Purslane: Weed or Vegetable? How to Identify, Control and Eat It Safely
Purslane is a tough summer weed and an edible green. Identify it, tell it from toxic spurge, control it in lawns and beds, and eat it safely.
Category: Useful Weeds
How to Grow Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica) From Seed and Keep It Healthy
Scarify the seed, sow at 18-24°C (64-75°F), give bright light and moist but free-draining soil, and deadhead so sensitive plant never escapes.
Euphorbia hirta (Asthma Plant): Identification, Uses, Safety and Control
How to tell asthma plant from spotted and graceful spurge, why its milky sap irritates, how to control it in lawns, and what studies show about its uses.
Caesar Weed (Urena lobata): Identification, Control and Uses as Congo Jute
How to tell Caesar weed from look-alikes, why it is a Category I invasive in Florida, how to control it, and its history as Congo jute fibre.
Bengal Arum (Typhonium trilobatum): Identification, Toxicity and Uses
How to identify Bengal arum and its aroid look-alikes, why the raw tuber is dangerous, what studies found about its traditional uses, and how to dig it out.
Acmella uliginosa (Marsh Para Cress): Identification, Uses and Safety
Marsh para cress: how to tell it from the toothache plant, what spilanthol does, what the studies found, safety notes and simple weed control.