The journey with my rhubarb started on February 25th, when I decided to sow rhubarb seeds that I got as a birthday gift. 🙂
Someone probably thought it would be a funny joke… but clearly they forgot who they were giving them to. I absolutely love growing things from seed, so of course I took it seriously.
I sowed the seeds on February 25th, and by March 1st they had already started to germinate. The variety is called Rhubarb LIDER RED, and honestly, they grew much better than I expected. By April I had eight healthy little plants growing in plugs on my windowsill.
This weekend, I finally planted the seedlings outside.
And that’s when I discovered something important about rhubarb…
Mine were definitely not growing neatly inside their little plugs. When I tried to remove them, the roots snapped. Just like that, my eight rhubarbs became four.
Oops.
Four would be plenty….Now we wait and see if the remaining ones survive and continue growing. I really hope they do, because growing rhubarb from seed feels strangely exciting. There’s something very satisfying about starting with a tiny seed in February and then planting out an actual plant in spring. That will provide rhubarbs for my whole life 🙂
I’ll try to keep you updated on how they do… but you know me. I’m usually far too busy trying to keep everything alive to remember documenting it all properly. 🙂
Ilze
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Mm yum!! 😋🥰
🙂 I think I might need few years before YUMM 🙂
Age has nothing to do with it, I was 9 or ten and loved it! I wish my family was all still here…
Oh, I ment – this rhubarb plants should grow at least 2 years before I can pick it and cook it into lovely pie 🙂
Unfortunate you lost half the ones which had come up, but knowing you a little by now . . . methinks the others will have a happy journey in your garden . , , , and later in your kitchen . ., .
I can’t bring myself to eat rhubarb — I’ve tried. But I’m happy you are able to grow something you will enjoy 🙂
You must sweeten it to taste, Jean, its sooo good!
It’s more the texture than the taste for me. Though I don’t like a sour that slaps me in the face, lol.
Slaps you, LOL! 😆 Actually, I haven’t had rhubarb pie since those days and the pie was was made by one of my aunts. I am pretty sure I would still enjoy it today though.
How did you tried it? Fresh?
I’m sure it was close to eing fresh as our family at the time didn’t live more than 40 or so miles apart.
🙂 You don’t have to eat things you don’t like.. .My mom made kiesel (didn’t love it) but I’m making DELICIOUS rhubarb pie 🙂
I don’t know what that is.
Four healthy plants will be plenty. Rhubarb was a standard fixture in our Victorian gardens
I have two big ones already, so… I hope for rhubarb overload 😀 Somehow they are smaller then the ones I can see in UK garden shows, etc. I think climat and less nutritions, need to add compost on top each spring 🙂
Mamai nebijna darzs kur audzet rarbarbaru bet vina zinaja kad svaigi rarbarbari bija perkami un vienmer uzvarija loti gardu rarbarbaru kiseli. Vienmer saldu, pilnu ar rarbarbara gabaliniem un garsigu.
Būs man jāpamēģina 🙂
You’re an impressive gardener, Ilze.
Thank you! I don’t feel like I’m impressive gardener. Still plenty to learn.
Rhubarb pie is so good!!!