Rhubarb from seed...

Quote from: rowan57 on September 15, 2013, 11:57

Flippin 'eck, I'll post ya some. The Triffid's:

You shouldn't have done that ! Now I've looked it the entire row will wilt and die   

This be the 'allotment' variety of rhubarb, ya can't kill it. Those were from a very old crown that was about 3ft in diameter, I sawed it into quarters and the 3 you see in the picture are second year growth, I'l probably have to move them next year as they are encroaching onto next door. Happily post you a chunk if I do.

Yes, I have done well with seeds. Like Lardman I have always been a rhubarb killer, I have finally got some bought crowns to take at the lotty and the seed raised ones are doing great.
I have one crown in my garden at home that was there when I bought the house, it produces an average one stalk every year! But my garden soil is very sandy, so I think soil makes a huge difference. Not sure why I leave it there really. I should probably dig it up and take it to the plot.
The quality of crowns arriving through the post does seem to vary drastically and I have had a number of very poor ones, from usually good companies.

I spy with my little eye something being with 'R' 

From the 35 plants I started with so far this year this lonely glaskins is the only show, I shall call him Billy - Billy no mates   

Awwww bless. At least three of my seed sown rhubarb has survived their first Bulgarian winter. The neighbours are fascinated and have asked if it is edible.

Some of us say so. I shall be doing a tasting for all neighbours if we get enough.

After losing five crowns last year (perhaps six if the remaining one doesn't come up) I planted six rhubarb seeds after speaking with Lardman via PM. Thankfully five of them came up and amazingly all those five have come up again after a period of dormancy. How many will make it to become full sized rhubarb plants I'll have to wait and see, but five isn't bad a number to be trying it