To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] RHUBARB from seed
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:29:17 -0700 (PDT)
Sarah
zone 3
Edmonton, AB
Hi mIEKAL,
I grew some rhubarb from Territorial seeds. It was very easy to start,
transplanted very well and all looks pretty uniform to me. None of it is
terribly red, but I think the varieties I grew were Victoria and Glaskin's
Perpetual and I don't think they are even supposed to be red. Haven't
actually harvested any as its still competing with grass pending the
completion of my summer fallowing...
Sarah Ewing
zone 3 Edm, AB
> > I'm needing to get 500 to a 1000 rhubarb plants going
> & at the price nurseries are charging it'll take me
> years to finance that. I've noticed a few places
> like territorial seeds are offering rhubarb
> seed. They say right out that you don't know what yr
> getting, but I wonder if in reality the variation
> would be all that great for something like
> rhubarb? Since I'm going to use it only for wine
> production & not fresh sales, I feel like I have quite a
> bit of latitude in what I could use to make rhubarb
> wine. Anyone having luck growing out from seed?
> >
> > ~mIEKAL
> >