I purchased 4 potluck 1 yr old rhubarb crowns from my local garden centre this spring (over winter the labels had been misplaced). They arrived with tiny signs of life and a few limp small leaves. To be honest I feared the worst. Nothing ventured, 1st April, I planted them up anyway, in a dedicated area of my hugelculture bed and got on with the rest of my spring planting. Now less than 3 months later all 4 crowns have multiple stems at least 3/4 of an inch thick and leaves of approximately 70cm in diameter on 2 crowns which have heart shaped leaves and the same from top of stem to leaf tip on the 2 crowns with narrower more triangular leaves. Very impressed with them. Will manure well at the end of the year and cover well in preparation for our very cold winters (-12 to -18 deg Celsius) wish me luck!
I purchased 4 potluck 1 yr old rhubarb crowns from my local garden centre this spring (over winter the labels had been misplaced). They arrived with tiny signs of life and a few limp small leaves. To be honest I feared the worst. Nothing ventured, 1st April, I planted them up anyway, in a dedicated area of my hugelculture bed and got on with the rest of my spring planting. Now less than 3 months later all 4 crowns have multiple stems at least 3/4 of an inch thick and leaves of approximately 70cm in diameter on 2 crowns which have heart shaped leaves and the same from top of stem to leaf tip on the 2 crowns with narrower more triangular leaves. Very impressed with them. Will manure well at the end of the year and cover well in preparation for our very cold winters (-12 to -18 deg Celsius) wish me luck!