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Picking rhubarb
This may seem a daft question, but I just cannot remember the answer.
I planted some new rhubarb in the autumn and have some nice stalks growing now.
Thing is do you cut it near the base with a sharp knife or pull it? I'm afraid if I pull a stalk then the whole plant will come out.
I planted some new rhubarb in the autumn and have some nice stalks growing now.
Thing is do you cut it near the base with a sharp knife or pull it? I'm afraid if I pull a stalk then the whole plant will come out.
Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j
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Pull!
But only pull very sparingly this year.
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thank you LIR :beer:Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j0
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pull rhubarb. Grasp firmly at the base of the stem, and give a slight twist as you pull. If the plant is firmly rooted you wont pull it out of the ground. Oh, and only take one stem at a time from each plant, especially if it is a young plant.
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TBH, I wouldn't take any from a plant that is so young in case it didn't recover...mine is the same age and will be left alone this year and only lightly pulled next year.0
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My neighbour and I both planted rhubarb at the same time. The chunks of root were the same size.
He picked his the first year and I left mine alone. My plant is much bigger than his this year.
Well worth letting things settle in for a year imo.0 -
Leave it for this year to give it a chance to grow well. But when you do pick some, as Powershopper said, grasp at the bottom, and twist as you pull, I sometimes rock it from side to side as well to loosen the edges.0
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leave it well alone this year, i know from experience it will struggle in the future. when i planted my first crown a few years back a neighbour told me to put a bucket over it to force it. being very new at gyo i did so, the few stems that were there were very limp and the plant never recovered. looking forward to the nice crop i have now thoughGrocery Challenge 24th Feb-28 Dec 2012 £2000/£1404
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The advice to twist and pull is right as are the warnings about overdoing it with a new plant (if it were mine, I'd leave it alone this year).
Remember, if you do pick some, that rhubarb loves nitrogen, so give it a high N feed to help it make up the lost growth.0 -
Mine went crazy in year one. We pulled loads and it's still on a mission of world domination several years later. Use judgement, leave it with a few leaves and remove any flowers as they suck up energy into producing seed.Tim0
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