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Rhubarb
3.45 $
Haven’t we all had a grandma that made us rhubarb jams?
An easy to grow perennial, this plant is notably ideal for Guerilla Gardening. Under the cover of the night, you subtly go plant a rhubarb seedling. The small plant will go unnoticed until, a year or two later, it starts growing abundant and delicious leaves. With your care, it will be so healthy and thriving that the City won’t want to remove it. Then, you will harvest the stems to offer to your grandma, who will return in a Mason jar as jam. Isn’t this life cycle beautiful?
Package: 25 seeds
BEWARE: the leaves are toxic, only eat the stems.
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Rheum rhabarbarum
Common names: Rhubarb
French : Rhubarbe
Family: Polygonaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type: Perennial
Habit: Tuft
Height: 0.5 to 1 m
Width: Up to 1 m at maturity.
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity: 3 years
Sowing: Indoors in mid-April or directly in the garden after the last frost.
Depth: 1 cm
Germination: 14 to 30 days
Soil: Rich and deep.
Exposure: Part-shade to sunny
Planting: In the garden after any risk of frost.
Plant spacing: 1 m
Row spacing: 1 m
Watering: Water in case of extreme heat
Care and other considerations: Requires very little care once planted. Try cutting off the flowering stem to stimulate more leaf development. Direct seeding gives lower germination rates than indoor seedlings.
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