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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Plot 1 Problems on November 21, 2017, 23:00

Title: Crazy Rhubarb
Post by: Plot 1 Problems on November 21, 2017, 23:00

I was tidying up my rhubarb patch today, clearing the leaves and the odd weed and I spotted that two of my crowns had already started growing! Last year they started in late December which I thought was early, but they've only recently stopped this years growth.
I'm a bit worried that the crowns are going to exhaust themselves at this rate, do I need to worry? Shouldn't they be dormant for longer?
I'll give them a generous top dressing of compost this week to help them along.

Title: Re: Crazy Rhubarb
Post by: azubah on November 22, 2017, 05:45

They know what to do so it's not worth worrying about it.
Being Siberian plants they are used to cold winters.
They would benefit from a feed in spring.

Title: Re: Crazy Rhubarb
Post by: Plot 1 Problems on November 22, 2017, 14:05

Thanks! I'm going to give them a good compost mulch and then I'll give them a good feed a few weeks before I start harvesting next year.

Title: Re: Crazy Rhubarb
Post by: greenjay on November 22, 2017, 21:00

mine are the same.
the weather has been mild recently.
I am sure that some  hard frost will knock it back.
I apply a good covering of fym  early spring