Ah I know so well how that goes when something is intriguing and on sale... grubs! ew! cackle cackle. I saw those in a catalog and thought of my tendancy to forget to water pots of things and didn't get them, but I admit I was intrigued. I look forward to hearing how yours work out.

Our family plot of rhubarb was a lot like your description of what was around when we were growing up. varietal? for rhubarb? I wonder if dad remembers or ever knew what we had. He made some pretty lovely wine from the stuff for a number of years.