Thread: rhubarb

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<[email protected]>,
Kitty <[email protected]> wrote:

> anybody know about rhubarb? I have a patch of it that is about 15 or
> 20 years old. someone gave me a start and I've never done anything
> with it. it's looking a bit straggly and I just got the idea I might
> need to divide it? anybody have any knowledge about that? thanks,
> Kitty

Rec.gardens.edible would be the appropriate place to ask about dividing
it.

Or try The Rhubarb Compendium, http://rhubarbinfo.com/
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Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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Updated 4-2-2010

> <[email protected]>,
> Kitty <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> anybody know about rhubarb? I have a patch of it that is about 15 or
> 20 years old. someone gave me a start and I've never done anything
> with it. it's looking a bit straggly and I just got the idea I might
> need to divide it? anybody have any knowledge about that? thanks,
> Kitty

Divide it every 4-5 years or less.... Rhubarb does not like crowding and
will diminish in both yield and hardiness the more it is compacted. Divide
mature crowns into 4-10 sections (depending on age and condition) and
replant a minimum of 24" apart.


KW