Rhubarb: Everything you need to know about this permaculture plant

Come check out a corner of my front yard garden and learn all about why rhubarb is a great addition to any tree guild and how to grow and safely consume this perennial veg.

[@gladysgreen2]

So much great information, thank you!! One other main reason I grow it, in addition to all these stacked functions, is it's a rhizome barrier, because of its large root, and just mass of plant, it can block grasses or weeds from moving in to certain areas.

[@kathleenhunter3161]

I found the easiest way to get rid of slugs is to make them uncomfortable. They like cool wet damp conditions. Throwing a piece of plastic over the plants for a day or two and they will disappear and the plants will appreciate the warmth too

[@gunning6407]

I'm talking this video up on Mastodon w/some Aussie gardeners, who are now in the thick of spring. And here I am planting the last of my spring bulbs before ground freeze. It brings a whole new (to me, at least) global vibe to the seasons' turning!

[@carolschedler3832]

I love to use rhubarb like celery. Chopped in tuna salad or thin slices in a dinner salad. Thanks for info about it being beneficial to fruit trees. ❤

[@d.-beck7205]

I will definitely try this, thank you! Until now, I only knew sweet rhubarb recipes like rhubarb compote.

[@carolschedler3832]

@@d.-beck7205 Rhubarb also acts as a thickener. I used some with the veggies in a park roast and it slightly thickens the juices.

[@WashakadaSpirit]

I really enjoyed this video. I learned more about rhubarb than I imagined. You are a very good and knowledgeable gardener. I appreciate that you don’t fill the video with fluff and ego. 👍

[@BetzelemElokim]

Thank you for mentioning the oxalates! I have to watch them for my turtle, but had never heard of the kidney issue in humans. And since I have a relative with kidney disease, this is very helpful to know!

[@melstill]

Even if Rhubarb was a pest plant I would still grow it. I love the flavor. Pie, sauce, jam, raw and dipped in sugar, I don't care. It's one of my absolute favorites. I really need to grow more.

[@bosquemallin-agroecologiay7784]

its a great work what you are doing. beatiful forest garden! thanks for sharing

[@d.-beck7205]

Thank you for this interesting video. Now I know where to move the rhubarb that is currently sitting in a raised bed: under the apple tree that is in need of some TLC. 😂 (Bought house with slightly abandoned and ill managed garden recently and am currently suffering from overwhelm. This is an easy and quick task that may help break the decision fatigue and creative block.) ❤

[@reginaayat5390]

When I have too much to use in sweets I have used it in kombucha, wines & as a savory item in stews

[@sharonross4535]

Hi Angela. Thanks for the great video. Love your gardens ❤️. God Bless you.

[@donelda135]

Thank you for the info about planting it around fruit trees. Yeah! I love it but have limited garden space. Now I can move it out of the raised beds and put it next to fruit trees. I might get a few more. 👍😊

[@alp8409]

In UK they have bred day neutral rhubarb varieties that continue growing throughout the year mean you can pick and eat from spring to autumn. Apple Delight, Livingstone, Poulton's Red to name a few.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Oh interesting! We don’t have any of those here! I am often jealous of the huge variety of all kinds of food and ornamental plants that are available in the UK, which has a similar climate to me, but are not available anywhere here. It took me years to source welsh onions for example

[@robertthompson9122]

I have to talk for a second about radish seeds. More so the young pods, I save a few radish plants to go to flower because not only are the flowers great for bees but the young seed pods or edible and taste like radish. I find I have more luck with the seed pods then I do with growing the roots. Also talk about stacking functions tilling roots, flowers for bees, seed pods for food. Maybe we should grow radish for the flowers and young seed pods. Also I’m going grow some rhubarb!

[@laraharding849]

Very informative! And now I know why my rhubarb isn't doing well. I like the way you refer to Permie principles. Thanks!

[@ttb1513]

Why wasn’t your rhubarb doing well? I’m planning some and would like to avoid any pitfalls. Thanks.

[@laraharding849]

It's not getting enough sun

[@kimmythehun]

wow you've created a phenomenally functional space and it is gorgeous to look at. thanks for the tour and education!

[@tarachambers7704]

THAT was awesome! THANKS!!!!

[@kitdubhran2968]

I have no experience eating rhubarb but kind of want to grow it under my fruit trees out back. Right at the edges, where the grass thinks it can take over. Mmm. Nice.

[@millennialhmong7121]

Love it! Im bange watching your videos

[@MaRiLuggg]

I am new to your channel and enjoy watching them =) can't wait for spring garden tour!

[@skaetzle]

Love Rhubarb =) Do you use them in any savory dishes as well? Would be interested in ideas!

[@dancingcedar]

Thank you. Very informative and helpful. Blessings :)

[@gregorybaur3097]

I love apple rhubarb pie.

[@gregorybaur3097]

What kind of rhubarb is that?

[@SuffolkSusie]

Thank you, I really needed rhubarb education! I've never grown nor eaten.

[@suelarsen6922]

Thank you for such an informative video.

[@gamrgrl87]

Saw your post on FB, love your channel! Just subscribed. Can you tell me more about wolf berries? I am super into native berries but I haven't heard of this one. Is it for herbal use or are they edible? Are they canes, and do they spread easily? Appreciated all the rhubarb info, just got some stalks going this year!

[@shawnplowman7924]

Really informative! Thank you!

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Informative!

[@apropostt]

I let Radishes run wild now. Radish pods are delicious and I now prefer them to the root.

[@nariseconnor7775]

My radishes made pods but no taproot, I didn't know you could eat them, I'll have to try!

[@ttb1513]

Very informative. Does the 15-30g of oxalic acid mentioned @14:10 dissipate in a day? Or is it like a weekly type of figure? That stalks have 1/5 to 1/7th as much as the leaves and that kidney stones must become an issue prior to the 15-39g fatal dose amount makes me wonder how much moderation (or, going excessive really) is advisable. I really like just cooked down stalks, as a stand-alone sauce or practically a soup. Also, I’ve understood only about 1/3 of the stalks should be harvested. Is that 1/3 of the stalks present when the first stalks of the season are harvested? Or once any stalks are harvested, do new stalks grow back in their place during the same harvest season, allowing more than the 1/3 that were initially present?

[@idahohoosier8989]

Thank you. I mined from 9b to 6b. Took my plant with me as it was in a big tub. It looks good. Seems the stems are small this year. Not sure if that's do to Idaho freeze or...? 1st times its ever got flowers. Blessings

[@Treeman1177]

I eat it as it is my family has never put it with sugar

[@MistressOP]

Have you tried tillage radish. A cover crop diamond radish they have been working on for awhile. If you use it you gotta wire train your ducks otherwise you get slugs

[@greenhillsparadise]

I love Rhubarb and have just planted 2 plants ( with more to come ) in my small urban food forest I am developing in New Zealand. What I would like to ask is , when you use the leaves for mulch, do you rip them up and drop, or just drop as a whole leaf? Thank you!!

[@zone7permaculture587]

you can do it either ways

[@d.-beck7205]

Huw Richards suggests to use the complete leaves as a great way to collect slugs because they love to sit under the leaves.

[@vsancerni]

Does that beautiful glass bal deter birds perhaps? Could it be used to protect small fruit bushes?

[@Woodchipengineer]

My chickens kept killing off all the rhubarb

[@kitdubhran2968]

Where did you get your paw paw? That’s also on my list of plants to own. 😊

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

www.onegreenworld.com They have a lot of varieties, but I've tried many and I think the Improved Peterson pawpaws are by far the best ones to get. You need two varieties to get fruit.

[@kitdubhran2968]

Parkrose Permaculture thanks for the rec and the heads up! ❤️

[@medacredland3461]

We eat the seed pods on the radishes....so instead of 1 radish we get loads of pods

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Folks tell me they’re super good and I keep forgetting to cook with them! Thanks for the reminder :)

[@kevinstanton7338]

you should've done a base shot

[@ichymcgee2315]

Mine was attacked by rolly pollys

[@acstamos]

Get to the Rhubarb yet!

[@chromecrescent]

Is there anyway that you could sell a part of that nameless rhubarb to me? I am looking into growing my own next year!

[@ichymcgee2315]

why did mine die?

[@ashleyjordan2605]

Somebody get this girl a tripod 😂

[@hanzketchup859]

Is rhubarb a perennial?

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

Yes! It can live for 50 years or more

[@hanzketchup859]

@@ParkrosePermaculture thank you ,

[@elizebethparker5412]

I will start pulling the rhubarb rather than cutting it.