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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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 Posted - Jul 16 2006 : 9:45:08 PM
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i am not sure what the deal is for a while this summer my rhubarb was nice and fat and not when i went to pick some all that is there is these really long skinny stalkes. is this just a new crop and i need to wait for them to fatten up or should i just use them like this? anyone have any ideas. Thanks
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2006 : 5:06:26 PM
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I'm just not sure of rhubarb growth patterns - mine, even though they are only a year old, seem to have both fat and skinny stalks. I say go ahead and use them since they are long and skinny instead of short and skinny...
XOXO, Libbie
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2006 : 5:32:24 PM
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Mine start out fat and long to begin with also, then they get tall and skinny to, I figure they must need more water or fertilizer, Im giving them more water , but havent done the fertilizer thing yet.
someone must know about how to keep it big and fat. cause Ive seen it that way in the middle of the summer at farmers markets
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2006 : 6:36:19 PM
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When did you plant the rhubarb? If it is a new planting maybe it was too soon to harvest, if it is an old planting it may need thinning.
http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/rhubarb-growing.html
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Established clumps will have to be trimmed every 4 to 5 years or when the stalks get small and spindly or when the crown is visibly crowded. This will help the plant to keep growing nice thick stems. This is done by digging around and trimming the crown down to 4 or 5 buds. You can also use this opportunity to divide your plant into more plants. You may encounter is rot in the crowns from excessive water in the crown area. If so, destroy these plants.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
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Mari-dahlia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marianne
Hoosick Falls
New York
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2006 : 1:18:48 PM
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| They do not get fatter in my experience. I agree, mine started out all fat and then they all got skinny. I think this is how they evolve as the weather gets hotter. It has rained in the NE here for 3 months, so it is not how much water they get. I have also been told that skinny rhubarb is a sign that you need to divide them. I will do that this fall and see, but I still get some fat ones. |
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2006 : 3:15:37 PM
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It is a plant that i got from my stepmom two years ago and did not harvest much last year because it was so new. it is doing great this year other that skinny stalks. I guess i will leave it be this year and maybe trimm it next year. tanks for the info everyone
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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BloominGA
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Warner Robins
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2006 : 7:32:47 PM
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 10:54:08 AM
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I looked at the Burpee website and they recommend partial to full sun for the variety they carry.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/
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