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herbaceous layer
rhubarb
rheum rhabarbarum
elephant ears that smother weeds over a square metre each, mine potassium with a massive root, and hand you the first 'fruit' of the year from a permanent bed.
functions
food cropground coverdynamic accumulator
light
part shade
moisture
moist
soil
deep, rich, heavily fed
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for rhubarb — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see rhubarb on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around rhubarb
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- rhubarb — the anchor
- herbaceous
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