enigma wrote:
> Bob Muncie > wrote in
> :
>
>> The rhubarb take two years to harvest, and in year two you are
>> only supposed to harvest for a couple of weeks, after that you
>> usually have a 10 ~ 12 week harvest period. after year 5 it's
>> recommended that since it will "crowd" itself out in the
>> number/size of the plantings, that you pull out a few of the
>> strongest plants, get rid of the rest, and start over the next
>> season. You can cut the root sections of one plant into several
>> pieces, and use those to restart.
>
> i don't think that's really needed though. i have a 30' row (although
> it's getting both longer & wider) that's been there since 1815 when
> the house was built... i don't thin it. i have dug & given a few
> plants away though.
>
> lee

I totally agree, The patch I had growing up didn't need anything, rain
was good enough, and I guess the earth worms were doing their jobs. The
above is the official stance from many agricultural organizations (but
they say to fertilize and stuff also, so you have to take some of the
information they provide with a grain of salt).

Bob