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Gardening

Easterncedar

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2. While walking a field 18 years ago ahead of moving cows in, i spied tiny ancient scrap of a rhubarb plant

Reply to chowmama (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:16 AM

8 hrs ago

It had been set there in the 1930s by my sweetheart's mother in a garden (here in Maine) that was now long gone to grass. I moved it to a new bed, and it got very happy. There are now thriving divisions in the gardens of the grandchildren in Seattle and Minnesota. It's especially nice rhubarb, too.

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Apparently, you can't kill rhubarb [View all] chowmama 8 hrs ago OP

I start my seeds in egg cartons Woodwizard 8 hrs ago #1

I tried seed-starting indoors. chowmama 8 hrs ago #4

While walking a field 18 years ago ahead of moving cows in, i spied tiny ancient scrap of a rhubarb plant Easterncedar 8 hrs ago #2

I have a rhubarb that is in terrible shape too... I may replant it in a better place based on your experience. ihaveaquestion 8 hrs ago #3

Replant Rhubarb Maninacan 7 hrs ago #5

There's an app UpInArms 7 hrs ago #6

I'm working on it. Keepthesoulalive 7 hrs ago #7

Well, I wish aand hope that is true. Planted 4 roots 3 weeks ago 31j20b3 1 hr ago #8