Rubarb meets concrete and steel - family project

Ray C said:
Just as an aside... Rhubarb is a very invasive plant. When I lived in Illinois, my neighbor planted some along a fence bordering a garden patch we shared. First year, it grew nicely and more the next year and the next year... Every year we dug it up like crazy and it kept on taking over.

And speaking of invasive, I have a wisteria bush in the front yard. -Don't ever make that mistake folks. It throws out strong roots just beneath the soil surface for 20 - 30 feet in all directions. Impossible to pull it up and keep it from devastating and choking-out any other bushes or garden patch greenery. I do believe it's illegal to knowingly transport/transplant it in some southern states as it goes totally unchecked w/o a winter frost to slow it down.

Ray
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We had rhubarb growing wild here, but it went away. We used to harvest it every year and make Rhubarb pie. We have been trying to get some to grow for two years now, with no luck. I really love Rhubarb pie. Mmmmmmm
 
I showed this to my wife, we both agree, this is waaaaay cool dude!
 
I was surprised to discover, from Alton Brown on Good Eats, that rhubarb leaves are poisonous. You should only eat the stalks. I have been eating it all my life in pies and preserves. Go figure.

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my grandma in upstate NY (born in 1890) used to make rhubarb pies. She had a patch in the back. You've gotta add a lot of sugar b/c if you eat the stalks raw, they're really bitter. As kids we used to dare each other to see how many stalks we could chew before puking
 
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