Oh he** Kayla, if its not doing well, replace it or augment it. Z5 with
decent soil and a little encouragement should get you more than a One Pie
plant.

Remember to cut the flower stalks as soon as you can tell them from new
leaves, so the plant doesn't waste energy going to seed. In my area of Z5,
that flower stalk will appear as soon as daytime temps get up to 80, which
was yesterday, so I'll be looking tomorrow.

My rhubarb lives in a low spot, and I keep a half hearted compost pile
close by. I also rake fall leaves into the low spot over the rhubarb after
frost. Our soil is sandy riverine ( floodplain) and prone to drying
quickly, but I have such a thicket of Rhubarb I'd be happy to share.

Sue
Western Maine foothills

"Kayla" wrote in message
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I'm in zone 5. We have very good rich soil and it is in full sun.
Occasionally it gets a shot of aged manure.


On Fri, 14 May 2004 19:10:45 GMT, wrote:

is it out in full sun? what kind of soil conditions, what is your zone?

Kayla wrote:

I have had a rhubarb plant for years and it isn't doing anythin. At
most I will get about 4 stalks to make a pie. I have tried splitting
it but now I have 2 small plants. I add composted manure. Should I
buy a new plant or keep trying with this one?

Lori



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