Hi,
This is my first post.
Just bought a rhubarb crown today and realized I have no space in my garden for it. Wondering if planting rhubarb in a half wine barrel would be enough space for it to grow healthy. Also, does it like full sun or partial sun. I love rhubarb and was searching online but couldn't find this out. If someone could help me out I'd appreciate it. Much love
No space, Rhubarb in wine planter okay?
thank you 
You and I will find out at the same time about rhubarb in a half-wine barrel...
I misread something in John Jeavons' How to Grow More Vegetables last year, and planted four (yes, FOUR!) rhubarb plants in one square foot of my Square Foot Garden. (I use a combination of Jeavons' and Bartholomew's methods.)
Well, of course the rhubarb plants didn't have enough room to keep a bird alive, but they definitely thrived, at the expense of almost everything else in their half of the SFG.
A couple of weeks ago, we moved the rhubarbs into their own containers. The three smaller plants went into one-gallon pots, just as a temporary measure, and the largest of the four went into a half-wine barrel-sized container. It's doing quite well and has begun to put out new leaves, so it seems to be very happy!
I planted it in a combination of 50% bought organic potting soil (left over from last year) and 50% my own compost, so there was plenty of air and plenty of water retention in the container.
Go ahead and try it!
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
I misread something in John Jeavons' How to Grow More Vegetables last year, and planted four (yes, FOUR!) rhubarb plants in one square foot of my Square Foot Garden. (I use a combination of Jeavons' and Bartholomew's methods.)
Well, of course the rhubarb plants didn't have enough room to keep a bird alive, but they definitely thrived, at the expense of almost everything else in their half of the SFG.
A couple of weeks ago, we moved the rhubarbs into their own containers. The three smaller plants went into one-gallon pots, just as a temporary measure, and the largest of the four went into a half-wine barrel-sized container. It's doing quite well and has begun to put out new leaves, so it seems to be very happy!
I planted it in a combination of 50% bought organic potting soil (left over from last year) and 50% my own compost, so there was plenty of air and plenty of water retention in the container.
Go ahead and try it!
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
So what variety rhubarb? I want to grow some since it's recommended in so many gardening disciplines I'm interested in -- Permaculture, Edible Landscaping, etc. but I can't decide what kind. It's a pretty solid fixture in the garden so I want to choose carefully. The quality I'm looking for are TASTY and disease resistant. 
Last Saturday, I was thinking of driving 45 min to an arboritum plant sale just because they had Canada Red rhubarb on their list...
Last Saturday, I was thinking of driving 45 min to an arboritum plant sale just because they had Canada Red rhubarb on their list...
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