Rhubarb

Jessica · Post: # 11635Post **Jessica** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:15 pm

Hi would it be ok to put rhubarb in the ground now outside,

jessie

ina · Post: # 11640Post **ina** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:24 pm

My clever book said that February would be a good time to divide large plants, so I assume it must be ok to plant them again after that, too!

Andy Hamilton · Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:45 pm

yeah, I was thinking the same too - don't they need a bit of frost??

Libby · Post: # 11655Post **Libby** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:57 pm

Go for it Jessica

Ina,s book is spot on.

ina · Post: # 11960Post **ina** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:58 pm

Never having dug up rhubarb before, I was in for a bit of a surprise today: Unless I have found something that I didn't know grew there, those roots are massive

! Like vastly oversized, rather woody carrots! Is that normal? And of course I didn't get the roots out in one piece - will they still grow again?

Libby · Post: # 11987Post **Libby** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:24 pm

I split mine last year as it was getting too big for the spot it,s in and I can,t spare it any more space.
I just split it with a spade, cutting off some of the deeper roots since they were quite deep. Doesn,t seem to have done it any harm.
I can,t say mine looked like a carrot, but it sat on the path for about a week waiting for its new owner, and it still grew when she planted it.

ina · Post: # 12047Post **ina** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:20 am

Thanks for the reassurance... Well, I've got another, younger plant, so I suppose whatever happens I'll have some rhubarb this year.