Thread: In the Garden 2015

We got 15 inches of rain in the past two days! My beds all look like koi ponds I would go out and take a picture but it's still coming down out there!!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

rhubarb pie,,,maybe the best dang pie there is,,,

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Love the rhubarb! Just straight from the bush dipped in honey!

Final crop of the 2015 season:

Originally Posted by Hirlau

rhubarb pie,,,maybe the best dang pie there is,,,

hmmmmm, Strawberry-Rhubarb is top on my list

I've never grown it myself before but the word on the street is that rhubarb will just keep growing back for a long time - just cut the bits off you want/need. Does that sound right to you guys?

Oh, and the kale is going off at the moment - I have so much I've been donating baggies of the stuff to relatives and friends everywhere.

James.

I never grew it either,,, I just ate it.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I've never grown it myself before but the word on the street is that rhubarb will just keep growing back for a long time - just cut the bits off you want/need. Does that sound right to you guys?

Oh, and the kale is going off at the moment - I have so much I've been donating baggies of the stuff to relatives and friends everywhere.

James.

Rhubarb does regrow each season. Even a Minnesota winter won't kill the stuff.

I did find that it should be replanted every few years. The first rhubarb I planted tended to diminish in production the older it got. Dug out the old and replanted and all was good.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Rhubarb does regrow each season. Even a Minnesota winter won't kill the stuff.

I did find that it should be replanted every few years. The first rhubarb I planted tended to diminish in production the older it got. Dug out the old and replanted and all was good.

+2 to Daves advise. Michigan winters wont kill it either. Dig out the old roots when they dont produce. leave the new rootlings that come up and it will perpetuate for decades. Woodchucks and deer wont eat it.

Thoughts on Natural Fall Leaf mulch cover for the winter,,, I did some Youtubing and it gets rather good reviews, has anyone else used to successfully ???

I have already added a load of Manure in there, then I got some meh news from my neighbor that Manure would contain Roundup and that might stay in the soil for 1 year
She said add more mulch to help disperse those bad effects faster, so I wanted to get any thoughts of the natural leaf mulch instead of bringing in a load of Wood mulch...

The thought is that the leaves break down much faster then the wood and the worms like them better

Thoughts ??? Experiences ???

I mix leaves and manure together. If you can get horse manure its better because horses cant eat all that GMO .
Find a person who has a few horses, Offer to pick it up. It is usually mixed with saw dust.
End result is a mixture that has everything you are looking for.
Leaves can be used all growing season to hold water and prevent weeds.
Been doing it like that for 20years