Topic: Forced Rhubarb

[Number Six]

Forcing rhubarb for the first time after splitting a plant and dividing it up around the plot. Sneeked a look under the pot today, and there's a nice red stalk emerging. Perhaps I'm easily pleased, but I'm always impressed by nature :)

[saddad]

and it's sweeter and softer... but the root will be seriously depleted...  :-\

[Kleftiwallah]

If you are impressed by nature, how is it you force rhubarb, a very un-natural process?   ::)   Cheers,    Tony.

[Chrispy]

If you have just devided it up, then it will not be very happy about being forced.

I am forcing one of mine this year, but only covered it up a few days ago so not much growth yet.

[green lily]

One of mine[Goliath] was already budding by itself while the others are all snuggly asleep, so I've put  some muck on and a broken clay pot to keep the wind off, so we'll see what it does. This one is a vigorous  so'n so and risks getting divided next year if it wants to take over the world- or sending up too many flower heads. No risk of wearing this b##ger out! ;)

[Number Six]

Thanks for the interesting replies. And now the 'un-forced' rhubarb is emerging (spot the person who has just opened a photobucket account!):

http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p554/NumberSixG12/IMG_3502_edited-1E.jpg

[saddad]

Very pretty... img/img in square brackets
If you put the blue string into the middle of this
people should be able to see it without zooming off... it's the second one above the "wink"

like that...  :)

[Number Six]

Aaah - I was wondering how to do that - many thanks saddad. Will try it here:


Eureka!!

[saddad]

Anytime...  ;D

[green lily]

Never mind the plants, the photography on this site is spot on. -Wish I could do it. Unfortunately I don't have an in house teenager to show me ;D

[Digeroo]

Mine had been starting to pop up too, but the frost last week rather put it off.

Nice pic of the rhubarb.

[Number Six]

Mine had been starting to pop up too, but the frost last week rather put it off.

Nice pic of the rhubarb.

Thought I heard that rhubarb needs a frost to get it going - something to do with its siberian origins? Believe it was an article on the Today programme about the forced rhubarb industry in the 'Yorkshire Triangle' needing a good frost.

[Digeroo]

I thought I would like one of the special terracotta pots until I found the cheapest are around £40 each.  Back to my £1 bucket but problem is that they blow off.

[Kleftiwallah]

Stick a housebrick on top .   :o   Simples.    ::)    Cheers,    ;D  Tony.

[saddad]

or two...  :)