Ok. My rhubarb plants went to seed. I harvested the seeds to see if I could grow plants from them as a test,
(if SHTF, do you really think they will have seeds at the store???)
Anyways I have close to a quart of seeds and the test planting indicated a 50% germination rate.
Anybody that wants FREE rhubarb seeds to start your rhubarb patch, drop me an IM with an address and I'll mail you a handful.
and no I'm not thinking of this as a PIF. (I've got to find that box of occupied links that is here somewhere)
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You'd be better off digging the roots and dividing them. I try to break off the stalks that bolt before they go to seed in order to keep the remaining stalks firm, and the root producing.
Yes I understand that the normal method is to dig up the root and to divide into 4-8 part approx.
Using that method I might have 12 to 20 plants in the end, and none to give away.
Part of why I did it is highlighted in red above.
With my offer some people here will get to practice a little horticulture with seeds that aren't readily available to them thru stores.
See above for free rhubarb seeds.
2 - IM's received (to date)