[Cinderhills]

I got a bit carried away and pulled up all the stems from my rhubarb.  I have a horrible feeling I've read somewhere that you need to leave some stems on.  Will it grow back next year?

[Greenerlife]

i did the same (i like rhubarb!) and it came back with a vengeance the following year!  It's supposed to be better for the plant to leave some strength by leaving some unpulled, but it seems daft to me, as it dies down to nothing anyway in winter!

[doganjo]

I think rhubarb survives in spite of what we do to it!  We totally ignored ours in our last house and it spread like wildfire.  We hardly used any of it ourselves, were giving it away, then when autumn came we left it and forgot about it.  Up it came bigger than ever following spring!

[Lesley Silvester]

Rhubarb seems to thrive on ill-treatment.  It'll probably come up stronger than ever. 

[Fleecewife]

But give it a giant dollop of well rotted manure as a treat.

[Mel Rice]

As long as it doesnt get too dry it will be fine whatever you do!

[Cinderhills]

Brilliant.  Thanks everyone.  Can't wait for next years crop now. 

[Lesley Silvester]

 

[Sylvia]

I find it does better if divided up every two or three years and passed around to neighbours  Then, discarding the tough middle, plant and manure. (Best done in the autumn) and make sure every crown has a couple of buds on.

[ellied]

Great timing, I was just looking to see if it was a good time to dig up and divide the rhubarb so I'm away out to do it right now

[Plantoid]

When you split the rhubarb make sure each part has  a growth node /shoot on it and water it in .

[PetiteGalette]

Rhubarb can grow through tarmac!

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