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Rhubarb Plants - Description
- Potted Rhubarb Plant
- Rheum rhabarbarum
- Variety: Rhabarbarum Tiimperly Early
- Quantity: 1 Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 15cm
- Current Plant Size: 45cm
- Habit & Form: This is a Clump Forming Perennial Vegetable
- Rhubarb Comes Back Every Year
- Produces Thick Red Stalks Each Year
- Late Cropper Variety
Rhubarb Plants - Planting Instructions
- Water pot before planting
- Prepare hole for each plant
- Spacing: 60 - 90cm
- Can be planted any time of year
- Location: Prefers a sunny spot with well drained soil
- Can do well in shade also
- Add well rotted manure at time of planting
- Harvest: Do not harvest in the first year - instead allow plant to develop
- To Harvest: Remove the flower stalks as they are seen from April to June
- Note: Do not eat the foliage / leaves
- Also a good idea to plant in raised beds to protect against rotting of the crowns
Rhubarb Plants - Uses
- Rhubarb is great for stewing
- Ideal for a range of deserts
- Rhubarb leaves can be used as an insect spray
- Can also be used for cleaning pots and pans
Rhubarb Plants - Advantages
- A low maintenance crop
- Champagne is an excellent variety for forcing
- Gives a plentiful yield of strong rhubarb stems
- Popular variety
- Superb quality
- Multiple uses
Rhubarb Plants - Disadvantages
- Rhubarb needs attention as it will attract pests
