Growing Rhubarb | Food | Channel4.com

Date Published:: 07/02/2008

How to grow rhubarb

Rhubarb is a hardy vegetable and very simple to grow. It produces edible and succulent pink-red stems from February to June, which can be used in chutneys, crumbles, jams, pies, yoghurts and mousses.

The large leaves make the plants highly attractive in the garden.

What you will need

Some dormant rhubarb crowns or container-grown rhubarb plants
A spade for digging over the planting site
Well-rotted garden compost or manure
A general organic fertiliser and a garden rake
A supply of horse manure and straw (for forcing an early crop only – see Planting Guide)
A forcing pot (for forcing an early crop only – see Planting Guide)

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Having moved to Bulgaria in March 2009 , we brought with us two rubarb plants that took really well over here . We have had some really good pickings off it up to now . Please can anyone advise on the best way to protect the plants with the oncoming winter . Also do i cut back remaining leaves or just leave them to die down on there own .Thanking you .

Posted by ANN MOSS on 12/10/2009 10:44:14

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some useful tips but not sure if you should just leave the rhubarb to die back or cut down in the autum

Posted by k. collinson on 30/07/2009 12:25:36

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How much rhubarb will each plant produce?

Posted by L.Mahoney on 14/06/2009 17:43:09

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