On Apr 27, 2007, at 9:30, Joy Beeson wrote:
I was surprised, upon visiting the Rhubarb Compendium, to learn that
rhubarb is commercially cultivated in Washington, Oregon, and Michigan
-- I thought one had to grow one's own.
Alas, the Compendium also states:
> Rhubarb is a cool season, perennial crop.
> It requires temperatures below 40 F to break dormancy
> and to stimulate spring growth, and summer temperatures >
averaging less than 75 F for vigorous vegetative growth.
> The Northern U.S. and Canada are well suited for rhubarb
As was Poland. But, when I tried it here, it was no go. If we get
frost two days in a row during wintertime, everyone is going around
saying "brrr... cold enough for you?" In 34 winters I've spent here, we
only had snow that stayed on the ground for longer than 24 hrs... maybe
twice, maybe 3 times. So perennials I used to know in Poland don't grow
well here, if at all. We had a similiar experience with horseradish and
celeriac (root celery).
And the last few years the weather has been crazier than ever; even
Virginians can't predict what's gonna happen when; just a couple of
weeks ago, we had a jump from 82F (ca 28C) during daytime to 29 (ca
-4C) the following night. Neither was typical for early April...
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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