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Re: The great rhubarb debate
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:02 am
by ina
Desert? Weeeeeellllll - no. I think rhubarb is one of the few things that might do slightly better in damper and cooler conditions. (There has to be one thing that grows well here!
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Re: The great rhubarb debate
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:18 am
by ~TheSandWitch~
Hi Ina
Well, here goes again with the poor buggers
I bunged them all in the ground day before yesterday, into the shadiest places I have. They were really big, strong looking crowns and they've been fed lots of cowsh and mulched deeply with the goat's bedding...now I wait , with all my bits crossed. I LOVE rhubarb
Re: The great rhubarb debate
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:29 am
by ina
Good luck!
Re: The great rhubarb debate
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:34 am
by Millymollymandy
Yes, good luck!!! Now I know you're planting in red arid bulldust somewhere 'near' to Alice Springs
I think you're gonna need it! it doesn't even like Brittany summers and sandy soil and I'm sure we get a lot more rain than you do.
Re: The great rhubarb debate
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:34 am
by Peggy Sue
You may have to develop a love of chilli peppers rather than Rhubarb
Thats a big ask....has nayone tried Rhubarb in a pot I wonder? At least you could give it heavier soil..... a very large pot like a barrel?
Re: The great rhubarb debate
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:00 pm
by MonsieurBOZ
I've always kept it in a pot - you don't want the blighter taking over the garden; especially when the garden in question is a 5m² patch of gravel!!