September 28, 2023 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185359171
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185359171
Rhubarb is considered a vegetable and has a consistency similar to celery though the two could not be more different. The stalks look similar but once ripened rhubarb is a deep reddish-purple color. Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable, meaning it returns every year. It has a sweeter, tangy taste and is mostly used in baking, jams, jellies and syrups.
According to almanac.com, rhubarb thrives in areas where the temperature is below 40 degrees in the winter and below 75 in the summer, which couldn’t be any more perfect for Nome. We don’t have much growing near town, I normally harvest a small patch my grandma had planted years ago in her backyard in a small planter box. It’s in the backyard, in the shade and hasn’t received any attention in years but grows strong every year. I’ve seen it growing out about 60 miles outside of town in the wild, otherwise it only exists in people’s yards where they have transplanted it.
Work Cited
Boeckmann, Catherin. “Rhubarb.” Almanac.com. May 23, 2023 https://www.almanac.com/plant/rhubarb
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That's funny; my neighbor has a rhubarb plant. I help her water it in the summer, and it regrows every year just like new. Rhubarb seems to be perfectly suited for the parts of Alaska that have a warmer climate in the summer. I can't believe it can survive in such a cold climate; it's incredible. My neighbor always says I can harvest her rhubarb to make jam or pies, but I don't know the first thing about making that stuff. So I just play a game with it to see how high I can get it to grow before winter comes. This year, it was the highest it's ever been, taller than me. The only sad part is that bugs almost devour the leaves. Anyway, I like your observation this week, and I wonder what you'll find next.
Hi Amy, I have seen rhubarb grown around Alaska but I had no idea it grows in the wild! I am fascinated by perennial vegetables and am so thankful that our Earth provides for us by allowing these plants to come back without much effort on our part. I used to dislike rhubarb, but with the more creative dishes I've eaten from rhubarb, I have come to enjoy the taste very much! I have seen it around Juneau and have friends who often supply me with some extra rhubarb. It reminds me of this young girl I know who likes to eat the stems raw. That is not my cup of tea, but I love edible plants and how they sustain us!
Hi Amy;
I find it interesting that you chose Rhubarb. I have always wondered if it was wild and indigenous to Alaska. Many friends have transplanted it to their gardens here in Sitka, and have always wanted some for myself. So when you said, "I've seen it growing out about 60 miles outside of town in the wild," I wondered if it was only up north or if the panhandle had it growing too. I adore the taste of Rhubarb.
I did a little looking, and it seems like I am going to have to climb if they are wild here on Baranof Island because I found a site that said that the "habitat of the herb [is found on] sub-alpine to alpine meadows, talis slopes and ridges."(Medicinal) Because I'm an elderly woman, I guess I will have to depend on my friends for this lovely vegetable. Thank you for your observations.
Gayleen
"Medicinal Herbsalaska Wild Rhubarbpolygonum Alaskanum." Medicinal Herbs: ALASKA WILD RHUBARB - Polygonum Alaskanum, Plants For A Future., naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/p/polygonum-alaskanum=alaska-wild-rhubarb.php#:~:text=Cultivation%20of%20Alaska%20Wild%20Rhubarb%3A%20Sub-alpine,to%20alpine%20meadows%2C%20talis%20slopes%20and%20ridges. Accessed 30 Sept. 2023.
Hi, Amy! Thank you for sharing the rhubarb plant. I was wondering if anyone was going to observe it this semester as we’re approaching winter quickly and soon what’s left of the leaves and colorful stocks will be killed by the freezing frosts and blanketed in snowfall until the spring season. I too have a family member with rhubarb that grows plentifully in their yard and my mom and I like to make the sweet treats you mentioned in the summer time. I did not know that this plant may grow out in the wild too, I thought it was nonnative to Alaska but I was mistaken. Thanks for sharing!
It's great to see such well-formatted entries in folks' Works Cited this week! Nicely done, Amy. As with several of your peers, I do need to point out that you do need to make sure that you always include your "Accessed" date at the end of your entry.
Also, nice job with your signal phrase to introduce the information you got form your source! The only change you need to make to how you do that in the future, is to use a signal phrase that connects to the entry's first words. In this case, your signal phrase should have been the author's last name.
Best,
Prof Brooke
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