Ruibarbo
- Ontario Grown
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$1.95
SKU: GS-9420-RHU-DT
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Descripción
El ruibarbo son los tallos carnosos y comestibles de especies e híbridos de Rheum de la familia Polygonaceae, que se cocinan y se utilizan como alimento. La planta es una herbácea perenne que crece a partir de rizomas cortos y gruesos.
Especificaciones
- Plant Name: Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Ultra-Hardy Cool-Season Perennial Vegetable
- Color: Deep ruby-red to rosy-pink stalks fading to green near massive, dark green leaves
- Plant Characteristics: Large, mounding architectural habit (36–48 inches tall & wide / 90–120 cm), thick crisp stalks, deeply crinkled foliage, distinctly tart
- tangy flavor: tangy flavor
- Suitable Space: Dedicated perennial vegetable plots, garden corners, raised beds, edible landscape borders
- Season: Early Spring to Early Summer Harvest (Perennial)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start indoors late February to March (soak seeds in warm water for 2 hours before sowing); transplant outdoors May after heavy frost danger passes. Alternatively, direct sow outdoors late April to May.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (thrives in full sun; appreciates light afternoon shade in hot spells)
- Watering Needs: Moderate to High (requires rich, organic soil with steady moisture during spring stalk growth)
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