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    Anyone grown rhubarb from seed? I got some when the Blackthorn Trust in Maidstone had an open day and wonder if it is viable to grow it from seed.
     
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    Grew a packet from seed once, all of them germinated. Had 50 Rhubarb plants to shift.

    Tried it again this last spring, not a single one germinated:DOH:
     
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      The Rhubarb i'm growing now was grown from seed over 30 years ago. There was a flowering Rhubarb overhanging a dry stone wall in a Village in Derbyshire and, as it was in an abandoned and unoccupied cottage, I liberated a handful of seed. I got a nearly 100% germination, selected the best and gave the rest away. It's still going strong after all that time and being divided several times.:D:thumbsup:
       
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        Thanks Armandii and Zig. Next question, is it worth sowing some under glasss now or should I wait until spring?:scratch:
         
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        I'd sow now, what do you think, Ziggy??:D
         
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          Sorry, was asleep.

          Yep i'd sow now & keep it covered, might even do that myself at the weekend. Need to build up new stock for the plant stall next spring.
           
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            Hi chums.

            Just out of interest, do the seed come 'true' ?
             
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            Well, it won't lie to you:heehee: Let's put it this way, I really wouldn't worry about it unless you specifically want the exact same plant. The best thing to do is to sow the seed and when it germinates, grow it on and then pick the strongest looking plant as the one you want.:D:thumbsup:
             
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              I sowed some Rhubarb 'early red' seed back in June and they all germinated within a week and are now decent sized plants in 3lt pots, I've sold a few to bolster the garden fund and plan on adding to the other Rhubarb plants I put in my own patch earlier this year with the others :thumb:

              As they are essentially hardy perennials sowing now and protecting from the worst of the winter weather is the simple way to go, exactly the same as I do with a lot of my perennials I grow from seed, come March/April time they can then be potted up or planted out depending on their size :thumb:
               
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