Moss Rose Growing Guide: Planting, Care & Harvest

Portulaca grandiflora

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• How to Sow Portulaca Seed: Surface Sowing, Warmth and Thinning
• Portulaca Care: Full Sun All Day, Gritty Soil and Very Little Water
• Why Portulaca Flowers Close, and How to Get Blooms All Day
• Portulaca Year-Round Schedule: What to Do in Each Season
• Portulaca Problems: Stem Rot, Aphids and Slug Damage on Moss Rose
• How to Propagate Portulaca From Cuttings and Saved Seed

Pests and diseases (2)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.