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Departs: July 1, 1991
Price: $2099 per person (twin)
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Price: $799 per person (twin)
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Departs: July 13 and August 24
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34 !NE RURAL VOICE
RURAL LIVING
PINK PEARLY RHUBARB:
THE FIRST
TASTY TREAT
OF SPRING
By Rhea Hamilton -Seeger
Once the snow leaves the cold
ground on the south side of the garage,
I watch vigilantly for the first signs of
rhubarb. It never fails to amaze me
just how fast it grows when a hint of
spring sunshine encourages it. From
then until the fall, we enjoy fresh
rhubarb custard pies.
Our fairly large patch of rhubarb
was rescued from the back side of a
rock pile, hidden in the front corner of
our lot by towering cascades of lilacs
filtering the light. I was determined to
save some of the old abandoned patch
and managed to secure a few roots. I
promptly put them into a south garden
with plenty of compost and well rotted
manure. It must be happy there, since
that was 18 years ago and it's just now
showing signs of needing a bit of thin-
ning. The stalks are getting spindly.
We are fortunate to have this Asian
native here in North America. For
many centuries, rhubarb was found
only in the local apothecary's garden.
To get a good patch of rhubarb
going it's important to prepare a good
bed for the roots, as once this plant is
happily established, it will last for
years. Work a good portion of well
rotted manure and compost into a well
drained bed of sandy loam. Make sure
that your root stock has two or three
good buds as well as part of the root
attached, and set out plants about two
feet apart. Avoid harvesting the first
year and pull only a few stalks the
second year.
For a family of four to six to enjoy
rhubarb all year, six healthy plants
should be started. Rhubarb grows
from a crown and should never be
harvested with a knife, but rather
gently twisted and pulled. By the end
of May, our patch has great showy
heads of flowers shooting up and I
quickly pull them out forcing energy