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Bargain Cheapest Top Top Quality Rhubarb Crowns

Discussion in 'Freebies, Offers & Bargains' started by ElaineTP, Mar 29, 2018.

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  1. ElaineTP

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    These are mine planted
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      Nice - hope you get a good crop
       
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        Mines started developing a leaf and a more shoots are appearing. it was only a small potted plant last year it went mad when had about 5 picking from it, its got the best spot in the garden full sun all day.
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          Yoo hoo @ElaineTP Thank you - just ordered my rhubarb :thumbsup:
           
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          Hey Tetters - where did you order it from - are Hayloft still running that promotion?
           
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            The old saying of "One man's meat is another mans poison is very true". When I moved to our current home there was an enormous patch of Rhubarb about 6ft square.The leaves could grow to about 4 ft across:yikes:. As none of us like Rhubarb I tried digging it out...failed. Nothing for it but to use Roundup. Six yes 6 applications later I had managed to kill it. If only I had known of GC then I would have offered chunks of it to anybody who wanted some, altho the postage would have been gigantic
             
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              They were when I ordered it - it`s not been delivered yet though.
               
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                Will rhubarb be ok under a bucket in warm weather please, might be able to get enough for a pie soon :).
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                Looking good Martin. I know where to go for my rhubarb for my crumble [​IMG]
                 
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                  What you are doing is known as "forcing" - excluding light from rhubarb plants and keeping them warmer causes them to crop earlier and produce sweeter stems
                   
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                    Just noticed you are from Sheffield - forcing rhubarb is massive in West Yorkshire where the traditionalists harvest it by candlelight!! :birthday:
                     
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                      I can't put up any photos for a while as my computer is going back into hospital and I'm using an old (very old :old:) laptop. I've picked 25lb of rhubarb so far and there's at least another 50lb waiting to be picked. This latest wet spell has worked wonders with the rhubarb. :blue thumb:
                       
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                      A few fields i metal detect not too far from my location are full of copper buttons, reason being years ago they used to use old clothes to cover the crowns.
                       
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                      What do i do with it now please the longest one is touching the bucket.
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