From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > My onion bed is empty except for the purslane I am using   
   > for ground cover.  I am getting ready to re-seed it.   
   >   
   > I have my alfalfa meal ready to go.   
   >   
   > Do I first pull out the purslane or plow it under?   
   >   
   > And do I plow under the alfalfa under or just water   
   > it in.  Package say I can just water it in, but your   
   > advice?   
   >   
   > I plan in seeding new onions the last week of August.   
   >   
   > Many thanks,   
   > -T   
      
     how big of an area?   
      
     are you trying to control and reduce the purslane   
   population?   
      
     in an arid climate you'll probably want the meal   
   mixed in at least a little bit to keep it from drying   
   out and blowing away.  keep the area moist enough to   
   give the bacteria and fungi something to work with.   
   also you will probably have to weed it again more   
   than once the next month if you keep it moist enough.   
      
     if you can smother the area with cardboard after   
   removing the purslane then you shouldn't have any   
   other sprouts until after you take the cardboard   
   back up.  some people use black plastic or old   
   carpeting or whatever else they can find but   
   cardboard works pretty well as some oxygen does get   
   through it.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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