{"id":46645,"date":"2017-03-04T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T10:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-top-tips-for-growing-rhubarb\/"},"modified":"2017-03-04T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T11:10:36","slug":"alys-fowler-top-tips-for-growing-rhubarb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-top-tips-for-growing-rhubarb\/","title":{"rendered":"Alys Fowler: top tips for growing rhubarb"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s a myth that rhubarb can grow in deep shade: it\u2019s a woodland edge plant and some sun makes for the tastiest stems Most of us inherit our rhubarb from the previous gardener or the gardener before that, or even the one before that. A healthy rhubarb plant can live for a very long time. But what is this unknown variety? There\u2019s a good chance it\u2019s \u2018Victoria\u2019, the most popular. It has thick cardinal-red stems with green flecking, and the flesh is also tinged red. It will start producing from late April through to May.Early varieties can get going in January; another popular one is \u2018Timperley Early\u2019, which was bred to be forced under a rhubarb pot. If you have this, you\u2019re probably already measuring up the first pick. Give it a little protection (which is what the forcing pot is doing) and you\u2019ll find it races away. Every now and then you see \u2018Champagne\u2019, too; this has the most beautiful delicate pink stems and again is very early and bred for forcing. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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