Watch me harvest microscopic purslane seeds! (photos and animation)
Purslane 'volunteered' in my garden this summer, and I'm collecting seeds to ensure even more of it next year.
This underrated plant, often considered a weed, is beneficial to the garden, tasty, and the best plant source of omega 3 fats. It flowers only for a few hours, on a few mornings of the year, when conditions are right.
Watch this animation of me harvesting the tiny seeds:
A few of those little pods yielded about 150 seeds, now in dry storage over the winter.
In gardening, there's always something exciting and wondrous to look forward to.
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