For the last few days we’ve had some fine weather with plenty of sunshine and mild throughout most of the day. This morning however had a distinctly autumnal feel to it as the temperature overnight fell to a chilly 8.4°C and it took a while in the morning to warm up.
Last autumn I bought a rhubarb crown of Stockbridge Arrow and it spent last winter in the greenhouse in a large pot.
The crown didn’t look too good at the end of winter and it was almost discarded as dead until this tiny shoot appeared at the beginning of April. Since then the crown has grown well through summer and was planted out into the allotment today.
It will probably need a couple of years to establish itself before any stems can be harvested
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Stockbridge Arrow is the variety I bought from Swillington for half price. I may do the same and keep it in a pot this winter to let it grow a bit more before planting it out.
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