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    I have inherited an allotment which had a row of old rhubarb on it. Last year it produced plenty of stalks but it was obvious that it had been in that position for a long while and it was over crowded.
    I resolved to dig it up this year and split it. After a great deal of effort I have managed to get the roots out of the ground. I didn't expect them to be as big as they are. some of the roots are as thick as my wrist!
    The advice I have had is to leave them out to expose them to frost before re-positioning.

    The Question is how should I split them, with one root I have cut it in half with my spade. and then how should I replant?

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    Sounds like you have a reasonably old row of rhubarb and each plant can easily be split into three with a sharp spade. Rhubarb are very strong growing plants and should easily grow again if you split them with a spade. Individual re-plants should be about 1.2m apart. When you plant them make sure the top crown is level with the soil surface. If you bury the crown below the soil surface it may well rot. Now is the time to cut and replant because the rhubarb is dormant at this time of year.

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    • #3
      split any you don't need and pot them up, advertise them in the local freebie paper and sell them on, have you seen the prices for decent rhubarb crowns in the garden centres?...it might pay for next years seeds...

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      • #4
        I moved a large rhubarb plant last winter. Split it into three, each with a bud, with a spade and planted them straight back in a bed with plenty of manure. This summer had three strong plants. I will be forcing them under a dustbin in rotation starting this year.

        They are tough plants. I believe they originated in Siberia. Don't force the first year after planting let them establish. If there are a lot of thin spindly stalks I think that indicates viral infection.

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