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I planted rhubarb last year for the first time, its wintered well covered in straw, new shoots already appearing, is it too early to remove the straw??,
Lizzy with a very helpful (not) pussy cat
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I planted rhubarb last year for the first time, its wintered well covered in straw, new shoots already appearing, is it too early to remove the straw??,
Lizzy with a very helpful (not) pussy cat
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Why do you want to remove the straw? -
you shouldn't really need to insulate rhubarb with straw, it should survive by itself.
But yes, you can either remove it completely, or leave a thin layer around it to inhibit weeds.Comment
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Rhubarb is fairly tough.
Mine went to sleep in the autumn, but due to the mild weather it sprouted during December (then got hard-frosted and died). It sprouted again in early February (then got very-hard-frosted again and died again). It's now sprouting again.
I'd leave the straw because you'll break off the new shoots if you're not careful..Comment
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thanks everyone, will leave the straw alone,
happy gardening
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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