Purslane vs. Prostrate Spurge - which is which?

It's Weed Wednesday! Whenever we post on Wednesday it will be about some gnarly weed!

This week is a comparison video of two weeds that are often mixed up because they grow in similar conditions and have very similar growth habits. But one is edible, delicious and highly nutritious, while the other is poisonous - so don't get them mixed up in your salad! Let's look at Purslane compared to Prostrate Spurge! (Or Spotted Spurge if it has the purple spot on it's leaves.)

Chapters:
0:00 Introducing todays weeds
1:17 Euphorbia prostrata - Prostrate Spurge description
1:45 Euphorbia maculata - Spotted Spurge description
3:06 Portulaca oleracea - Purslane description
4:15 How to eradicate them both
5:52 Update on my xeriscape bed!

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