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Rhubarb

June 24th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

Victoria
This is a green rhubarb

06/22: Bought.
06/24: Planted.
07/18: 11″ tall with 22″ foliage diameter.
07/24: 16″ tall with 24″ foliage diameter.
07/28: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
08/01: 20″ tall with 36″ foliage diameter.
08/07: 25″ tall with 36″ foliage diameter.
08/15: 26″ tall with 39″ foliage diameter. Slight red coloration in stalks.
08/16: Harvested one test stalk … for a very tasty mini-crumble.
08/23: 28″ tall with 44″ foliage diameter.
08/30: 26″ tall with 39″ foliage diameter.
09/23: Harvested roughly a third of this vigorous plant, yielding four cups for MJH’s glorious sweet and tangy rhubarb crumble.

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