Rhubarb

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Try Rhubarb, A Big-Leaved Perennial Favorite! Unusual stem crops, Rhubarb plants are often used as fruits, but they are actually perennial vegetables! No self-respecting homestead or farmstead over the last couple hundred years would be without a large Rhubarb path alongside the sunny foundation, at the base of a fenceline or rock wall, or in the corner of a vegetable garden! Featuring large, textured and ruffled leaves and blocky celery-like stems, Rhubarb plants make a lovely ornamental addition to any garden! Growing like a big ruffled Hosta, Rhubarb are as pretty as any large foliage ornamental with a tasty addition of edible stems! While the roots have been used in medicinal preparations for centuries, and the leafy parts of the plant are considered toxic for ingestion - it's the plump succulent stems that are the real summer treats! Chipman ' s Canada Red Rhubarb Plant, or Canadian Red features bright red stems through and through, while Victoria Rhubarb can have greenish interior stems with a red blush. Chopped and added to pies, baked goods, breads, salads, wine , sauces, preserves, and syrups! The tart flavor is enhanced with sweetener but remains tangy! The stems can also be chopped and frozen for use year-round! In Europe, the stems are peeled and eaten salted, as well as in a myriad of other ways around the world! Rhubarb Care & Harvesting We sell Rhubarb plants as bare root divisions in spring, but we also sell container-grown plants that can be shipped and planted all throughout the growing season. Rhubarb is best grown in hardiness zones 3-8. Rhubarb needs a sunny location and demands it is well-drained soil. Rhubarb is an easy-to-care-for and long-lived plant, and the only attention it generally needs is some watering during the first year in your garden! Mulch the site well with 3-4 inches of mulch around the site, which helps keep the foliage and stems cleaner. Begin to harvest the stems once they get to be longer than a foot or so. Grab the st