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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 9:59:54 PM
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OOOH....I made Rhubarb Crisp last night too. It was so good! My mom has the best rhubarb ever and swears that what it likes is a big shovel full of cow manure every fall and that's all. Of course maybe that was the secret of why it grew so well around that outhouse a few posts back =~)
Marcia
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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farmgrlchick
True Blue Farmgirl
439 Posts
Theresa
Columbus
Montana
USA
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2006 : 08:38:14 AM
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Theresa -
Those dream bars sound wonderful. I copied the recipe and am going to have to try those next. I have a abundant amount of Rhubarb to use, I can only freeze so much 
Thanks for the tip.
Anne
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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farmgrlchick
True Blue Farmgirl
439 Posts
Theresa
Columbus
Montana
USA
439 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2006 : 06:52:56 AM
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Hey Anne,
I hope you enjoy those Rhubarb Dream Bars, I know I did. A little too much. Oh well, you only live once.
Theresa
Farmgirl Blessings,
Theresa
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 9:20:22 PM
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Hey,
Quick question. Do Rhubarb plants and starwberry plants like each other? can they be grown next to each other. I know they are GREAT together in Pies... but how about in the garden?
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 11:25:10 AM
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I am glad someone found this old post. I am getting rhubarb seeds and some plants and this will be good info for me. Thanks.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 11:54:20 AM
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I am so excited my Rhubarb is coming up early! Last year I had three good harvest from one plant. I plan on trying MJ's Rhubarb cake recipe in the latest issue and the Rhubarb & Apricot preserve (or is it Jam) recipe from her ideabook :)
I have been told to wait 3 years from the time of planting before dividing the plants. Has anyone done this?
~Sharon
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4739 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 3:11:43 PM
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I seem to be rhubarb challenged. I can't get it to grow, whether it is from a store bought root or a chunk of it from Windy Pines Farm. It just won't grow. Any ideas on what I could do to get one started? I love rhubarb and it is a bit expensive in the grocery stores.
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 3:30:26 PM
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Hi Dawn --
Here's a link to the U of Ill extension info on growing rhubarb in our fair state: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/rhubarb1.html
I received a pass-along plant from a friend's garden some years ago and have no difficulty whatsoever with growing the rhubarb. It is in a raised bed and I do water it during dry spells. I think it is key to have a well-drained soil, and sometimes our soils are bit heavy here.
I put composted horse manure on it a couple of years ago, and I do dig little holes near it and bury banana peels, egg shells, and other organic green materials so that the earthworms will have something to munch on.
Hope you try again -- be sure it has plenty of sun.
I love rhubarb, too!
www.youaretoocreative.blogspot.com |
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
730 Posts
Heather
Iowa
USA
730 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 8:42:01 PM
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Three years ago my uncle dug me up enough rhubarb for six plants. I just dug them up and moved them the other day. I planted 12 plants at my house and another 18 at my moms! The original rhubarb was my grandma's at the farm. My mom remembers digging up and transplanting this same rhubarb when she was 14. So my rhubarb is kind of an heirloom!
http://plumcreekmama.blogspot.com/
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urban farm girl
True Blue Farmgirl
80 Posts
Melissa
Posen
IL
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 02:54:19 AM
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| Dawn maybe it's Il. soil.lol....glad I'm not the only one...I tried growing it a few years back and it look like it had a weird fungus so I got rid of it. I might attempt it again. |
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abigailc1973
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
abigail
orlando
fl
USA
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Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 08:14:32 AM
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| I LOVE rhubarb- preserves, pie, crisp, juice-just Love it. I bought some seeds on line and planned on planting them in HUGE containers with afternoon shade but have been told that in zone 9, I may have to grow it as an anual. Not sure how well that will work out since you don't harvest the first year. If anyone has experience in zone 9 it would be great to hear from them. I was told to water it with ice water if we have an extra warm winter. Someone mentioned that they heard you were supposed to twist them off instead of cutting them to harvest... Reminds me of my Aunt Ethel, twisting them off. I would get so excited because I knew what was coming...PIE!!! She made the best. |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 08:33:09 AM
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I have never had problem growing the stuff... but I recently bought 2 more bulbs and thought I would plant it over in the garden.. So of course I started wondering what can it be planted next too.. So I put it next to the strawberries we will see if they like each other in dirt as well as they do in a pie dish!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4739 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 1:47:51 PM
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Katie, thanks for the U of I link. It has inspired me to give it one last shot. I'm going to the gardening center tomorrow and I will try it one last time! I do bury all of my kitchen compost scraps in various beds outside. Anything to deal with that IL clay!
Good luck on trying it again Melissa!
Dawn in IL |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2009 : 6:59:19 PM
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This was my rhubarb last year, and from the looks of the sprouts coming up this year it will probably be twice this size. I had 4 harvests off of it last year.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2009 : 07:38:15 AM
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Rene' I can't seem to find anything about planting rhubarb and strawberries together.
I know I deep mulch my rhubarb with straw(they are heavy feeders, in fact my new rhubarb, I planted by my compost pile), they thrive with the mulch and the mulch helps to hold the heavy leaves up.
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2009 : 08:44:47 AM
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Farmgirls...
where I live mail order companies cannot or will not mail Rhubarb to us,,,so, I called a lady that I knew that has a whole field of Rhubarb and asked her if I could dig some..she was more then happy to share....sooooooooooooooo, when the snow is gone(still 1 foot there), then she said to come and dig all I want...
Maybe, just maybe I can share some through the mail to some if they want it....(If I can remember that is....)
Farmgirl Sister #368
http://blogonthefarmandgarden.blogspot.com
http://froccsfrillsfurbiloesandmore.blogspot.com
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