Rhubarb

rhubarb

Rhubarb is started by planting a division of a root from an older, healthy plant. Each root division should have a strong bud. Plant early in the spring in a well-drained area and place the root so that the bud is just below the soil surface.

Rhubarb should not be harvested the first year and should be harvested for only a few weeks the second year, but after that it can be harvested for 8 to 10 weeks. If seed stalks appear, cut them off.

When the rhubarb stalks become small and spindly start a new planting by dividing and planting roots from the old plants. If crown rot is a problem, use roots from disease-free plants and plant them in well-drained soil where rhubarb has not been grown.

Crop Amount for 100
ft of row		 Variety recommended for use in Illinois Days to harvest Resistant to
Rhubarb (plants) 30-50 Canada Red
Cherry Red
Crimson Red
MacDonald
Ruby
Valentine

     
Vegetable Hardiness Recommended planting period for central Illinois (b) Time to grow from seed to field (c)
For  overall
Use		 For
storage
weeks
Rhubarb Hardy Mar. 25-May 15 ……. …

         
Vegetable Spacing in row
Seed to sow per foot Distance between plants when thinned or transplanted Distance between rows Planting depth
inches inches inches
Rhubarb ….. 24-36 36-48 (d)

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