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Some of you guys must have rubarb on your places. What is the best location to plant? Full sun, East side of the house, or West side? What is the best fertizler to use, or do you not fertizle. You guys that have the big thick stalks and healthy plants, what do you suggest?
Thanks for any input.
 
My parents has theirs on the south side of their shed and it seems to do well.I don't think they fertilize it and it's usually pretty tall and full most ot the summer.Best of luck.
 
Was at a sale a couple days ago and saw some in pots for sale, 6 dollars a pot, was this a fair price. Went I was a kid we had quite a bit of it and it was far enough in open that it got sun almost all day, did very well.
 
Here in central/northern New York, just about any old farm has rhubarb and blueberries around. I've never done a thing to any of our's and it does fine. Been picking on it for over 30 years. A guy up the road puts heavy horse manure on his every year also splits the roots every year or so. I must admit his stuff grows better that our's. But, we already have more then my wife can freeze and/or make pies from.

One thing I've found though. I've tried many times buying rhubarb from nurserys to plant in places I didn't have it. None has ever done as well as whatever the old local varieties are. Sometimes old stuff is better.
 
(quoted from post at 07:34:28 04/10/10) Some of you guys must have rubarb on your places. What is the best location to plant? Full sun, East side of the house, or West side? What is the best fertizler to use, or do you not fertizle. You guys that have the big thick stalks and healthy plants, what do you suggest?
Thanks for any input.
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We had a patch doing quite well on the north side of a garage, in the shade, but the garage was to be torn down, so we dug the rhubarb up, divided it, and transplanted it to a location on the east side of another small building. The rhubarb didn't care, didn't seem to even know it had been moved. We do not fertilize it or anything else. Just let it grow and harvest as needed.
 
Won't RoundUp work on it! I know y'all like that stuff and we eat Poke Salad, Turnip Greens, Okra and Crawfish but... them's all good and everything! :)
 
It will grow just about anywhere as long as its in a well drained area. We have it planted along the garden, mini barn and garage. I think it does better if you divide it once in a while. Hal
PS: Here's the rhubarb crumb pie recipe my wife makes for our daughter's birthday.
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From One Louis to another Louis. Flavor stuff with ROUND UP.Last meal you will ever want.lol.
Sounds like your from N.O.? Was there in 91 and boy did I eat !! All great stuff. LOU
 
I think rhubarb does better where it gets cold.
They say in Webster's dictioary that its part of the Buckwheat family. Hal
 
full sun. well drained soil best. needs high fertility. eventually, it will spread and crowd itself- then the stalks (actually petioles) will start to get spindly. when that happens, dig it up before it starts growing in the spring and split up the crowns, replant. say, 3' between plants, 6' or so between rows. what we do is dig a hole, dump some manure in the bottom, then plant on top of that. fertilize each spring. we mulch heavily with compost primarily to keep the weeds down, but also to help out the soil- fertility, structure, living things, etc.

we had a couple plants that pretty much got ignored for years. then i read how it needs plenty of nutrients, so we gave it some more care with great results. this spring we divided about 7 plants into about 60.
 

Well i have only 4 plants left.i dont fertlize it.Those 4plants feed the hole naborhood.Stalks 2feet long.Mabe18+ hr, Sunlite had something to do with it.
 
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