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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.

He asked for the best way to plant it.
****
Janet.

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from "shazzbat" contains these words:


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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.

He asked for the best way to plant it.
****
Janet.

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

The message
from "shazzbat" contains these words:


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.

He asked for the best way to plant it.
****
Janet.

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

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

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from "shazzbat" contains these words:


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.

He asked for the best way to plant it.
****
Janet.

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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? ;-)

Better not ask. What happened to the previous owner's wife, BTW?

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

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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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

Alan
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Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk


Janet.

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"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
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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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

I found that out after I dug up and transplanted a very old rhubarb
patch, which transformed it. You could start saving bones, shoes,
woolly jumpers etc now, and replant your rhubarb next autumn.

Janet.

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from "Alan Holmes" contains these words:


"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
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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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

I found that out after I dug up and transplanted a very old rhubarb
patch, which transformed it. You could start saving bones, shoes,
woolly jumpers etc now, and replant your rhubarb next autumn.

Janet.

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The message
from "Alan Holmes" contains these
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"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
message
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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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

I found that out after I dug up and transplanted a very old rhubarb
patch, which transformed it. You could start saving bones, shoes,
woolly jumpers etc now, and replant your rhubarb next autumn.

Janet.




Just a thought but all this talk of cats, got me thinking..... after seeing
this,

Woolly = Cat
Bones = Cat
Leather = Cat hide

Sorry... I do like cats really..

Steve

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"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
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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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

I found that out after I dug up and transplanted a very old rhubarb
patch, which transformed it. You could start saving bones, shoes,
woolly jumpers etc now, and replant your rhubarb next autumn.

Janet.




Just a thought but all this talk of cats, got me thinking..... after seeing
this,

Woolly = Cat
Bones = Cat
Leather = Cat hide

Sorry... I do like cats really..

Steve

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The message
from "Alan Holmes" contains these
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"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
message
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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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

I found that out after I dug up and transplanted a very old rhubarb
patch, which transformed it. You could start saving bones, shoes,
woolly jumpers etc now, and replant your rhubarb next autumn.

Janet.




Just a thought but all this talk of cats, got me thinking..... after seeing
this,

Woolly = Cat
Bones = Cat
Leather = Cat hide

Sorry... I do like cats really..

Steve

"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
...
The message
from "Alan Holmes" contains these
words:


"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in
message
...

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.

I wish you had said that _before_ I planted mine!

I found that out after I dug up and transplanted a very old rhubarb
patch, which transformed it. You could start saving bones, shoes,
woolly jumpers etc now, and replant your rhubarb next autumn.

Janet.




Just a thought but all this talk of cats, got me thinking..... after seeing
this,

Woolly = Cat
Bones = Cat
Leather = Cat hide

Sorry... I do like cats really..

Steve