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I'm not familiar with it, but I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip, and take care.

OK. I'll remember that. Thanks and take care.

It grows as a weed here too. I'd stick to one of the recommended edible varieties. Happy gardening.

[OXALATE CONTENT] Spinach: 755mg/100 g Swiss chard: 1458mg/100 g Purslane: 671 mg/100 g Baked potato w/skin: 97mg Beets: 152mg in 1 cup

All excellent crops and good advice. Thanks for sharing and take care.

I've been pleased with mine. Happy gardening.

That's pretty hot for garlic to bolt. Take care.

Wow, that's pretty hot. Shades are a good idea. Stay cool and take care.

Thank you! Glad you liked it. Take care.

Thanks for subscribing, glad to have you on board. Just outside of Austin here. These vegetables should take you through the hot weather, until your fall plantings. Happy gardening, and take care.

Thanks. Glad you liked it. Happy squirrel-free gardening!

Your goats sure enjoyed the purslane. Take care.

@@TheHowDoGardener Thank you very much. I hope you have bountiful harvests, stay healthy and keep cool!

Thanks. Will do.

Thank you! Glad you liked it. Happy gardening.

That's great! Sounds about like here. It's always nice when the tomatoes start to fruit again in the fall isn't it. Take care.

Thank you! So glad you liked it. Happy squirrel-free gardening.

Haven't seen him in a while

Glad you liked it the second time too. Take care

It is good when it's fresh. Take care.

It grew here as a weed in my lawn for a long time. Not really ready to pull it out and eat it. Just planted one of the more edible varieties in a container. Take care.

Thank you so very much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sometimes you just have to laugh at things don't you. Happy squirrel-free gardening, and take care!

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@oceansoul3694 Glad you liked it

Thank you. Glad you found it helpful. Happy gardening, and take care.

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They sure don't produce much fruit in the heat do they. Sometimes, if they're indeterminent, you can keep watering them and they'll produce again in the fall. Especially cherry tomatoes. Take care.

@@TheHowDoGardener Thanks.

Thank you. Glad you liked it. Happy gardening, and take care.

I believe it with those temperatures. Take care.

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Sending you blessings. You'll make it thru!

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Easy. I've been using this for a couple years now. amzn.to/3xE80kj No squirrels. No corn earworms. Corn pollinates by the wind. Happy gardening.

Thanks. So glad you liked it. I recently released a second squirrel video so be sure to check them both out. Take care.

There aren't many squirrels around here these days. No one is feeding them. They never did bother my garden, though.

That's good that the squirrels are not bothering your garden. Hopefully it stays that way. Happy squirrel-free gardening.

Thank you. Glad you liked it. Happy gardening, and take care.

I'll have to look into it. Take care.

Thank you! Glad you liked it. The colorful PVC pipe ones I made myself. Here's a link to the chicken wire one: amzn.to/3LcCv3F. Take care.

The oxalate content of purslane leaves is reported as 671-869 mg/100 g of fresh weight, compared with 658 for spinach and 1458.1 for swiss chard. According to a 2016 study, consuming purslane seeds in combination with exercise may improve atherosclerosis plaque biomarkers in women with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Purslane has the highest recorded levels of omega-3 fatty acids of any land-based plant, which can help support artery health and prevent heart disease. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934766/

@@TheHowDoGardener "The total oxalate of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) leaves grown in a green house was 1072.7 ± 23.2 mg/100 g dry matter (DM) while the level was 1234.1 ± 37.5 for leaves grown in shaded light in the same greenhouse. Lightly cooking the leaves grown in full and shaded light had no effect on soluble or insoluble content of the leaf tissue." ~~Science Direct

That sounds good. Thanks for sharing.

Pesto with purslane sounds good. Sorry to hear about your house flooding last winter. Keep on gardening and grow what you can. Next season may be totally different. Take care.

Thank you so much! Glad you liked the video. It certainly looks odd out in your yard. But, it worked. This was the first time in 12 years that I was able to harvest peaches from my tree. Take care.

Thank you for the kind words. So glad you found the video helpful. Take care.

When cooked, it can be a bit slimy. Fresh in a salad not so much. It is high in soluble fiber which aids digestion. Thanks for the info. Take care.

If you slice okra, and roast with salt, and a touch of olive oil, there is really no slime. If you freeze dry or dehydrate it into okra chips, there is NO slime at all, just delicious crunch!! We eat Malibar spinach raw in salad, and have not noticed any slime. You must be preparing those vegetables wrong.

Yes indeed. Okra roasted with olive oil and salt is crispy and delicious. Thanks for sharing.

I've been testing a somewhat odd, yet effective, squirrel deterrent for my peach tree. And it worked! First time in 12 years I was able to harvest peaches. Here's the video: czcams.com/video/ZBgBPjRJnHc/video.html

That would indeed be quite a vegetable to grow in 102 degrees celcius. I bet somebody somewhere is probably working on one. Take care.

You are quite welcome. Glad you liked it. Take care.

I found this article that may be pertinent. Take care. ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/cercospora-leaf-spot-of-swiss-chard-beets-spinach

I like that. Of course then we'd be right back where we are now with both working against us.🐿🪰

That sounds like a great setup. Then just remove the shade cloth in winter. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

Please give examples of water retaining debris, thanks

In my raised beds, I use The Square Foot Gardening soil mixture of 1/3 compost, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 course vermiculite by volume. Very light and friable with excellent water retention.

Thanks for the info. Happy gardening!

I had tons of purslane before I knew it was edible,had thrown out a pot of dirt because I thought the plant was dead,it came up all in our garden spot,tasty and pretty

@kathywright6853 indeed. I used to pull it out as a weed before. Take care.

Yes indeed. Always pick any tomatoes before the first frost and bring them inside to ripen.

I put mine on a south window the day before frost it works great

It's always nice to rescure those last tomatoes isn't it. Take care.

Good idea. Thanks for sharing. My pepper plants get to be almost 6-feet tall so I'd need a bunch of big pots. Happy gardening!

I've found they don't produce much fruit for me when it gets above 95º. But a great suggestion. If you keep the plants watered they will start producing again when the temperatures cool off. Thanks, and Happy Gardening!

@@TheHowDoGardener I live in south west Texas and my daytime temps are near 100. I planted 3 varieties of Asian eggplant. They are much smaller fruit and are producing very well.

I'll have to try some asian eggplant. Thanks for the tip.

I recently tested an idea I had, and although rather odd, it kept the squirrels away from my peach tree. First time in 12 years I've been able to harvest peaches. Here's the video: czcams.com/video/ZBgBPjRJnHc/video.html

Great point! Thanks for sharing. Happy gardening.

Awesome! Thx for sharing -- I'll try it, as soon as this post-drought deluge stops!

I didnt know this!! Thank you!

They do indeed. My Sweet 100 and Yellow Pear tomatoes are still producing, but starting to slow a bit. Happy gardening!

I tried cherry tomatoes and they stopped growing after a few days of 100 degree days

@@timthompson8297 black cherry tomatoes to be specific. Black Krim and Black Cherry tomatoes do best in Texas summer heat. For some reason the Black genetics can survive the Southern Heat. Mexican Midget is another variety that will produce year round. Trellising and shade cloth will also go a long way in production. (Texas/Oklahoma Farmer)

@@MikeM-qy9zz Huh. Interesting.

@@timthompson8297 if you check out HEB. You will probably notice that the only Texas Grown tomatoes in the heat of summer are Black Krim or Black Cherry. I hope this helps, they are also the tastiest of tomatoes in my opinion. Yellow pear does a good job in heat as well. With a hoop house and shade cloth, we had fresh tomatoes from June to Christmas some seasons. Hope this helps, happy farming

Glad you liked it. Happy gardening!