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Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 17 5:15 pm Post subject: hello, rhubarb question...

hello everyone. been off the site for a while. I hope you are all ok? (is it safe to mention BR****t or will the site implode!

just looking at some old posts about Rhubarb.
we are having a re gig in the garden and the rhubarb appears to be in the way of a teenagers den!

will it be ok if I dig it out carefully and offer it lots of well rotted guinea pig and chicken poo or should it stay put till after the season? there are leaves and skinny red stems present already...
I'm a bit fond of as I grew them from seed and I'm soppy like that

my chickens are doing ok after a very long eggless winter.
the house is comfortable and warm if a little um unfinished... are they ever?

Last edited by Woo on Tue Mar 28, 17 6:03 am; edited 1 time in total

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 17 6:17 pm Post subject:
I have absolutely no idea. But I'm moving mine. It won't survive the plans I have for that part of the garden, so I'm giving it a chance by moving it. I'm sure I've read somewhere that you can split it and move it, though.

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 17 6:42 pm Post subject:
We had to dig up our 2 crowns last autumn to redevelop the bed, and OH split them so we now have 6, 2 teeny but all growing nicely...he's now planning to remove 3 of them and relocate to new homes as he assumed some of them would die! So I'd say, go ahead...they have 2 chances after all

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 17 6:46 pm Post subject:
Update! Have just found THIS "Fruit Lift some mature rhubarb crowns, split and replant; mulch of compost over rhubarb crowns." in DS's very own 'What to do on your plot in March' article

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 17 7:02 pm Post subject:
DS is google Yeah I've moved rhubarb no problem.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 17 7:46 pm Post subject:

hi there, rhubarb moves well and is better for it especially if there is plenty of manure involved.

thinking of manure the brexiters are even more deluded as A50 day approaches.

back to actually making stuff grow i soaked my early mange tout* on saturday and planted them today , there will be 2 more plantings at 3 week intervals so hopefully us and the guinea pigs will have a long season

*after wednesday i spose they will be called empty peas

Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 17 6:02 am Post subject:
Thank you all.. as ever Downsizers, better than google.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15997

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 17 6:26 am Post subject:
I would go careful if it has already started growing, but it will probably be all right. Best time to split and move rhubarb is during the winter.

Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 17 7:03 am Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

I would go careful if it has already started growing, but it will probably be all right. Best time to split and move rhubarb is during the winter.

Thank you MR, I had hesitated before I pitched in... I might wait and see where the land lies when he gets his plans made.
the oldest is having one of our old caravans as a place to... 'chill' with his friends in the spot we had the polytunnel. that's moving to a spot the sun gets to earlier in the day.

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