Been reading down all these posts and it strikes me that having a limited number of crowns leads to a lot of issues re moving, splitting and picking. If you could have a few more crowns these issues will be less problematic as you can take a crown out of production and not miss it. Rhubarb makes a great backdrop to a flower border so no need to think of it as a veg patch only plant. The one real danger to rhubarb is overpicking.
I've realised that now No Expert, unfortunately I wish I'd known sooner as it is looking like I may not have any rhubarb next year
I actually have a patch at the end of my border that has rubbish soil so I am not using that this year, going to try and improve the soil and then use that for fruit
In November/ december you could plant some there with plenty of FYM if you can get it. By plenty I mean two to three bukets per crown. Combine this with a good mulch of same or good garden compost and it will crop like mad.
From miserable Norfolk, im sat ere looking and reading about all that scrummy rhubarb of which i aintgotnon YET all iv got is a smashing recipe from Dove, i need to start our first patch ere in Munsly asap,it will be a big patch as we love it I should av bought some with us from our allotment on our move,but clever me forgot, so East Coast folks which 3 shall i go for, to start me off please.heres hoping and now its raining again
Where's the best place to position rhubarb? I've "found" some in the garden that will need relocating (I think November is the best time) into the vegetable plot (currently 3 metre x 4 metre of partly dug mud) but I can't work out whether they're better off in the shade (neighbours hedge runs along one side so I wanted something that I wouldn't be digging up constantly to follow its path so rhubarb would be ideal) or whether they need bright sunshine. I'm assuming not so much to the sunshine since you can force them in pots.
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I just need to know now where best to buy a rhubarb crown. I think I am going to go to my local GC that I use and see what they have in
I see you're from Lancashire too Flumpy, whereabouts without giving too much away? There don't seem to be many of us Lancashire folk on here
Been reading down all these posts and it strikes me that having a limited number of crowns leads to a lot of issues re moving, splitting and picking. If you could have a few more crowns these issues will be less problematic as you can take a crown out of production and not miss it. Rhubarb makes a great backdrop to a flower border so no need to think of it as a veg patch only plant. The one real danger to rhubarb is overpicking.
I've realised that now No Expert, unfortunately I wish I'd known sooner as it is looking like I may not have any rhubarb next year
I actually have a patch at the end of my border that has rubbish soil so I am not using that this year, going to try and improve the soil and then use that for fruit
In November/ december you could plant some there with plenty of FYM if you can get it. By plenty I mean two to three bukets per crown. Combine this with a good mulch of same or good garden compost and it will crop like mad.
Near Blackpool, it's lovely over where you live
From miserable Norfolk, im sat ere looking and reading about all that scrummy rhubarb of which i aintgotnon YET
all iv got is a smashing recipe from Dove, i need to start our first patch ere in Munsly asap,it will be a big patch as we love it
I should av bought some with us from our allotment on our move,but clever me forgot, so East Coast folks which 3 shall i go for, to start me off please.heres hoping and now its raining again 
Where's the best place to position rhubarb? I've "found" some in the garden that will need relocating (I think November is the best time) into the vegetable plot (currently 3 metre x 4 metre of partly dug mud) but I can't work out whether they're better off in the shade (neighbours hedge runs along one side so I wanted something that I wouldn't be digging up constantly to follow its path so rhubarb would be ideal) or whether they need bright sunshine. I'm assuming not so much to the sunshine since you can force them in pots.