Rhubarb For Home Gardens What's another name for a "pie plant”? Ready for picking just ahead of strawberries, rhubarb has gained a place with home bakers for use in tart and juice rhubarb pie. Popular for cooks on the farm as well as gourmet kitchens, one cup of rhubarb contains relative ly few calories: 20. Popular for its bittersweet taste by English farmers in the 19th century stalks have been improved over the years in color, tenderness, juiciness, and flavor. Harvesting rhubarb is easy. Harvest the leaf stalks for a short period" during its second year and full harvest period (8- 10 weeks) during the third grow ing season and there after. Pull the stalk upward and to the side rather than cutting with a knife. 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At this stage cut down through the crown between the buds, so that a large piece of the storage root will be attached to each bud. Crown pieces may be stored in a cool, dark basement for a week or two before planting. Plant crown pieces in early spring in soil enriched with humus or compost and a gener ous heap of well-rotted cow manure (or dehydrated type for a small patch). Pieces are usu ally transplanted three feet apart in rows four to five feet apart. Cover pieces with two to three inches of soil. Since rhubarb grows for more than one season, plant at the edge of the garden or along a fence. Do not harvest at all the first sea son. Remove any seed stalks that form. Place plants in a garden spot that will not be disturbed. The average family only needs one or two plants. By forcing, you can grow rhubarb indoors during the winter. In late fall, dig up a few plants and place them in a pro tected place where they will APR MAX. TERM MAX. 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