I would be tempted to dig a shallow trench - enough to cover the roots with soil - and then get their bed ready as soon as you can. Plenty of muck is the rule with rhubarb (I KNOW you prefer custard!) but if you can't get farmyard stuff you can use your own well rotted compost from the heap. Each year it's worth topping up around them with more. We had Timperley Early when I was a kid - we weren't too far from Timperley. I now grow Stockbridge Arrow - a really tasty rhubarb which can make whacking great thick stems. Enjoy them, and welcome to the grapevine - bit of a mad-house but you'll get loads of help and advice.
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