spacings for new rhubarb crowns?

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spacings for new rhubarb crowns?
« on: March 05, 2014, 00:21 »
hi.

i've got 3 new timberly early arrived today, that i'll be planting before the weekend.

anyone know how much space these need?

thanks in advance.

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Re: spacings for new rhubarb crowns?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2014, 00:58 »
1 Meter.  I would dig a nice big hole about 50cm deep and fill it with compost/well rotted manure and some topsoil and plant just below the surface.

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Re: spacings for new rhubarb crowns?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2014, 10:51 »
That is how far apart mine are and that seems to be just fine  :D

Bear in mind they will stick out all around each crown by about 50-75cm so don't plant anything too close in front of them. I only say this as my gooseberry bushes were too close and got swamped under rhubarb leaves in their first season  ::)
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Re: spacings for new rhubarb crowns?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2014, 14:41 »
deffinately no closer than a metre.if you have the space give them around 4ft they do get big once established
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Re: spacings for new rhubarb crowns?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2014, 18:36 »
deffinately no closer than a metre.if you have the space give them around 4ft they do get big once established
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Oops.  Thats a job on next winters list then  :wub:

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Re: spacings for new rhubarb crowns?
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2014, 22:35 »
Oh dear, I put 4 in a 4ft quarter bed last autumn....


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