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Date: May 1989 (Revised April 1995)
Source: NDSU Extension Service HorticulturistsA popular vegetable in North Dakota gardens is rhubarb. Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that grows in the same place year after year. Once established, it will produce a harvestable crop for several years.
The best varieties to plant in North Dakota are McDonald and Canada Red.
You can also plant rhubarb from seed, but a faster way to get a harvestable crop is to plant pieces of rhubarb root containing one or more buds. Plant the root piece, with at least one bud on it, two inches below the soil surface. If you plant strong roots, you can normally harvest a leaf or two from each plant the first year after planting.
Before planting, work a complete fertilizer into the soil. Near the end of each harvest season, add a nitrogen fertilizer.
Weed control is usually not a problem in rhubarb. The large leaves shade the ground and usually prevent weeds from getting started.
Additional information on this topic is included in the Extension bulletin H-61, "Asparagus and Rhubarb," which is available at your county office of the NDSU Extension Service.
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