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Rhubarb– A Water-Wise Edible Perennial

Rhubarb– A Water-Wise Edible Perennial

by Mark Godlewski | Sep 23, 2020 | Vegetables

By Vanda – the cheap and lazy gardener Rhubarb is a hardy perennial which never gets watered at our house. It is early to mature so gets all the moisture it needs from snowmelt and spring rains. My rhubarb thrives in the rocky clay soil of Joe Rich and is my first...

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