After harvesting Rhubarb, put the leaves into a bucket and cover with water and allow to stand somewhere for 3 -4 weeks, drain the liquid and strain, and some liquid hand soap (few drops per litre) and then put into a sprayer, you now have a good natural insecticide...Steve...😃

@charliedoherty5965

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant Steve - thank you!

@A1DJPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Due to the High Content of OXYALLIC ACID. Highly Poisonous to Eat Out of Season, Gather Rhubarb MAY to AUGUST Only. Store it , Freeze it, But every Stalk from September onwards is HIGHLY Poisonous. Hence the water from the Leaves will Kill Everything Around. Originally from Syberia. It will Kill everything around to Survive the next Season. South Facing Sunny Position Rhubarb will Live 50 + Years. The Same Place in Mum's Garden For Over 50 + Yrs. Yes in DAPPLED SUN / Shade From an Apple Tree. 50 / 50 sun & shade in the Sunny Season in West Yorkshire, UK. Drop a Few Shovels of Compost or Manure on it occasionally & Water it in the Hot Summer & it will Be Great & DeliverBig Long Fat Juicy Sticks All Season MAY to August.

@gibbyrockerhunter

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks!

@deniselay5445

2 жыл бұрын

Cool st

I have a patch of family heirloom rhubarb. Not sure the variety. It came from my great grandmother’s rhubarb patch in Canada 53 years ago! My mother put the roots in one of my clean diapers so the border patrol wouldn’t look and take it. My dad planted it on the family estate and it grew! I now have my own patch of that rhubarb on my property. My parents are passed and the family estate has been sold, but the rhubarb lives on!

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

How wonderful to hear it's still living on - that quite some rhubarb!

@Lf2968

Жыл бұрын

Love this story! What a great piece of family history, hope it continues to grow for you x

@katiemacaulay5238

28 күн бұрын

Would it be ok to put bark around them?

Rhubarb isn't really a 'thing' here in Japan; it's non-existent in the supermarkets so if you want it the only way is to grow your own. Every time I found a rhubarb seedling in the local garden centre (for some reason, always in the Herb section?) I would take it home, plant it and ... watch it die in the heat of summer. Two years ago, I tried putting my latest victim in a raised bed, with plenty of straw mulch and some left-over strawberry plants as companions, and covered with a canopy of hemp cloth to filter the scorching summer sun. This year, while my stems were nowhere near as luxuriant as the ones in the video, they were good enough to provide enough filling for three crumbles! Result!! Looking forward to an even better harvest next year.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one - you got there in the end!

@KKIcons

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this isnt going to be easy in TX either, where every strawberry for me has been an annual for the last 10 years.

@cccynova

2 жыл бұрын

@@KKIcons take courage, I have a friend who did manage to grow rhubarb in west Texas, where there was no water (when she turned on the drip hoses to water her garden in the morning, the well was pumping up sand in a short time) and the temps soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit almost every day in summer!

@Alanoffer

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem as you here in southern france the first few leaves were fried in the hot spring son , so like you I put up a sun shade and literaly this week it’s ready for our first harvest ,

@wj7495

Жыл бұрын

Look up "Wicking Buckets" from "Leon the Gardener" and you may be able to grow it.

wife is crazy about this gardener guy! I like to watch him, too! He gives such great demos of "how to" for whatever plant. He is worth watching!!!

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Dale. Happy gardening!

I have been growing rhubarb for over 40 yrs. The key is to get good roots to plant and use lots of manure or compost. I got my (huge) chunks of root from my father in law who used to grow it commercially. Those scrawny roots you buy at the nurseries around here (Nova Scotia) are slow and pathetic. I planted my roots in 100% sheep manure 41 yrs ago and they show no sign of ever slowing down. I do very little maintenance except to remove the seed tops, divide the overgrown roots every 4-5 yrs, (and give them away) and occasionally spread a little seaweed around them. Dead leaves are left where they fall. Thanks for your video.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

I bet that seaweed will be doing wonders for your rhubarb - what a great resource to have. Cheers for watching Mike.

I moved to my new farmhouse last September and noticed the Rhubarb right away. It's all over my property and I didn't have to worry about planting it. I've made lots of Strawberry Rhubarb desserts already. Delish.

@GrowVeg

11 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

Mmmm, rhubarb crumble and custard. A yummy classic. I have a friend who lives in West Yorkshire's mysterious and creepy 'Rhubarb Triangle'. Oh yes. The rhubarb's out there, people. Lock your doors and windows. Remember 'The Day of the Triffids' and be afraid...😲

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Apparently you can even hear them growing in those giant rhubarb-forcing sheds.

When I was a kid we were often given a stalk of rhubarb and a small handful of sugar - dip the rhubarb and the sugar take a bite. You certainly needed the sugar let's face it. :) And I've just inherited a garden with enough room to plant outside, so my rhubarb from containers has been put into a garden bed. The difference is incredible. They are growing much, much bigger.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's really great to hear Bob. Plenty of stalks to enjoy I hope.

@Renatka12

Жыл бұрын

Yes we also eat it with sugar at Poland 🇵🇱 😅

@christineh8714

7 ай бұрын

Just done the same and hoping it takes off like yours!

Oh the wonders of rhubarb. I get teased for growing so much of it! The one benefit to rhubarb is that it is a wonderful rhizome barrier. I plant mine around the edge of one of my plots and it works wonders for suppressing crab grass. Another thing is, is that the leaves are great at ridding your yard of ants. Just on leaf on top of the hill then the ants disappear.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

I never knew that Kris - what a fantastic tip, thank you.

@southsidecarly7427

2 жыл бұрын

What a great tip for ants!

@A1DJPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Because the Rhubarb Leaf is Very TOXIC / Poisonous. ( OXALIC ACID. ) September to May Here in the UK.

@justinrogers9010

2 жыл бұрын

Whaaaaaat? Seriously?! I’m definitely going to try this……

@_RandomPea

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to test wrapping a rhubarb leaf around my apple tree the ants are farming aphids on... I'll let you know. Knowing my luck they will come out wearing tiny hazmat suits 😂

My rhubarb plants came with my property. I've been here just over 23 years. I don't know how long the plants were here before me, but they get massive and they keep expanding. Every year I dig up a bunch of crowns & give them to friends who want their own rhubarb plants. Even so I still end up with way too much rhubarb. 🤣

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

It's an extraordinarily generous plant Jeff!

@danyoutube7491

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg I'm glad you included tips on how to use it in other ways than as a pudding. I'd always wondered if it could be suited to other uses, but traditionally of course we've only had it for dessert. It's one of a few foods that I couldn't stand as a child (nuts being another) which I have come to love in adulthood, and we've been enjoying ours for two years at the current house. In fact, despite knowing that you are supposed to refrain from picking in the first year, it's growth was so strong that we did take a bit and got away with it, having yet more powerful growth the next year. It's such a great veg to grow, being so productive and foolproof to look after.

@walkawayrenee4290

2 жыл бұрын

I always feel like rhubarb is meant to be shared😊

@joanaustin7276

2 жыл бұрын

What city do you live?

@Jeff-rd6hb

2 жыл бұрын

@@joanaustin7276 No city, out in the country, about 100 miles north of Seattle.

Thank you Ben. Very useful as we’ve planted our first one about 2 months ago and wanted to make sure we knew how to look after it.

Thank you Ben! Have a a plant in need of manure!! Wish I had this video when I planted mine! Look forward to the wonderful abundant plant I will view next season!

I live in Southern California. While I CAN grow it as an annual, I'm often envious of those who can easily grow it as a perennial because we do not get frost here. What I end up doing to ensure rhubarb gets the chilly temperatures it needs, I dig up the crown, albeit with the stalks and leaves still looking good, and place it in the refrigerator in the end of January after spraying some of the soil off with water. After 6-8 weeks, I take it out and place it back in the soil. Not the most conventional way of growing it but it works! I did have to break that rule of not harvesting in that first year because when I got the potted plant, it was very root bound so some of the roots had to be pruned and then the leaves. I'm glad it bounced back.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Well done Anthony, your persistence and hard work obviously pays off. :-)

@nadoubidou

Жыл бұрын

That is surprising. I also don't get frost in SA, lowest temp in summer about 5 degC at night and 10 degC in the day, only few days. Never had to dig my plane out to put in the fridge and it's still growing after 4 years.

@granmabern5283

Жыл бұрын

You could probably just pack ice cubes around the base for two weeks, instead of digging it up. Orchids like ice cubes too.

Rhubarb and mint jelly is easy to make and is lovely to have with meat. The colour of the jelly itself, is a joy to behold!

@sh-hg4eg

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds lovey.

Our rhubarb plants are around 70 years old. Amazing. They were here when my parents moved here 66 years ago, here in New Hampshire.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's exceptionally old!

@roberthummel2300

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg - Going to harvest some in a day or two and make some blueberry rhubarb pie. One of my dad's favorites. He just turned 94.

@Warwck24

Жыл бұрын

Wow

Love, love, love rhubarb! Great video thanks.

I didn’t know how to take care of my rhubarb so this was a great video for me!

Ben , your videos are so fun , you are thoughtful and thorough , you make me smile and laugh .

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

So pleased to hear that. :-)

Such great information, now I want to grow rhubarb. I'm placing an order ASAP.

We had a patch when I was a kid. It was on the east side of the pole barn where it was only morning sun and a bit protected during the Michigan winters (under a bed of straw). We had it for ages... and I always ate it fresh from the garden. I never cared for it sweetened.

It is unique and wonderful!

My father kept a patch of rhubarb around the house I grew up in. This plant is the reason I love sweet and tart things. My mother would help us harvest it and turn it into strawberry rhubarb jams and pies. I just recently started my own patch of rhubarb.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

I hope your rhubarb patch grows well and yields lots of lovely stems to remake those childhood treats. :-)

Delicious 😋!!! Love it!

I remember my grandmothers patch in New York. It was huge. Mom and dad would come home with bags of it. Then we would have pie periodically throughout the year. It’s one of my favorites for making crisps. I forgot about this plant until last year when my neighbor gave me some.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

You have a superb neighbor!

@batchrocketproject4720

Жыл бұрын

@beebob1279 I'd love to hear how you make the crisps, always keen to find new uses for rhubarb.

Thanks for this, I'll try and find a space in my little garden for it. I love it, and it's so expensive to buy.😊

Ben, thank you for your instructions! My grandfather, a farmer, brought me up on rhubarb. He taught me about the manure, moisture, and good flavor. He also told me to always break off the leaf end and tuck it under the other leaves to make a good mulch. His patch grew for over 40+ years. We've had ours for almost as long, and having cattle helps keep the raised bed full of wonderful rotted manure. Keep up the great work!!

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terri. Your grandfather sounds like a sensible and learned man.

@caseyliberty4731

Жыл бұрын

Very lucky!!!

In Newfoundland, everyone had a rhubarb patch in their backyard. I even found one under the patio steps in my apartment in New Brunswick. They’re almost like weeds! I would pick a stalk and eat it while biking to work.

Excellent presentation and love your enthusiasm.

Thanks very much for sharing this. I might plant one now too! Love your channel ❤️❤️❤️

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's kind of you to say, thanks for watching and sharing.

Finally a video I needed. Planted it and had no idea how to tell when to pick it or what to do with it. Thanks for all the tips.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome - so pleased the video was handy. :-)

I have planted rhubarb under apple tree couple years ago and it’s growing really well ,thank you for sharing video ❤️

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful to hear - hopefully my new rhubarb will be equally successful. :-)

@A1DJPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Rhubarb Plants & Apple Trees seem to Like Eachother. As they Do When Cooked, Baked Eaten. My Rhubarb Grows 20 ft to the North of my Apple Tree. in 20% Shade in the UK.

I love rhubarb, have since I was a kid. I used stop at a neighbors house and ask for rhubarb out of the garden..😋 😋 😋

I always remembered rhubarb tasting gross but now I'm hooked on it! Thanks for the info

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Alex!

As a kid we used to pick it an put salt in our hand and dip it.loved it.

I enjoy these videos, but the puppy cameos are the best!

What an awesome, helpful video. This is my first time growing Thubarb. Thank you!!

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

So pleased you've found it useful! :-)

There was a huge old crown in my veg patch when I moved here 12 years ago. I split it up and replanted the bits as understorey in my orchard area where they've thrived ever since. We sometimes get down to minus 10C here but it rarely snows but it seems to grow (albeit slowly) through winter

@beebob1279

Жыл бұрын

My neighbor has it. We get below -15 f and they do well. Very hardy plants

As a beginner gardener, I was suspect of splitting the rhubarb on our property a few years ago. We were delighted that the very next summer we had two thriving plants with lots of strong stalks. We mix rhubarb in with our apple crisp and of course make lots of cake and muffins. The kids would grab a stalk and a sandwich bag of sugar, dipping the stalk into the sugar before taking a bite.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

It's a superb plant like that - very resilient and easy to split and grow on.

@ufochris

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg ,can you split it anytime or is spring or fall best? And just cut it in half with a shovel?

@beebob1279

Жыл бұрын

Sort of like sour patch candy but healthier

@bhalliwell2191

Жыл бұрын

@@ufochris Iowa State University says early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Use a sharp, clean spade or a very sharp, clean knife to divide the crown into two or three sections as long as each section has at least two buds and a large section of the root system.

love the enthusiasm, i already love learning new gardening techniques but this makes it even more fun :P

friendship is always my priority, great video

Great video Ben my rhubarb grew well this year too 👍

Never tried to grow rhubarb but gonna try

Not many people make Jam with Rhubarb, but its Fantastic !!

@A1DJPaul

2 жыл бұрын

I Simmer it & Drink the Juice. Rhubarb Crumble is Great & Easy to make. Sweeten Rhubarb by adding Eating Apples. NOT SUGAR, Honey is Better for you. Add to suit your taste.

I must grow this. Because my kids love to bake strawberry rhubarb pie.

Thank you! Very helpful.

My mother would make rhubarb sauce as a side dish and it's good served over cottage cheese.

I love them 💗 💓

Great video. Thank you from Wisconsin, for sharing your knowledge!

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :-)

Ben's enthusiasm is so obviously genuine that it never fails to get me excited about the subject. I'm pondering where to plant some rhubarb, when a few minutes ago I was worrying about a sick pet. Ben cant fix my pet but he can distract me from pointless worry. Tomorrow I will distract myself, finding the right spot to plant rhubarb.

@GrowVeg

Ай бұрын

Hope your pet feels better soon!

Thank you very much 😊 ❤

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, with this and so many other videos...im a novice, but you've really got me interested and feel more confident.

@GrowVeg

2 ай бұрын

I'm delighted to read this. Happy gardening! :-)

Thank You for sharing. My husband and I ate rhubarb for the first time last year. Yummy. Bought our first rhubarb plant this year. Hoping to get decades of yummy rhubarb from it.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I'm sure you'll be cropping for many years to come.

Fabulous vid! I do want to grow my own rhubarb but it might be a 'next garden' thing so I have enough room to make a nice plot. I really hope I get a bigger garden next time we move! :D Thanks for all your insights :)

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Rachael. I hope you get a bigger garden soon. :-)

lovely stuff, thanks!

🌱👍 Always inspired by your videos, Ben🎉//Susanne

My mother in law, who was Scandinavian, told me that a Rhubarb plant needs to be split with a shovel once every 3 years. This is something she did for years and she always had beautiful plants.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

She sounds like a very wise lady.

Thank you for suggesting planting it under the apple tree. I just planted a honeycrisp tree and its the one place I have space in my new yard.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear - it was meant to be!

i have some nice rhubarb as well , and sure do love them in the garden

Rhubarb is one of those nice plants that you just stick in the ground and it grows. In the spring I chop up some smaller leaves and stems and put them in the planting holes for brocolli and cabbage when I set them out (something my grandpa always did.) It's supposed to prevent club root. Now if we could just find something to control the worms!

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Have never heard of that - will have to give that a try, thank you.

Good video, as always! The rhubarb I planted in the fall of 2020 never came up this year, so I plan to try a spring planting next (my winters are very severe, perhaps too much for a fall planting). I'm thinking of trying Glaskin's Perpetual so I can get a longer harvest. I look forward to trying some rhubarb beverage recipes!

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, maybe wait to plant until spring. Good luck with your second planting. It'll be well worth the effort.

Thank you for another great video. Last year I traded some of my cucumbers for some rhubarb. I then cooked the rhubarb with oranges and ginger and added sugar to taste this was delicious. I cooked it in the oven with a currant and mixed spice cobbler and served with custard. It was very nice

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a culinary triumph Anne!

Thanks for the vid Ben, it answered all my questions. Just started prepping the soil for eight decent plants. Just got to find some well rotted horse poo !!. Have subscribed. Cheers.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Brill - thanks for subscribing! :-)

Rhubarb jam is delicious too.

A little late to the party here, but I love your videos. They are always useful, informative, interesting, and enjoyable. Well done!!

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steve, that's hugely appreciated. :-)

Thanks so much for this! I had no idea how rubarb was grown- only that I like to eat it. 😂 This winter there was a single rubarb start at my local nursery, so I snapped it up and I’m going to nurse it along. (I’ve had to nurse it already, all the stems died back, but it’s putting out more.)

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

It will make a superb addition to our garden I'm sure Angelica. :-)

As a new gardener (only had our allotment 6 months and it was more luck than judgment over the summer) these videos are so helpful. I really want to plant a rhubard, glad I watched this first, will use some of the compost we have been making 😁

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Ally. You won't regret planting it. :-)

I planted my rhubarb in autumn 2020, it grew really well with fat stems. Looking forward to harvesting our first crop in spring 😊

@lavenderbutterfly1433

Жыл бұрын

How is your rhubarb doing now? What region do you live in?

@maheens

Жыл бұрын

@@lavenderbutterfly1433 we've had some great fruit harvests last year. Made lots of crumbles and jam which were given out as gifts. This year the stems are quite thin and not as red as before. Tastes great though. Will put some rotted down manure for a winter cover and see if it helps next years growth.

@maheens

Жыл бұрын

@@lavenderbutterfly1433 forgot to mention, I live in Cambridge (UK)

Excellent thank you!

Your rhubarb looks the same as the old fashioned rhubarb that has been growing in our local allotment. In our rural village it has been growing for 30 yrs and was abandoned every yr they go to seed so I collected some 2yrs ago my rhubarb is thriving !!!!! We can go in to the allotment and get any rhubarb we want I make jam for my neighbours !!!!I love your videos Ben. 😇😇😇

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

What a lovely resource!

Awesome

A fantastic addition for any garden 😀

Great, I will try to plant at my garden.

😊😊😊😊😊😊 Thank you very much for the information. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

Just watched a few of your videos, all brilliant. I am a novice who has just acquired an allotment so need all the help I can get. 👍

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Stuart! Well done on securing an allotment - lots of joy (and the occasional bad back) await. All worth it!

GRANDPA GREW RHUBARB...AND WOULD MAKE RHUBARB SAUCE...TONS OF SUGAR ADDED TO CUT UP RHUBARB, ADD WATER AND BOILED DOWN TO A WONDERFUL TASTING SAUCE...I WARM MINE UP AS ITS REALLY GOOD THAT WAY😂❤

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Sounds delicious!

Absolutely sold. I’ve just bought the one rhubarb plant from my local garden store today, however I’m off to buy more! 😂

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Nice one mark! :-)

Very useful, thank you.

Salt and rhubarb ever good love it to eat

My uncle has a wonderful rhubarb patch that was there when he bought his house over 55 years ago it is still going strong. So rhubarb can last a long time.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's a very old patch!

thanks very informative

Rhubarb stew is the best

Sounds good. I need to find a space somewhere!

as a child we had some rhubarb plants on the family farm. 20 years later the farm is basically gone, but i went back to the old rhubarb patch and found a few surviving plants. Spent the last few years cultivating them, patiently letting it grow fully before splitting it up again and again each year. Given that I haven't killed it yet, this plant is truly one you can't mess up

@GrowVeg

2 ай бұрын

That is such a fantastic story. So pleased you managed to rescue those plants. :-)

I have been growing Rhubarb for years now without even 'forcing' once, and every year i get some cracking stalks so much so i'm overloaded with them, and so i have to either chop them up to freeze, or give them to neighbours. I suppose were you have yours under the tree will come in handy for some leaf mulch, settling around the Rhubarb when the leaves fall off the branches. Cheers, Barry (Wirral)

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

That's very true Barry - the leaf fall should help naturally mulch it.

And, yes, rhubarb does grow on for a long time - mine was in another location in the yard when we moved in 40 years ago. I moved it and it has thrived ever since. I too am interested in those drink recipes! Thanks for posting those.

@leannasorcar8673

2 жыл бұрын

Where are you located?

@barbstroud2712

2 жыл бұрын

@@leannasorcar8673 western Oregon.

@Mookii

2 жыл бұрын

Give rhubarb schnapps a search. However don't get tempted to use the rhubarb from the schnapps into a crumble 😬

@georgegriffin832

2 жыл бұрын

Strawberry rhubarb it's the best my Granny used to make it.Comes up every year at our house.Was thinking of making a cobbler today.yum yum!

Thanks Ben, It’s so nice that your channel exists. It helped me out in many ways and times. No question! I’m trying to grow horseradish. I like to have a strong tasting one. Any advice?

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen horseradish grow very successfully in containers. I'm not sure there's a secret to getting it extra hot - I imagine the root is going to be pretty spicy no matter how you grow it, like wasabi is, for example.

@klaussebok9398

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg Thanks Ben! Wasabi is next on the list.

And once established, their root system also reaches epic proportions and are near impossible to get rid of. :)

I grow up in Germany and we had a big garden. we hat rhubarb for making delicious cakes and I used the weeds for playing when I was a child. it needs not much to do to because rhubarb is a easy plants. sorry for my English 😊

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Your English is great! Thanks for sharing your experiences with rhubarb. :-)

Im inspired!! I tried to grow rhubarb last season, but wasnt successful..positive thoughts!!😁

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Positive thoughts heading your way Melanie. :-)

cette année, j'ai laissé une des miennes monter en graines, je les ai récoltées. j'en ai semé de suite qui ont germé après quelques semaines. J'en ai conservé une partie que je vais semer au printemps. Donc ça fonctionne bien, même dans le sud de la Belgique!

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

C'est fantastique!

You're always enthusiastic but especially so in this video 😂

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee. :-)

It also makes the best wine.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe rhubarb does best in northern latitudes. New England, for example. I garden in hot Maryland & suspect I live at the southern edge of successful rhubarb growing. Higher elevations of Virginia or West Virginia might be ok, but my rhubarb struggles in our heat and heavy clay soil. Climate change isn’t helping any! Another important point for planting: you must get the crown at the proper soil height, or it won’t make it. I tried several times planting a stick-like root from a catalog, where I had no idea how deep to plant. Eventually, I got some plants from a friend & got some established.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Dan, that is correct, they prefer things on the slightly cooler side.

Hola desde chile Me encanta tú canal

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por ver!

Nice one Ben. I made a rhubarb chutney this year - very tasty! Three more plants to go in very soon, too.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

You'll have rhubarb coming out of your ears - good stuff!

Hi ben great video. Going to give this a try. Your plant looked really big. About how much space should i allow around where i plant?

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

The plants can get to around 3ft (90cm) or more full sized. I would allow about 2ft (60cm) from the centre of the plant to where you plant other crops.

Don't forget the booful wine as well!

If you are going to force your rhubarb, it helps to dig the crown up and leave it on the surface over winter, exposed to frost. That's certainly what the commercial forcing companies do. My father dug up his rhubarb every winter, even the ones he wasn't going to force. He would split any large crowns into 2 or more at the same time.

@GrowVeg

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thank you so much for sharing this tip.

Impressive. How big does the root system get? I’m mainly wondering how deep the planting area has to be, which for me is on top of and between large rocks.

@GrowVeg

2 жыл бұрын

The root system can get pretty extensive. I would estimate at least 2ft (60cm) deep.

Nothing beats introducing someone to this miracle. I wouldn't force outdoors though. That's just asking for a beaver infestation.