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Vegetables
Rhubarb
Rheum × hybridum
A perennial with sour red stalks for pies and compotes; needs cold winters. The leaves are toxic.
- Light
- Partial shade
- Height
- 0.6–1 m
- Watering
- Moderate: 2–3 times a week in summer
- Soil
- fertile, rich in organic matter
- Edible?
- Yes: the white stem
- How to plant
- Plant pieces with 2–3 eyes 3–5 cm cm deep, 1 m apart.
- Care
- Plant the crown in winter with plenty of manure. No harvest in year one; then pull stalks April–June, never more than a third.
Calendar by climate
Warm coast
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mild Mediterranean
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Southern interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Continental interior
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cold interior and uplands
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Atlantic
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canary Islands (subtropical)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Dates are for growing outdoors, based on the local climate. In a greenhouse or tunnel everything comes earlier.
Feeding and doses
Mild Mediterranean
- Well-rotted manureFeb4–6 kg / m²
Pest prevention and doses
Mild Mediterranean
Not needed.
How easy to grow by climate
- Warm coastNot recommended outdoorsToo warm a climate
- Mild MediterraneanDifficultHot, dry summers
- Southern interiorNot recommended outdoorsExtreme summer heat
- Continental interiorEasy
- Cold interior and uplandsEasy
- AtlanticEasy
- Canary Islands (subtropical)Not recommended outdoorsNo winter chill
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