Deceased, I tell you! dead dead dead dead dead...
Not everyone wants to give up on it, though.
We bought most of our garden plants for our building's first garden from the nursery, or grew them from seed. Two plants were donated: a small sunflower that we declared dead a week ago, and this rhubarb, which I declare dead right now.
What are the burial rites for a dead rhubarb?
My friends Judy and Jean, also on the garden committee, are certain that the rhubarb root is still alive and will put up new shoots next spring. Personally, I think that if the rhubarb root was alive, its stems wouldn't have died this soon. I want to dig it up, toss it to the compost worms, and use the space for new plants.
Judy and Jean are still dreaming of rhubarb next summer, though. Is there anything I can do to assure that happens?
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I bought my plant from a place called Michigan Bulbs that has a lifetime guarantee on their plants. If they don't grow or die on you they replace them. That would be a good place to start.