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After all the bad snow covered my garden,had about 3ft,my rhubarb seems to have disapeared? Is it that its just died off over winter and will come back or is likely to have gone for good? I have never had a plant over a winter period before.
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My Rhubarb crown has died back/gone dormant for the winter, it was also covered in 2/3 foot of snow and the ground around it frozen solid. But this has happened in previous years and it grew just fine when spring arrived. If you can cover the crown with another upturned large plant pot I'm sure it would appreciate it. -
I covered mine with some manure before the snow, it lookscompletely shrivelled & blackened, but did the same last year, and it came back fine last spring.
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I forgot to cover mine with manure this year. Fingers crossed!
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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Rhubarb is very hardy and comes back stronger every year in my experience, but when I offered some plants on freecycle recently, loads of folk said theirs had died.
Only use an up-turned bucket on the plants that you want to force this year, I take it in turns of which plants I force, as it weakens the plant, so never do the same plant 2 years in a row.Comment
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The rhubarb in my garden is very resilient. I keep digging it out of the flower bed, but it keeps coming back!Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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me to..Originally posted by Capsid View Post
i had a tidy up yesterday in the garden and i forgot i bought 3 crowns late last year from lidls.
ive got 4 or 5 little red frons coming up already.
i just hope we dont get any more freezing snow!"if im not up the allotment...im up the caravan"
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the cold shouldn't damage your rhubarb. If transplanting a bit, it is common practice to leave it lying on the soil surface to allow the frost to get at it first. I love rhubarb eaten raw but dipped in the sugar bowl first
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I would like to move mine from in the garden down to the allotment, how and when would be best so I dont kill it of?Comment
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I'd be inclined to do it now while it's dormant if the ground is soft enough. I'm no expert though, have you tried using the Search button on the bar at the top? It's a mine of information and you'll be able to access expert opinion and advice. Good luck with it.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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Thanks Florence Fennel the soil here is just getting softer but may wait for a couple more days to see if get a hard frost, I will check out the search tool
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