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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Rhubarb under grapevines

Maybe not, if it is well composted.  Sheep manure is a good source of potassium, unlike other manure, which is useful in the NW where rain leaches potassium out.   Rhubarb likes LOTS of feeding, too much for grapes.  I use LOTS of fish pellets on my rhubarb to get the biggest stalks.  A great source is http://www.bio-oregon.com
-Lon Rombough
> From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:18:31 -0400
> To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Rhubarb under grapevines

Hi Lon,

I top dress my grapes with composted sheep manure every year, is that too much fertilizer?  About 2" thick, in a 1' circle around vine.

Just had a great surprise!  A lot of the potted plants I have in the unheated garage are starting to bud out.

Later,
Tom

Thanks,
Tom

"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:

Light isn't the problem, fertilizer is.  Rhubarb likes LOTS of fertilizer - rotted manure, that sort of thing.  Plant it near the grapes and you will overfertilize them in the process, making them too vigorous and disrupting fruit set.

-Lon Rombough

Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com

From: "Joe Hecksel" <jhecksel@voyager.net>

Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists..ibiblio.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 16:51:52 -0400
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Rhubarb under grapevines

Hello:

Does anybody have experience planting rhubarb under grapevines?

I bought a package of rhubarb seed and now have 14 plants. I am
looking for a place to put them.  The grapes are primarily French-
American hybrids trained to Geneva Double Curtain.

It certainly looks like there will be plenty of light until June 15, or
so and I much prefer rhubarb to nettles, thistles and catnip that now
want to grow there.

Any comments or observations will be appreciated.
--
Joe Hecksel
Personal Webpage http://my.voyager.net/~jhecksel

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