Splitting rhubarb

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Splitting rhubarb

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wellington womble

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

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 16 11:38 am Post subject: Splitting rhubarb
When is the best time to split and replant rhubarb? It needs moving, and now I know where the boggiest parts of the field are....

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 16 12:37 pm Post subject:
It's supposed to be done in Spring or Autumn before it starts / after it's finished growing.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46235
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 16 3:40 pm Post subject:
autumn seems to work but i usually put a bucket or bathtub over the stuff for early blanched crops so disturbing it in spring would mess that up whenever you do it put lots of manure under and around it .

wellington womble

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

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 16 7:13 pm Post subject:
I was thinking about moving it out of a weed infested corner into an especially soggy bit. Excellent use of a bathtub though. I've got a couple hanging about. Looks like I'd better leave it

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 16 5:32 am Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

I was thinking about moving it out of a weed infested corner into an especially soggy bit. Excellent use of a bathtub though. I've got a couple hanging about. Looks like I'd better leave it

Rhubarb is tough but even it can succumb in soil thats waterlogged for months at a time.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15984

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 16 6:50 am Post subject:
I thought it was winter, but general concensus seems to be when it is not growing.

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