Really healthy plants
The rhubarb didn't emerge for a while but now I have really big healthy plants
Sally the gardener
Skegness
"This is a crop that should do well for gardeners in cold areas as it thrives and flavours best in cooler conditions"
The rhubarb didn't emerge for a while but now I have really big healthy plants
Sally the gardener
Skegness
Great in the veg patch
Cc
Bournemouth
Rhubarb , taste , pies , jam , stewed with strawberry ,perfect .
Gudge
Wales
This root was a very good size indeed and has made a very large and healthy plant. I haven't yet eaten any of it because it is not yet a year old but I am looking forward to tasting it this year.
Fair weather gardener
Penzance
Supplied as dried bare rooted crowns they were extremely slow to get started but did produce shoots eventually. Even at the end of the first year the plants were quite small. However I haven't found an alternative source of potted growing plants. Hopefully next year they'll grow better.
Gardener
Leicestershire
80.0
Marjory McIntyre
Rhubarb is usually a very tough plant and generally doesn't succumb to many pests. It does however suffer from crown rot, which causes the terminal bud to rot and the tissue below the crown to decay. This means that any stems that do appear are spindly and dull coloured. Unfortunately there is no cure for it and badly infected plants should be dug up and burnt. You should also not re-plant another rhubarb in the affected area.
Crocus
If you just want to grow a few vegetables or have suffered losses with early sowings, buying plants is a great way to play catch-up. Buying plants also allows you to grow vegetables if you do not have the facilities to raise them from seed yourself or whe
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Is there anything you can't do with rhubarb, I wonder?I must have tried most things in my time. I've made cakes with it and stewed it for breakfast. I've pickled it into chutney and combined it with ginger in an exceptionally yummy marmalade. I've mad
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