Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1912 — Winter Rhubarb. [ARTICLE]

Winter Rhubarb.

“ Fresh rhubarb can be easily raised during the winter after the season out of doors is over. All that is requisite in the way of room is a warm cellar or basement says the New England Farmer. As soon as the late fall arrives dig up the roots, allowing as much dirt to adhere aspossible, and pile them on the north side of some building to prevent alternate freezing and thawing. When winter arrives bring the rbots into the cellar and plant them close together in shallow bins or boxes with a little soil between them. The soil should not be kept wet, but simply moist and mellow, in order to allow a good circulation of air around the roots.