moving rhubarb from barrel

[captainhastings]

Thought it best to start my own thread rather than disturb sleepymrsp's any more (apologies)
Mine is in half a barrel but the half is also cut in half with the halves laid next to each other. As you can see by the picture it is doing well now and this has happened over the last two weeks due to the wet weather I think. Prior to that it didn't look very lush but even so I had about 8 sticks off it and I thought that was it until next year.
But my cunning plan is to dig a big hole next to it put in manure then slide it out of the two halves giving it some freedom and maybe not disturb it too much so I can still have a few more sticks this year. The soil in the drum is pretty non existent and just dust so I don't think I have much to lose

[captainhastings]

[captainhastings]

Had a closer look this morning certainly no sliding going to be going on. But I did manage to twist the 2 halves a part and stuff horse manure and soil in between them so I will have to settle for that

[Obelixx]

Try digging it out of the half barrel in teh autumn an dplanting each half in its own new hole with plenty of added well rotted manure in teh soil.  Give it a good mulch of more manure and you'll be flush with rhubarb next year.  As you'll have two separate plants you can then allow yourself to force one each year, in turns, so you get the lovely sweet, tender pink stems early on an dthen the more mature greener stems later on so teh season is extended.

The forced plant must be allowed to rest and recover for the rest of the season so it can build up the roots for a good crop the following year.  Never force the same plant two years in a row.