Gardening rhubarb in your backyard
December 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Gardening Tips
Rhubarb is one of the most common garden plants one can find in every back yard garden. There are several dishes you can make with rhubarb and if you have them in your back yard garden it becomes very easy for you.
Rhubarb was generally used for pies in household, but a quick search on the Internet will expose you to a whole range of rhubarb dishes available to us. So if you grow rhubarb in your kitchen garden you are always in a position to do much more with it.
In fact if you are passionate about gardening then rhubarb is the best plant you can stat with. But you should also keep in mind that it is a perennial plant, which means that it keeps on returning year after year and also spreads fast. So before gardening rhubarb it is important for you to keep in mind some important steps.
Rhubarb is more suited to acidic soil. So if your garden soil’s acidic range is some where 5.5 to 6.5 on the pH scale then you know that your garden soil is perfect for cultivating rhubarb. Testing the nature of your garden soil is a very simple task and you can buy a testing kit for few dollars and it is easy to operate as well. If the reading is below the desired range, then follow the instruction on the kit to bring the pH level of your garden soil to the desired level.
You should start planting rhubarb in spring time and the roots should go in at least by an inch but not more than three inches in your garden area, which receives full sun to shade. The best places to plant rhubarb in your garden are on the edges and maintain a distance of 2-3 feet between two plants.
You have to water that area in your garden constantly so that the root is always moist. While it grows, the rhubarb develops some flowering shoots, but you should cut them regularly.
Since it is a perennial plant there is no need to rotate crops or harvesting a companion plant in your garden. The best thing about rhubarb is that it doesn’t need that extra attention. It can even survive temperatures as low as -20 Fahrenheit. But the leaves are generally injured and you can notice them with the black and the brown spots on them. So just enjoy growing them and you have a steady supply all through out the year.
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