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Rhubarb

midnightbluemidnightblue Posts: 66
in Fruit & veg
I have 2 new crowns and this is their first year so I know not to pick the stems but what do I do - leave them to die down or do I remove them at some stage? Can anyone advise me please?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2023
    Leave them to grow … when they die down the nutrients they contain will pass back down the stems to replenish the crown.  

    Just keep well watered and mulch with organic matter. 

    😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    The 'Gospel according to Dove' is definitely the answer.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    😂 👍 🕊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • WaterbutWaterbut Posts: 344
    Once the leaves are all gone onto the compost heap I cover my crown with a very large terracotta flower pot to give then some protection over the winter. Then allow some rhubarb to firm without sunlight. After the first picking I remove the flowerpot to let the sun do its thing for the next cropping. This works for me. 
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