rhubarb

Hi,
Was looking what I should be doing with various plants for autumn/winter care and my veg book says not to pull rhubarb after july.
Its still producing loads of stems so should I leave em to die back or carry on making crumbles?

Thanks
D

 

Leave the crumble untill next year.

You are suposed to stop pulling stems end July.

Trevor

 

Especially as Tesco have Custard at 6p a packet, I bought the lot.

How old is the plant and have you been feeding it all summer?

 

I was:D

 

Hi,
plant is end of 3rd season and has had regular phostrogen and chicken manure.

Didn't now this and picked til first frost last year. It was a slow start this year, I suppose that's why.

Cheers
D

 

Since we are on this subject. Does anyone know which one has the prettiest leaves, and testes the best. I want to grow some amoung my health and heather slope using the leaves as interest (double duty)
Thanks.

 

As a Zig i'm almost exploding at the possible follow ups to that typo

As a moderator, i've got to quietly bite my typing fingers:runhills::runhills::runhills:

 

If its only 3rd season then best leave it to build up its humungeous rootstock

Carry on feeding & you'll reap the benefit for 20 or more years

I could still pick the one at the home plot, but i'm leaving him as hes only 3.

Will have a bit more off the West Bay plant as thats about 7 now & still cropping like it was spring. Its in one of the brick cold frames & looks like its staying there, not enough room to lever a fork to get it out.

Advantage is that with the brick surround and the leaf covering, its become self blanching. Guess thats what got me first prize

 

My advice would be, as long as you don`t strip the plant, go for it. But use more sugar.:D

 

Another couple of weeks Ed and the chance will be gone. You know it makes sense.