Can we pick rhubarb yet

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jay001

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Re: Can we pick rhubarb yet
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2013, 11:50 »
can anyone advise please ? got our crown out of the bag & it has a 1inch stick and mini leaf on it,we have a hole ready filled with compost should we add a bit of bf&b into it as well & do we bury all of it to just below ground level minii stalk & leaf included ?

thanks in advance jay & jane (really want to get it into the ground today as sounds like we are really behind !  :lol:
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Re: Can we pick rhubarb yet
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2013, 12:19 »
I forced mine until the leaves started lifting the buckets off the ground....picked some yesterday and had it after tea last night....lovely stuff.
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Re: Can we pick rhubarb yet
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2013, 13:44 »
I would leave the leaf sticking up above ground. But rhubarb isn't that fussy really. If there's frost about just put a bit of straw over it.
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Re: Can we pick rhubarb yet
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2013, 13:48 »
I would leave the leaf sticking up above ground. But rhubarb isn't that fussy really. If there's frost about just put a bit of straw over it.

I'd do the same here.

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Re: Can we pick rhubarb yet
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2013, 14:06 »
 :D ok thanks very much will follow to the letter . . .or should that be to the leaf !! ?  :wacko:


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