Cooperative Extension Service

308 Tanana Loop, Room 101
P.O. Box 756180
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6180


Phone: 907-474-5211
Fax: 907-474-2631
e-mail: cesweb@alaska.edu

Individual Publication

Growing Rhubarb in the Alaska Garden

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Publication Number: HGA-00042

Author/Sponsor: September V. Martin and Jeff Smeenk

Price: FREE

Short Description:
Rhubarb is one of the most popular cultivated plants in Alaska, and this publication has everything you need to know about growing rhubarb successfully. Whether you are putting in a rhubarb patch for the first time or hoping to increase productivity of your existing crop, you’ll find useful information on propagation, soil enhancement, proper planting techniques, care and harvesting. There is even a section on preparing and cooking rhubarb.