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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: pakaba on May 04, 2008, 22:09:20

Title: 'over summering' rhubard
Post by: pakaba on May 04, 2008, 22:09:20
Hello all
I have been given a rhurbarb root but the bed in which i wish to plant it won't be ready until the autumn how best can i 'over summer'  it.?  Will it be ok in a pot? 

pakaba
Title: Re: 'over summering' rhubard
Post by: star on May 04, 2008, 22:19:47
I would think so, try to place the pot in a semi shaded position till the space is ready to plant out ;)
Title: Re: 'over summering' rhubard
Post by: PurpleHeather on May 04, 2008, 22:22:57
I would get as big a container as you can, an empty heavy duty plastic bag even. (Large empty compost bag perhaps).

Put it in a mix of soil and well rotted manure.