[Paul Plots]

I reckon rhubard is on the list for what survives after total disaster like ants and cockroaches.

I found a manky old crown of rhubarb on my OH's overgrown plot when he took it over. I dug it up and salvaged 3 small pieces of half decent stuff to replant. The 3 crowns are over 1m width each now and it's turbo rhubarb.  It puts new leaves out in January every year and is at least 1 month ahead of anything else on the site. Last year it was up when all the snow came, shrugged that off and still grew like triffids. Half the site have picking rights just to try and keep it under control 

What a shame plant breeders can't cross it with things like parsnips - I'd love it if my parsnips showed the same determination to survive.   :blink:

If we could grab that gene for growth which veg would you add it to for better results?

[New shoot]

Imagine if you could get asparagus growing as vigorously as rhubarb - yum  I've been waiting 2 years now for my crowns to establish and I can still only pick a bit this spring 

[Paul Plots]

Imagine if you could get asparagus growing as vigorously as rhubarb - yum  I've been waiting 2 years now for my crowns to establish and I can still only pick a bit this spring 

Now there's a thought...

I have two (it might be 3) crowns of asparagus and, although we love eating asparagus (we buy it in season from the supermarket), mine is only ever used for its ferny leaves when I cut flowers for home. It was given to me by the chap on the next plot and at the time I had only one spot for it to go - right close up next to the shed with the chrysanths.

A touch of rhubarb vigor might get it going well enough to have a crop to eat 

[gizooty]

after reading this..

i just stole sopme of my moms that was in a tub..
but i chopped it, will that kill it?
its in a bag in the car now as was gona plant it.. but ran out of light..

so should i just leave it on the ground in my yard till jan?
plant it on monday(as im busy tommoz)
what?
it has no leaves, its just like... the root bit..

[New shoot]

No way have you killed it - honestly in the event of a world disaster it will be ants, cockroaches and rhubarb recolonising the planet. Plant it Monday and it will be fine.

[Paul Plots]

No way have you killed it - honestly in the event of a world disaster it will be ants, cockroaches and rhubarb recolonising the planet. Plant it Monday and it will be fine.

I'd add to that list: rats and foxes too 

[New shoot]

But not parsnips    

[Paul Plots]

No, no....not parsnips - they're nice........especially when the darned things grow! 

[kermit]

Believe me, rhubarb is like a weed .  You can't kill it .  Actually, if you want to move your rhubarb, now is the time to do it.  YOU WILL NOT KILL IT   Now then, repeat after me "I CANNOT KILL IT" .

How very true.... one tiny bit left in the ground (or on it) and you have another wonderful plant romping away in the Spring. Heaven knows why it is so dear to buy a rooted plant!  :blink:

Absolutely - I grew from seed this year in late Spring (against common advice) - all germinated, grew on easily in pots and now ready to plant out 3 large roots (recently died back).  Can highly recommend it (maybe good for rhubarb here tho: wet and not too hot?).

[Paul Plots]

Believe me, rhubarb is like a weed .  You can't kill it .  Actually, if you want to move your rhubarb, now is the time to do it.  YOU WILL NOT KILL IT   Now then, repeat after me "I CANNOT KILL IT" .

How very true.... one tiny bit left in the ground (or on it) and you have another wonderful plant romping away in the Spring. Heaven knows why it is so dear to buy a rooted plant!  :blink:

Absolutely - I grew from seed this year in late Spring (against common advice) - all germinated, grew on easily in pots and now ready to plant out 3 large roots (recently died back).  Can highly recommend it (maybe good for rhubarb here tho: wet and not too hot?).

We're not able to kill it with our West Sussex sunny climate.... tried but it still grew! 

[solway cropper]

Please sir, I killed a rhubarb crown 

bought it pot grown from Homebase, bunged it in the ground and it just rotted. It was in a corner of the garden that gets very wet in winter so I reckon drowning is the only way to get rid of it

[Paul Plots]

Please sir, I killed a rhubarb crown 

bought it pot grown from Homebase, bunged it in the ground and it just rotted. It was in a corner of the garden that gets very wet in winter so I reckon drowning is the only way to get rid of it

By George! I think you've cracked it! Congratulations..

Sounds ideal.... My usually warm, mild climate with a few frosts won't dent it.
Wet is obviously the answer - wet and more wet and cold too.

It could be a long way to cycle to bring my unwanted one up to where you are though!

[kermit]

Oh dear, maybe I shouldnt have just moved it from its nice free-draining bucket into the soggy end of our garden  :blink:

Still stand by using seeds though    Ive kept some young plants in pots as backup.  I think every seed successfully germinated...

[harry]

This year we bought two crowns from a garden centre and put them in big pots in the garden got loads of rhubarb. My new allotment has a big rhubarb plot. Its supposed to have asparagus as well but i can't find it. What does it look like

[Yorkie]

Don't think it looks like anything at the moment Harry ...

Wait until spring when the leaves are ferny / frondy (I think)