I hear you shouldn't harvest your rhubarb the first year. Is this true?
Dena
Rhubarb question
Yes, it's true, you should let them develop a strong root system the first year and only pick a few stalks the second year, depending on how they do.
Thanks Big Red,
I planted rhubarb begining of last summer (thinking back to childhood days of munchin on some rhubarb dunked in sugar that we got out of moms garden)and I had to have it. by the end of summer it was huge with tons of stalks, it almost killed me to leave it alone.
So what your saying is that if it looks that way this coming season I might have a taste?!?!
: )
Dena
Never eat the leaves, but then I am sure everyone knows that!!!
yeah, mom driled that one in when I was a youngin.
thanks a bunch (of Rhubarb) Big Red
: )
Dena
Some time ago, I posted this on the Vegetable Thread here. Hope it helps with growing your Rhurbarb.
Gary/Louisville
The Rhubarb Compendium/Everything You Ever You Wanted to Know about Rhubarb
http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/
Thank you VGMKY, thats some good reading!
I'm printing this out!
Happy gardening!
Dena