On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:16:28 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-02-14 12:21 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>> I'm so pleased. It got here yesterday. It came in a tall box with
>> Fragile Handle with Care all over it. The box was filled with foam
>> peanuts.
>
>How do they taste? ;-)
>
>>The rhubarb itself was in a 6-inch pot with very wet soil
>> around it. I tucked the soil more tightly around the plant and
>> discovered that the pot contains mostly big, solid root. The rhubarb
>> is just beginning to get 'bumps' above the soil. I couldn't be more
>> pleased with the plant and the condition. I've never ordered before
>> from those folks but I would again.
>> Growerssolution.com
>> Now, if it would stop raining and snowing I could prepare the soil for
>> it. Meanwhile I have it in the unheated back bedroom.
>>
>
>Don't expect a crop from it this year. Rhubarb usually takes a year or
>more to take hold, even if you move an entire plant just a few feet into
>the same type of soil. At least, that is my experience.
>
you are correct. Rhubarb, asparagus and peonies need a couple of
years to produce.
Janet US