how?
Kinds of fertilizers...??????????????

I have some in 6pks I started from seed,
that are still sitting there...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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I love portulacas....I don't water mine everyday though...they are good in drought like conditions and seem to do better for me when I water every other day when it's really hot....They store water in their long fleshy stems, so they can survive without water longer than most plants. They do sort of start to look straggly though around this time of year.....

No, taking those off doesn't hurt them...but you don't have to take them off....most annuals have to be deadheaded but I remember reading that you don't have to bother with Portulacas....the dead part just keeps falling off when it dries out. I usually pick them off though too because they are kind of ugly......I just always notice that around this time of year--but mostly in August that the Portulacas start to look kind of worn out....not as pretty as when you first planted them after bringing them home from the nursery....

I like the stems getting long and spreading because I used them alot in hanging baskets and I like them spilling over the edges.....