Rhubarb: From Planting To Harvest ❤️ 💚

Ravishing rhubarb! Dramatically beautiful, delicious and easy to grow!
A surprisingly versatile plant, rhubarb can be used to make drinks, crumbles, chutneys, sauces... the list goes on.

Its striking good looks with its bold, ruby stems and umbrella-like leaves, will add height and structure to your garden along with a splash of gorgeous colour that will return year in year out.

In this video, you'll learn everything you need to know to grow and care for your own rhubarb. Autumn is the best time to get it in the ground - you will be reaping the rewards of rhubarb sooner than you thought!

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[GreenSideUp]

After harvesting Rhubarb, put the leaves into a bucket and cover with water and allow to stand somewhere for 3 -4 weeks, drain the liquid and strain, and some liquid hand soap (few drops per litre) and then put into a sprayer, you now have a good natural insecticide...Steve...😃

[lisaskidgel]

I have a patch of family heirloom rhubarb. Not sure the variety. It came from my great grandmother’s rhubarb patch in Canada 53 years ago! My mother put the roots in one of my clean diapers so the border patrol wouldn’t look and take it. My dad planted it on the family estate and it grew! I now have my own patch of that rhubarb on my property. My parents are passed and the family estate has been sold, but the rhubarb lives on!

[HotAirEngine]

wife is crazy about this gardener guy! I like to watch him, too! He gives such great demos of "how to" for whatever plant. He is worth watching!!!

[kristyp]

I moved to my new farmhouse last September and noticed the Rhubarb right away. It's all over my property and I didn't have to worry about planting it. I've made lots of Strawberry Rhubarb desserts already. Delish.

[EleanorPeterson]

Mmmm, rhubarb crumble and custard. A yummy classic. I have a friend who lives in West Yorkshire's mysterious and creepy 'Rhubarb Triangle'. Oh yes.

The rhubarb's out there, people. Lock your doors and windows. Remember 'The Day of the Triffids' and be afraid...😲

[minkefin]

Rhubarb isn't really a 'thing' here in Japan; it's non-existent in the supermarkets so if you want it the only way is to grow your own. Every time I found a rhubarb seedling in the local garden centre (for some reason, always in the Herb section?) I would take it home, plant it and ... watch it die in the heat of summer.
Two years ago, I tried putting my latest victim in a raised bed, with plenty of straw mulch and some left-over strawberry plants as companions, and covered with a canopy of hemp cloth to filter the scorching summer sun. This year, while my stems were nowhere near as luxuriant as the ones in the video, they were good enough to provide enough filling for three crumbles! Result!!
Looking forward to an even better harvest next year.

[mikeamirault]

I have been growing rhubarb for over 40 yrs. The key is to get good roots to plant and use lots of manure or compost. I got my (huge) chunks of root from my father in law who used to grow it commercially. Those scrawny roots you buy at the nurseries around here (Nova Scotia) are slow and pathetic. I planted my roots in 100% sheep manure 41 yrs ago and they show no sign of ever slowing down. I do very little maintenance except to remove the seed tops, divide the overgrown roots every 4-5 yrs, (and give them away) and occasionally spread a little seaweed around them. Dead leaves are left where they fall. Thanks for your video.

[roberthummel]

Our rhubarb plants are around 70 years old. Amazing. They were here when my parents moved here 66 years ago, here in New Hampshire.

[bobmetcalfe]

When I was a kid we were often given a stalk of rhubarb and a small handful of sugar – dip the rhubarb and the sugar take a bite. You certainly needed the sugar let's face it. :) And I've just inherited a garden with enough room to plant outside, so my rhubarb from containers has been put into a garden bed. The difference is incredible. They are growing much, much bigger.

[rovantigh]

Rhubarb and mint jelly is easy to make and is lovely to have with meat. The colour of the jelly itself, is a joy to behold!

[pauldiamond]

In Newfoundland, everyone had a rhubarb patch in their backyard. I even found one under the patio steps in my apartment in New Brunswick. They’re almost like weeds! I would pick a stalk and eat it while biking to work.

[hanzketchup]

Ben, your videos are so fun, you are thoughtful and thorough, you make me smile and laugh .

[terribatt]

Ben, thank you for your instructions! My grandfather, a farmer, brought me up on rhubarb. He taught me about the manure, moisture, and good flavor. He also told me to always break off the leaf end and tuck it under the other leaves to make a good mulch. His patch grew for over 40+ years. We've had ours for almost as long, and having cattle helps keep the raised bed full of wonderful rotted manure. Keep up the great work!!

[krisyallowega]

Oh the wonders of rhubarb. I get teased for growing so much of it! The one benefit to rhubarb is that it is a wonderful rhizome barrier. I plant mine around the edge of one of my plots and it works wonders for suppressing crab grass. Another thing is, is that the leaves are great at ridding your yard of ants. Just on leaf on top of the hill then the ants disappear.

[gingerkissed]

I enjoy these videos, but the puppy cameos are the best!

[beebob]

I remember my grandmothers patch in New York. It was huge. Mom and dad would come home with bags of it. Then we would have pie periodically throughout the year. It’s one of my favorites for making crisps.
I forgot about this plant until last year when my neighbor gave me some.

[larrent]

My father kept a patch of rhubarb around the house I grew up in. This plant is the reason I love sweet and tart things. My mother would help us harvest it and turn it into strawberry rhubarb jams and pies. I just recently started my own patch of rhubarb.

[suzy]

I didn’t know how to take care of my rhubarb so this was a great video for me!

[CitiesSkyGay]

I live in Southern California. While I CAN grow it as an annual, I'm often envious of those who can easily grow it as a perennial because we do not get frost here. What I end up doing to ensure rhubarb gets the chilly temperatures it needs, I dig up the crown, albeit with the stalks and leaves still looking good, and place it in the refrigerator in the end of January after spraying some of the soil off with water. After 6-8 weeks, I take it out and place it back in the soil.

Not the most conventional way of growing it but it works! I did have to break that rule of not harvesting in that first year because when I got the potted plant, it was very root bound so some of the roots had to be pruned and then the leaves. I'm glad it bounced back.

[Eon]

Not many people make Jam with Rhubarb, but its Fantastic !!