Rhubarb?
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Richard Faber
Mar 29, 2015, 5:26:14 AM3/29/15
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Does anyone know where to find rhubarb? I have heard that it is native, but haven't been able to find any. Seeds or a bulb for planting, or just cut for eating would be great!
-Richard
Raphaelle Joriot
Mar 30, 2015, 12:47:16 PM3/30/15
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if you find any please tell me ...
Ellen Coon
Mar 30, 2015, 1:24:11 PM3/30/15
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Alas, not only is rhubarb not native to Nepal but it is almost impossible to keep it alive in Nepal. The monsoon rains obliterate it. Rhubarb likes a strong cold winter and doesn't like getting its roots saturated. Best, Ellen
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Judith Chase
Mar 30, 2015, 11:10:49 PM3/30/15
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Good morning rhubard lovers......
I'm consulting Narayan Manandhar's Plants and People of Nepal, p. 394. Rheum australe, Nepali akase chuk or chulthi amilo. I've eaten it along the trail with hill people who grind it on a rock and mix with salt to be eaten with roti or perhaps boiled potatoes. I do have some plants thriving at the moment but Ellen is correct about keeping it alive. I plant it, along with artichokes and lavender, right on the edge of terraces so that NO water stands on the roots. It doesn't thrive as it does in New England but certainly worth planting. I started it from seed. I could certainly provide a bunch of stalks in a month or so.
Judith
I'm consulting Narayan Manandhar's Plants and People of Nepal, p. 394. Rheum australe, Nepali akase chuk or chulthi amilo. I've eaten it along the trail with hill people who grind it on a rock and mix with salt to be eaten with roti or perhaps boiled potatoes. I do have some plants thriving at the moment but Ellen is correct about keeping it alive. I plant it, along with artichokes and lavender, right on the edge of terraces so that NO water stands on the roots. It doesn't thrive as it does in New England but certainly worth planting. I started it from seed. I could certainly provide a bunch of stalks in a month or so.
Judith
Ellen Coon
Mar 31, 2015, 7:46:53 AM3/31/15
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Once again I am in awe of you, Judy! I tried SO HARD to keep lavender alive ... and failed! Good luck with the rhubarb, everybody.
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