Local lass
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Rubarbbrought a crown of rubarb and planted some seed going back a few weeks.
the intended home for them is in a old tin bath which we have in the garden which is empty.
i plan to fill it with compost then plant them in .
i have heard that you are ment to put horse muck mixed in the soil with it.
just when do you do this ?
when you plant it or for over the winter?
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Martin Peck
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Plant it now with as much manure as you can get. Cover the crown with straw or I've used strawy manure to force it. You can put a bucket over it if you wish to get those young sweet sticks.Don't cut it pull it and dont compost (or eat) the leaves they contain oxalic acid.
Martin
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Local lass
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do the rubarb like the dark then?
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Local lass
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rubarb planted i did a mixture of 50 /50 manure .
i also have planted seeds of rubarb i did them in a trough they are about 2 inches long now .how big do they need to be before putting in to pots?
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Martin Peck
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Pot them up when they are big enough to handle. Dont be tempted to use too big a pot 3.5inch is plenty big enough. Will be a few years before you can crop them. Dont forget to cover the plant for early sticks.
Martin
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Local lass
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about two years .
so if i put them in to a 3-5 inch pot how long would it be before i can put them outside in the tin bath
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Martin Peck
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By the end of this year
Quicker to scrounge a crown from someone
martin
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Local lass
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i do have a crown as well.but i brought the seeds and thought i would use them.
thank you for your advice martin. 
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