fryup wrote: » ^^^^^^^^^^^ tbh i can't remember
Sam Purple Mouse wrote: » I put down some rhubarb a month ago and it just died. Nothing coming up at all. The ground was well manured.
macraignil wrote: » A month ago would be an unusual time of year to plant rhubarb. I read before that January and February is the usual time to divide or move it. At that time of year it has no leaves but is starting to develop buds that go onto grow into stalks and leaves. If it was planted with full leaves it might have required too much water before the roots had time to settle.
The Red Ace wrote: » Second year in a row having great rhubarb from an older plant, two years ago covered it over the winter with a tumble dryer drum and when I went to remove it in the Spring couldn't hardly do so with so much growth.
smacl wrote: » My folks used to use old clay chimney post back in the day which were quite attractive. I like the idea of lovely pink forced rhubarb but just want something aesthetically reasonable to force it through. My plants are coming on ten years old so should probably consider splitting. Also Aldi's best FWIW.
Seth Brundle wrote: » Currently have two large saucepans of rhubarb cooking for both this evening and for freezing. I'm a happy camper!
pnecilcaser wrote: » Will you just make pie or crumble? I was trying to think of ways I could freeze small separate bits, imaging a block maybe 2.5 times the size of a standard ice cube. Then I could take one out every night to defrost for morning porridge.
magicbastarder wrote: » i had a phenomenal apple and rhubarb cider a year or two back, must try making some myself.
my rhubarb is struggling again this year?? would a sprinkling of potash do the trick?
Mine is like yours, I have one plant that is doing great and I have pulled some of it already no problem. Two other little plants look very sad, very small, no idea what the difference is. I was going to give them a bit of bagged manure just to encourage them. I'll do it while I think of it!
bit late now, but i think you need to lift it and split it.
Mine is looking fairly similar but I'm just putting it down to it still being a bit cold at night for it to be growing at its full potential. It got a few barrows of manure over winter so it should not be short of nutrients anyway.
Happy gardening!
Mine is terrible this year, one teeny tiny little stalk starting from a spot that has about 6 plants, I split them about 2 yrs ago and gave the surplus to a friend where it is thriving! I also put bags of manure on it last year and was expecting it to be revitalised this year but it's pathetic!
will the forthcoming bitter cold nights - be good or bad for it? should i cover it with tarpaulin?😶
i gave it a good drenching of seaweed feed - hope it does the trick
how about potash should i throw it on as well??
