Why You Should Remove Rhubarb Flower Stalks

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 43

  • @meghansullivan6858
    @meghansullivan6858 4 місяці тому +1

    This is exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you! Rhubarb flower stalks look so unearthly I had no idea what it was!

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  4 місяці тому

      I’m glad you found it helpful and you’re welcome! They sure are unique! ☺️

  • @Geopoliticstoday2
    @Geopoliticstoday2 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks Misilla!!
    My grandmother made a mean strawberry rhubarb pie...back when they used lard!😂😊🙏

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  4 роки тому +1

      Yummy! You know I started saving bacon fat for cooking! 😊Hope you are all well my friend.

  • @hansmarheim7620
    @hansmarheim7620 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice video. I plan to make rhubarb seeds this year. And try to make new plants from them.

  • @PetalsonthePavingSlabs
    @PetalsonthePavingSlabs 4 роки тому +3

    I'd always done this but without quite knowing why, thank you for letting me know why I should have been doing it!

  • @neeshirey
    @neeshirey 5 місяців тому +1

    My mom grew rhubarb when I was little in Southern California and used it for strawberry-rhubarb pies. When I had my own kids, I wanted them to have those amazing pies, so I bought rhubarb at the store when it was "in season" - in the Spring. Since it was only available a few weeks each year in stores, I started growing my own rhubarb a few years ago, and I'm still learning about. I never saw a rhubarb flower or knew they existed until this year, and now my rhubarb is COVERED with them. Has anyone else noticed how SLIMY they are?

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  4 місяці тому

      I haven’t noticed the flowers being slimy.

  • @suzy3840
    @suzy3840 3 місяці тому +1

    I have been trying to figure out how to take out the flowers, thank you!

  • @MiMi-kb8xt
    @MiMi-kb8xt 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you very much for this

  • @MarkSM
    @MarkSM 4 роки тому +2

    Excellent video Misilla. Rhubarb and strawberry pie has been my experience.

  • @Kneenibble
    @Kneenibble 3 роки тому +3

    I find rhubarb flowers very pretty as landscaping shrubs. They are very attractive to bees. And on a home scale, the impact that letting them flower has on the size of stalks is quite minimal! So I don't find it necessary to remove the flowers.

  • @msms4659
    @msms4659 3 місяці тому +1

    Straight to the point. TY.

  • @jeffmartin693
    @jeffmartin693 4 роки тому +2

    rhubarb wine is awesome too!

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  4 роки тому

      Yum! I’ve never had rhubarb wine! May me I’ll try and make it! 😄

  • @jmcdaid620
    @jmcdaid620 Рік тому +1

    Your rhubarb is beautiful and massive! Going out to cut my rhubarb flower heads now. Thank you!

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  Рік тому

      Thanks, Jennifer! Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @katoucha007
    @katoucha007 4 роки тому

    Thank you, I think, I will harvest mine next year because it's still a baby plant

  • @Honorablebenaiaha
    @Honorablebenaiaha 3 роки тому +3

    You sure are pretty.

  • @stevensawicki824
    @stevensawicki824 Рік тому +1

    First time adding 1 rhubarb plant into the garden last fall. Today growing nicely but do have a giant flower blooming. Since it's a new planting do I still cut the flower down before the first harvest ?
    Thank you for your video as well.

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  Рік тому

      Hi Steven, Yes, cutting the flowers will help the plant establish instead of putting the energy to making seeds. We remove the flower stalks when they emerge, sometimes every year or every other year

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  Рік тому

      No problem!

  • @wranther
    @wranther 4 роки тому

    Good morning Misilla! Have been out working the onion patch and a space also for some greens. Is rhubarb a member of the chard family? Or is chard a member of the rhubarb clan? Happy Gardening! -Bob...

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  4 роки тому

      Hi Bob, Rhubarb is surprisingly part of the buckwheat family! I also thought that it was part of the chard family too! I believe chard is part of the amaranth/beet family. Have a good night friend!

  • @Meashayshay2
    @Meashayshay2 4 роки тому

    Question about harvesting the rhubarb; is it really not okay harvest rhubarb in the first year? Will it damage the plant too much? I've only seen people advise that leaving it to harvest in year 2 is best to establish the roots, but they never explain why beyond that. It also seems like everyone kind of does their own thing with growing it in general, like some leave the flowers and some take it out etc. I plan to grow some this season which is why I'm wondering. Thanks for the vid~

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  4 роки тому +1

      Hi, Yes if it's a new plant, I would let it establish the first season. This will make the plant more productive in the coming years. I cut off the flower stalks, otherwise the stalk do not grow as big, the energy focuses on flower and seed production which can lessen the size and quality of the stalks.
      Hope this helps! Thanks for watching! Misilla

    • @Meashayshay2
      @Meashayshay2 4 роки тому

      @@LearnToGrow1 Thank you, I'll keep this info in mind when I start. Thanks again~

  • @theoverthinker5144
    @theoverthinker5144 Рік тому +1

    What do you feed that? It's a beauty.

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  Рік тому

      Hi mainly worm castings and compost, thank you!

    • @theoverthinker5144
      @theoverthinker5144 Рік тому

      @@LearnToGrow1 do you make tea?

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  Рік тому

      We mainly make baked goods with rhubarb stalks. I like making tea from herbs like lemon balm, chamomile, or mint.

    • @theoverthinker5144
      @theoverthinker5144 Рік тому +1

      @@LearnToGrow1 compost tea silly. :)

    • @LearnToGrow1
      @LearnToGrow1  Рік тому +1

      Lol 😆 Ooops sorry! Sometimes I steep worm castings in water, but I’ve been using and love Vermisterra’s nutrient tea. ☺️

  • @67buddie
    @67buddie 4 роки тому

    Yummy