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Posted: Aug/23/2006 1:44 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Byron Some one was working on a hybrid for southern growers.I sure hope so, mine was doing good and then just died. |
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Posted: Sep/18/2006 9:10 AM PST
rubarb is pretty cool because you can cut its roots into a million peices and it will still grow... all i remember my dad doingw a scutting a root down into the garden and cutting off some of the roots in half and it grows just like that. how easy is it to grow rubarb and now i have to water it every day almost. |
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Posted: Sep/29/2006 1:21 PM PST
I live in zone eight, so rhubarb, a perennial, will not survive here. However, I have started plants inside, moved them to the garden in the fall or late winter, and grown them as an annual. I babied them, shaded them from the heat and did get enough for a few pies from three plants. This may be too much work for some, but it was an interesting experiment. |
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Posted: Oct/12/2006 5:09 PM PST
If you have a walk in Freezer, you can grow rhubarb in a 20 gal garbage can, with rollers on the bottom, Roll the plant into the freezer for about 3 months then bring it back out.. |
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Posted: Oct/13/2006 6:59 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by fredw10 I live in zone eight, so rhubarb, a perennial, will not survive here. However, I have started plants inside, moved them to the garden in the fall or late winter, and grown them as an annual. I babied them, shaded them from the heat and did get enough for a few pies from three plants. This may be too much work for some, but it was an interesting experiment.I live in zone 8 too and my rhubarb, grown from a seed, is still very much alive, but I'm wondering what I should do to overwinter it. It's in a pot. So far it only has 3 stems. Can I eat them? I read you were supposed to wait a year before harvest, but if it's an annual they won't be here next year!  I don't have a walkin freezer; our freezer compartments in fridges here are only about 6" deep. Sigh. Would it help to uproot it, wrap it and keep it in the freezer? That kind of sounds abusive to me! H..e..l..p! Cantate in Tokyo :banana-wa |
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Posted: Oct/13/2006 1:12 PM PST
I started out knowing I was going to grow my rhubarb as an annual because it would not survive the heat of summer. The first time, plants were started inside in winter, planted in the garden in early spring and kept alive well into the 90F heat with plenty of water and shade cloth. Three plants yielded enough for several pies. (I cut off only about one third of the stems each time.) The second time I put plants in the garden in the fall. They did survive the winter but for some reason did not do as well as expected. At that point I stopped my project. Eating that first pie was exciting, and it was an interesting experiment. However,I don't think I will try it again very soon. I think if you cut too much off your plant especially if it is small, the plant may not survive. |
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Posted: Oct/13/2006 2:03 PM PST
Cantate, Rhubarb is a true northern plant, survives in -40 to -50F Zones It needs a frozen root zone for 2 to 3 months to survive >what I should do to overwinter it. It's in a pot Can you put the pot in the ground?? >Will it also kill good bugs also though? I have seen this method written in an older OG Magizine. My guess is that the good bugs would be detered by the smell. Byron |
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Posted: Oct/13/2006 10:43 PM PST
Someone said rhubarb is an annual, NO it's a pernnial, I know of 1 thats over 30 years olds w/o any care what-so-ever |
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Posted: Oct/14/2006 11:53 AM PST
I don't think rubarb will grow here. Too hot too much humidity. I have never eaten anything made with it. |
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Posted: Oct/14/2006 12:03 PM PST
I have some that I dug up from my grammie's garden, she had it growing for over 50 yrs, got to move it as it's gotten to big for where it is planted |
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