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[Sheridan Shumway <rattler_mt@yahoo.com>]

i cant give you much input as im a novice myself to most of what you have 
listed but i can give yah advose on the rhubarb.....quit moving it! it likes 
to be left alone and if you bought a small plant it takes a couple years to 
gain some size.....i have grown the stuff in the darn near 100% clay we have 
without issue...my grandmother has monster plants growing on a gumbo hill 
side....to get large plants you need large roots....to get large roots they 
need to be left undisturbed year after year....once established they are 
close to impossible to kill and a little bit of TLC produces great looking 
large plants. make sure they git some good sun and keep them watered and they 
should do fine.....my mom's only gets morning sun and she has large 
plants....mine only get late afternoon sun and i have large plants....my 
grandmothers get full sun all day and she has huge plants but that is likely 
due to them being well over 30 years old....

Sheridan S.
zone 3 or 4
northeast Montana