The idea is that you leave the stalks after August so that they can continue to grow and stay healthy. Of course, if the stalks get too big, they taste woody and unappetizing so keep that in mind.
Can you please advise me as to what I should do with my the leaves from my rhubarb? I was told not to compost them Hi Donna, You can dispose of the rhubarb leaves in your compost. The oxalic acid in the leaves will be broken down over time, rendering it safe. I was given a PKG of rhubarb seeds, which I planted in the spring in a container. They grew! It is now mid-July and they are getting larger with nice leaves. It is too hot to transplant into the ground.
What do I do with them from here?? Do I transplant them into larger containers till fall?? Didn't really think they would grow - but now here they are! What next?? If the rhubarb seems to have outgrown its container roots are visible coming out the bottom , then you can transplant it into a larger container until the weather cools off in early fall, at which point you should plant them in their permanent home!
After repotting, be sure to keep it watered and out of the hot sun. We were given a fresh bunch of pulled rhubarb. Many had small fresh leaves started and we trimmed each carefully and placed in a dish with water. Will it continue to grow or should it be placed in soil? I purchased 4 potluck 1 yr old rhubarb crowns from my local garden centre this spring over winter the labels had been misplaced. They arrived with tiny signs of life and a few limp small leaves.
To be honest I feared the worst. Nothing ventured, 1st April, I planted them up anyway, in a dedicated area of my hugelculture bed and got on with the rest of my spring planting.
Very impressed with them. Will manure well at the end of the year and cover well in preparation for our very cold winters to deg Celsius wish me luck! Will thin stalks grow thicker when other thick stalks are harvested? I have loads of thin stalks, but not many 1"ers. Hi Ann, Thin stalks are usually a sign that the plant is either immature less than 2 years old , or needs to be divided. We hope this helps! I am very new to gardening and planted a rhubarb crown in March.
It seems to be flourishing, there are 7 stalks growing from the centre, some of which are now similar to the size you would buy at the supermarket for eating, but everything i've read says you shouldn't harvest rhubarb the first year. My question is, if I am not harvesting the rhubarb what do I need to do instead. Do I just leave all the growth until it dies back assuming that's what happens and then cut it all back when it dies?
You want to put a lot of thought into the location of where you plant this! Once it gets established, the roots go halfway to Australia.
Ask me how I know this Is there anything I can do to improve the colour of my rhubarb stalks? I believe I planted Canada Red, but the stalks have very little red on them. In order to maintain the redness of your rhubarb, make sure you clean up the dying foliage from it each fall. Lighter soils will produce an earlier crop but require more irrigation and fertilization.
Because this perennial will remain in the ground for several years, choose a site in full sun where it can remain undisturbed. Planting on raised beds for good drainage helps prevent crown rot. Prepare the planting site in the fall by eliminating perennial weeds and working in manure, compost or other organic matter. Incorporate fertilizer just before planting in the spring. Plant purchased crown pieces or divisions from other plantings about 3 feet apart. Set the pieces so the buds are about 2 inches below the soil surface.
Rhubarb plants can be purchased from garden centers and mail-order companies. Q : Is it safe to eat rhubarb after the plants have been exposed to freezing temperatures? A : After freezing temperatures, some gardeners express concerns about the edibility of rhubarb.
Rhubarb is a tough plant. Temperatures in the upper 20s or low 30s usually cause little or no damage. A hard freeze temperatures in the mids or lower is usually required to cause serious damage. Rhubarb damaged by freezing temperatures will have black, shriveled leaves and soft, limp leaf stalks.
Damaged rhubarb stalks blackened foliage and limp stalks should be pulled and discarded. New stalks that emerge after the freeze are safe to harvest. Plant health. Take part in our research. Meet the team. Shop plants rhsplants. Shopping with the RHS. RHS Christmas gifts. Help us achieve our goals Make a donation. Join the RHS today and support our charity Join now. Save to My scrapbook. Jobs to do now Plant dormant crowns. Sow Rhubarb is rarely grown from seed the plants are slower growing than those grown from crowns, and the resulting plants will be more variable than crowns, which are clones of the parent plant.
You can sow seed in March or April either indoors or in the ground. Prepare your sowing site by weeding then raking to a fine texture. Sow seeds 2. Protect seedlings and young plants from slugs and snails.
If sowing indoors, use small pots or modules filled with seed compost. Wow, I have never grown rhubarb before and just never thought about it. However, you were very convincing that I need to try it out. It is a stunning plant as well. Hi Jeremy! Love your post! Let us know if you do indeed try growing this plant, and post some photos!
The claim was that it would both provide potasium and aid in prevention of winter rot of the crown when winter is overly wet, cold or long.
I did this last year along with homemade compost for a 3 year old crown gifted to me by a co-worker. The crop was so bountiful it supplied the neighbors, my coworker and I rhubarb from late spring through December.
I am so glad to find this article. The rhubarb plant I ordered last fall has just shipped and I want it to grow well.
We always had it growing in our back garden when growing up in Ireland. As kids we would eat the stalks raw just dipping them in the sugar bowl. Last year I found some at our local Tom Thumb and introduced it to the hubby and our grown kids.
Oh, in Ireland! I love the story about the raw stalks and the sugar bowl. How did your husband and kids like it? What is it and should I not disturb it? Our best advice is to wait and see what happens, and let it grow! Feel free to send a picture. Even give some away once in a while. Some years are better harvests than others, probably because of where they sit near the house, but we do get some every year!
How lovely to have a heritage plant, Doug. That makes it even more special. What is your favorite rhubarb recipe? My mom always grew rhubarb when I was growing up and I planted some of my own a few years ago. The Victoria plants are green but tasty and growing well. I also have a crimson red that is a beautiful red color but the stalks only get about as big as a pencil. I have never picked anything from the plant and am wondering if I should be doing something different to get it to grow larger.
While some cultivars do produce thinner stalks than others, it sounds like your Crimson may be suffering from a lack of fertilizer, or overcrowding. Are these plants older than the Victorias, or maybe significantly younger? Plants under 2 years old have not yet reached maturity, while the older ones may benefit from division to give them some more space to grow, or amending the soil with additional fertilizer.
Either way, skip harvesting from the plants with thinner stalks to allow these plants that may be suffering to keep their energy reserves intact. Yesterday morning I made 14 pints of Strawberry Rhubarb jam or sauce.
We live in NW Illinois and our Rhubarb plants are abundant not only are they delicious in so many recipes they make good ground cover and keep most weeds away.
I like them better then hostas because you can eat them! Lol My favorite thing is that Rhubarb is the first thing to pop up after a cold winter! Hi Cindy Carnry Sounds tasty! Actually hostas are edible make sure they are actually hostas as there are a few look-alikes.
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