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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth

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To: SeachRE who wrote (157280)3/19/2009 1:33:48 AM
From: geode001 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
'Tis the season for TontosRhubarb Patch. April-September. Tonto will have to post less frequently on SI as he will be mucking around in the dirt a great deal.

"Rhubarb is a cool season, perennial crop. It requires temperatures below 40­ F to break dormancy and to stimulate spring growth and summer temperatures averaging less than 75­ F for vigorous vegetative growth. The Northern U.S. and Canada are well suited for rhubarb production. In the United states it grows best in the northern states from Maine south to Illinois and west to Washington state. Once planted, rhubarb plantings remain productive for 8 to 15 years.

In the United States, commercial production is concentrated in Washington (275 Acres), Oregon (200 Acres), and Michigan (200 Acres), with small commercial acreage in many northern states field and greenhouse forced production. A good commercial yield is 15 tons and an exceptional yield is about 18 tons. Red varieties usually yield about 50% of the green types; however, if the crop is harvested twice in one year, total yields will increase about 50%."
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