I found a packet of 2 year out of date Victoria rhubarb seeds so I thought I'd have a go at growing rhubarb from seed. From germination to planting out here's what happened. As always, thanks for watching.
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@chancepaladin11 ай бұрын
scanned through a ton of rhubarb vids, and yours is by far the best, thank you, very underrated channel!
@wenonasiggelkow93064 жыл бұрын
I stumbled upon your starting rhubarb from seed video. It was fantastic. It's my first time starting rhubarb from seed. I'm also trying the Victoria variety. So far so good
@LondonWorms4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Wenona that's great to hear. Good luck with the rhubarb and be sure to let us know how you get on. Hopefully you'll be enjoying some lovely rhubarb next year. :)
@HeirloomReviews5 жыл бұрын
nice zoom on those leaf minor eggs!
@PopleBackyardFarm5 жыл бұрын
just subbed to your channel. I have rhubarb on our farm don't think we have ever grown it from seed I will need to try this.
@cgoodwin59283 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I always assumed that rhubarb was best started from established plants, but now I'll try from seed! I wish we had allotments or community gardens in my area of upstate NY! I hope you had a lovely harvest :)
@LondonWorms3 жыл бұрын
Cheers my friend. I now have a rhubarb wall as a border for one side of my plot 😁
@BackyardGardening5 жыл бұрын
Hello..Thank you for the helpful information. I'm interested in your mixture soil. Never tried fish meal. Have a blessed week
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
I add it to almost all the used compost I reuse. It adds a lot of uumph for anything growing and saves buying new compost. In pots a small handful lasts the whole growing season.
@dustinstephens86593 жыл бұрын
"Nobody needs 17 rhubarb" ... as I fill my 20th hole... What have I done? 😂
@LondonWorms3 жыл бұрын
😁😁😁😁😂
@RaeesoRandom3 жыл бұрын
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@cindysquirrelloffgrid95148 ай бұрын
Awesome video. How are the plants doing now
@TNOG5114 жыл бұрын
The Plants Looks Great! I'm looking forward to seeing Your UPDATES.. Happy FRIDAY!
@LondonWorms4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Linda. Hope you're weekend is going great.
@soulfoodqueennet5 жыл бұрын
HELLO ENJOY WATCHING LIKE 13 THANK YOU FOR SHARING
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
Hey Sandra 😊 Hope all is well with you my friend. Always good to see you 😊👍
@KylieFickell2 ай бұрын
Thank you I enjoyed this video it was very pleasant
@mjjayful4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I’m an allotment newbie and I was going to buy a rhubarb crown, but I think I’ll try seeds having watched your video. Liked & subscribed!
@janiceh39954 ай бұрын
Im an allotment newbie too! I have no idea about growing veg but i sowed some rhubarb in a taised bed in the beginning of april and one has emerged! It has two leaves on it… yey!
@ltlbnsgarden5 жыл бұрын
I gave never grown these but they look pretty! I heard you can make jams and pies with them 😊
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
Hiya LBG 😊 They make superb pie or crumble. It's a massively popular dish here ... rhubarb crumble and custard 😊 Mrs Worms wants to try make wine with the stalks in a few years time when we can harvest most of the stalks. For the first 2 or 3 years it's best to only harvest one or two from each plant to let the roots grow deep and strong. After year 3 it's all hands on deck 😂
@ArcticYuzu4 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you sir. Subscribed
@mste35094 жыл бұрын
Hi, I've just put some soaked rhubarb seeds between damp paper towels in Tupperware containers with the lids unlocked on the windowsill for warmth. Should I put the tubs in my greenhouse for warmth or will the windowsill be warm enough? Thanks.
@daisyleechristou83813 жыл бұрын
Morning, I going to try growing some of the millions of rhubarb seeds I've got from my crop. I'm wondering tho, when you put your seeds on wet kitchen paper etc did you cover it with cling, put it into poly bag for the humidity or on a heat mat etc or just left them be on window sill. My window sill would be a cold one so should I cover them while resting on damp paper etc. Many thanks and it's lovely to see a good old English version too! Xx
@LondonWorms3 жыл бұрын
Morning Daisy ... many thanks and I can tell you we've been enjoying lovely rhubarb crumble and stewed rhubarb from it ever since. Yep same principle as you described but instead of cling film I just put the plastic lid back on the tub. That kept the moisture and humidity in. Good luck and I hope you have a great germination rate and grow a great crop of lovely rhubarb 😁👍
@trumplostlol30073 жыл бұрын
It is actually easier and better to grow rhubarb from seeds than from root rhizomes. The rhubarbs that I seeded in late march are now transplanted to 2 gallon pots. The size of a leaf is bigger than my hand. LOL By the way, I am using half composted tree leaves in the 2 gallon pot.
@A-V5 жыл бұрын
So as soon a seed begins sprouting it should be potted ASAP? What's the difference if you leave the sprout/stem to grow big before planting??
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
Hiya AV I think the longer the root emerging from the seed pod the greater the chance of it being damaged/broken off when it's potted up and covered with soil. I guess if you're gentle all will be fine but when you're as ham fisted as I am the shorter it is the less likely I am to cause damage lol and thereby undoing all the good of getting it to sprout in the first place. Another consideration I think is the longer the sprout the more energy the seed has expended getting that far so when it's finally put into soil and covered it might just have run out of puff. I've chitted spinach before where the root had got very long before I planted out and and very few of them actually grew. Hope all is well with you 😊👍
@A-V5 жыл бұрын
Good point on risk mitigation. When I leave the sprouts to go very long they even start to weave into the paper towel. And when I try to dislodge it, there's a greater chance of damaging it with the entanglement going on. To that point, sometimes people even cut the paper around the sprout to make sure there's no chance of damaging it while trying to extract it from the paper.
@denisdunphy90464 жыл бұрын
Hi is it the second year you can eat the rhubarb? mines just going into their second year now. Thanks
@LondonWorms4 жыл бұрын
Yes for the best results don't harvest any stalks year one. Year two harvest no more than 30% of the stalks from each plant. From year 3 you can harvest most of the stalks from the plants as the root will be large and well established by then and it will come back stronger every year. Good luck and enjoy 😊
@fourdayhomestead28396 ай бұрын
Question: have you found that seed started plants tend to flower at a younger age than crown starts?
@poosmate5 жыл бұрын
Great job Mr Worms! I love rhubarb, prefer crumble to pie and would choose rhubarb over apples every time. Great to see you on your allotment. Take care, Poo
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
I'm with you Poo. It's the greatest comfort food of all time 😁
@Bigwormith Жыл бұрын
I’m having trouble with my Rhubarb dying as soon as they pop up. Do they need the same light as peppers and tomatoes?
@wales1231003 жыл бұрын
Very interesting I sowed some rhubarb seeds in the summer they are doing well am I right in think it will be the year after next 2022 when I should start harvesting?
@LondonWorms3 жыл бұрын
Yes... if you can wait that long 😁 It will let the roots get well established and the plant get properly grounded. It'll make for good strong stems from 2022. However, having said that, if you can't wait (And noone can blame you 😁) just take one or two stems from each plant next year. From 2023 you can take about a third of the stems from each plant. From 2024 fill your boots but leave about a third of the stems on each plant. Come each winter let the remaining stems just rot down in situ to feed the root. In Jan put a good inch or two of manure or compost around each plant. Rhubarb can handle fresh horse manure so you don't need to necessarily have it well rotted down. Enjoy 😊👍
@wales1231003 жыл бұрын
@@LondonWorms thanks for reply I'm lucky I have an old established plant to crop on the allotment so I don't mind waiting for my seed sown plants to come good
@gayatrifoodandlifestyle5 жыл бұрын
Nice video.....liked it.....stay connected....TFS
@EssayonsFG5 жыл бұрын
You are the second person in the last few years to try growing rhubarb from seeds. I can't remember the first outcome. I always thought rhubarb was only spread by root division like bocking 14 comfrey. LOL Cheers, Rob
@LondonWorms4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Rob. These are now growing on really well down on the allotment. It was interesting to try grow them from seeds especially when the seeds were out of date. I thought I might be lucky and just get one or two to germinate and grow on lol ... hope all is well my friend :)
@PatC. Жыл бұрын
There is a soil additive to improve clay soil called gypsum.
@HeirloomReviews5 жыл бұрын
i still don't know how to eat this? i never seem to get them sweet! what i can say once you start with these they grow like weeds an spread like crazy so be careful where you plant them! thanks for sharing my friend : )
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
I hear ya my friend 😊 I've got a huge tomato plant growing in between the paving slabs at the top of the garden. Obviously a crushed tomato that was dropped and self seeded. It can only have a few mms of soil at the most under that slab and it's grown better than some of the plants I poured lots of love and attention on lol. Tomatoes are awesome ... and addictive 😄 Your collection of tomatoes and peppers has to be some of the best in the northern hemisphere 😂 Always good to hear from you mate 😊👍
@myacrylicjourney6244 жыл бұрын
Try cooking it down like applesauce and add a little sweetener.
@AJsGreenTopics5 жыл бұрын
Do you eat rhubarb pie?
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
You mean .... there are people who DON'T eat rhubarb pie 🤔 😂😂😂 Just love rhubarb here. Rhubarb and custard is a classic here on those cold late winter early spring evenings. Real comfort food. Mrs Worms wants to have a go at making rhubarb wine in a couple of years time when we can harvest all the rhubarb. Hope all is well with you my friend 😊👍
@AJsGreenTopics5 жыл бұрын
@@LondonWorms in the Midwest, this is the go to pie. Have a great day.
@paulwilliams28752 жыл бұрын
Add some sand to claye soil with some homemade compost might help.
@fromthehutt95084 жыл бұрын
What would you recommend for spacing. I am starting some from seed and was wondering if I could fit 6 in a 120x180 box?
@LondonWorms4 жыл бұрын
Do you mean for seedlings or spacing for the final plant? The plants will grow very big over the years. I've left between 3 and 4 foot about 120cms between plants to give them room to fully develop and so the leaves aren't crowing each other out.
@FamilyWorthy4 жыл бұрын
Oh what a plan sound very interesting like 21
@LondonWorms4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Sandra. Much appreciated.
@andy1way Жыл бұрын
I did the same, but without all the knobing about. Seeds straight into garden soil in clay pots. Twenty five seeds, twenty five plants. No need for multiple ingredents and so much faffing about.
@HomerSparkle3 ай бұрын
It's a sad state of affairs when you can tell how many years ago a video was made purely by people talking about "dry weather".
@lunaticgaming79672 жыл бұрын
I got a pack of seeds from Etsy and done EVERYTHING right but they didn't germinate
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@alaskansourdoughwormsgarde43925 жыл бұрын
You planning on eating all that rhubarb? I froze mine and only had one plant.
@LondonWorms5 жыл бұрын
Three plants weren't enough for us last year 😂 And Mrs Worms wants to start making rhubarb wine in a couple of years when we're able to harvest all the crowns. Hope you're well my friend
@alaskansourdoughwormsgarde43925 жыл бұрын
Now that makes lots of sense. Have one on me. 🍷🍷🍷🍷