Hi, This past spring I made my first rhubarb bed. It has done very well this year, but fall is here. What do I need to do to get it ready for next spring? I have not harvested any stalks at all. Do I leave all the stalks for the winter, and then what do I do this coming spring with the last years stalks to make the plants ready for the new growing season? :?:
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10-10-2003, 06:17 AM #1
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10-11-2003, 04:18 AM #2hummerNut Guest
I don't do much to mine, except to cover it with leaves, for the winter. It is really hardy, and should come back very nice for you.
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10-11-2003, 06:18 AM #3
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Thank you for the reply. I take it that the old stalks die down and then I can just pick them up in the spring?
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10-11-2003, 09:37 AM #4
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Watch out for the roots... the get very large.
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10-12-2003, 09:03 AM #5hummerNut Guest
Yes, the leaves, and stalks, die back, with freezing temps. Rhubarb, is a easy plant to clean up, in the spring, just toss last years leaves, and it's ready to start in again.
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