Tuesday, July 24

Growing Victoria Rhubarb From Seeds

While it's best to cut bolting rhubarb to prevent flowering, I missed it this year. So my Victoria rhubarb went to seed.


I collected the seed stalks, and I am drying them for storage.


To grow as an annual, seed can be started in August.


To grow as a perennial, save the seeds and start indoors in the spring, 8-10 weeks before the last frost date. This is what I'll be doing with my seeds. It will take a couple of years to produce fruit, but I think it will be fun to give it a try.

Scenes from the Topsfield Fair: Final

In the final post of this series enjoy some random scenes of the fair. I’d like readers who may not get to visit this fair get to experience...