Is any one else surprised that Rhubarb is 4.00 a pound at the farmers market?
That's more than tomatoes that are more labor intensive!! I found it several places at that price but finally found it for $3!
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That's more than tomatoes that are more labor intensive!! I found it several places at that price but finally found it for $3!
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Please keep in mind that rhubarb only grows a very short time in spring, but takes up A LOT of farm real estate (large, perennial plants, can’t be replaced with another crop as the seasons move on). Those prices reflect the lives and livelihoods of farmers: it isn’t cheap to grow and bring to market and shouldn’t be. $4 is low, but we are forced to sell for little to no profit because people want cheap everything.
I suggest you but a plant or two. It is easy to grow, pest free and at least here in Maine, requires almost no attention, no fertilizer, rarely needs supplemental water.
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