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"Gary Woods" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote:

What is the best way to plant my own Rhubarb plant, using offcuts from
someone else's one?

Rhubarb is one of those things that nobody buys.... I think you have to
grow it from divisions, and usually somebody near you will share some
pieces.

Just bung it in some soil, it'll know what to do.
You won't kill it unless the soil gets waterlogged for long periods.

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Janet.

The message
from "shazzbat" contains these words:


"Gary Woods" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote:

What is the best way to plant my own Rhubarb plant, using offcuts from
someone else's one?

Rhubarb is one of those things that nobody buys.... I think you have to
grow it from divisions, and usually somebody near you will share some
pieces.

Just bung it in some soil, it'll know what to do.
You won't kill it unless the soil gets waterlogged for long periods.

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Janet.

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from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:05:19 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

which is very convenient on allotments without toilet facilities.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:05:19 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

which is very convenient on allotments without toilet facilities.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:05:19 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

which is very convenient on allotments without toilet facilities.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

SNIP

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

True, true, but when someone asks the question "how to plant rhubarb", it
seems reasonable to assume they're not all that experienced, so I was
keeping it to basics, and rhubarb is the most basic IMHO.
Then he can dump a bucket of manure on it when it goes dormant. It'll be
fine.

K.I.S.S.
..
Steve

SNIP

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

True, true, but when someone asks the question "how to plant rhubarb", it
seems reasonable to assume they're not all that experienced, so I was
keeping it to basics, and rhubarb is the most basic IMHO.
Then he can dump a bucket of manure on it when it goes dormant. It'll be
fine.

K.I.S.S.
..
Steve

SNIP

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

True, true, but when someone asks the question "how to plant rhubarb", it
seems reasonable to assume they're not all that experienced, so I was
keeping it to basics, and rhubarb is the most basic IMHO.
Then he can dump a bucket of manure on it when it goes dormant. It'll be
fine.

K.I.S.S.
..
Steve

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

In article , Jaques d'Alltrades
writes
The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

Well, I've not doe anything with ours, and we have 3-4 ft stalks and
leaves over 30 inches across. I wonder what's buried under there that I
don't know about? ;-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

In article , Jaques d'Alltrades
writes
The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

Well, I've not doe anything with ours, and we have 3-4 ft stalks and
leaves over 30 inches across. I wonder what's buried under there that I
don't know about? ;-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:05:19 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from Janet Baraclough.. contains
these words:

There's a large and worthwhile difference between just bunging rhubarb
in soil, and planting it on top of a deep hole filled with old leather
shoes, wooly jumpers, weeds and manure. The stalks on deep-fed plants
are longer, more prolific, tender and pink, and taste better.

Don't forget the bones.....

And by 'deep', four feet is recommended by the cognoiscenti - subject to
water table.

I've never bothered with more than three feet deep, and the result was
rhubarb over waist-high.

which is very convenient on allotments without toilet facilities.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad