tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post6761794264377406852..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Living inside a triangle!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36987280852764270292012-03-21T08:50:39.842+00:002012-03-21T08:50:39.842+00:00We find it fairing easy, Malar although sometimes ...We find it fairing easy, Malar although sometimes a new root can be tricky to get started into growth for some people.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46290357368105757582012-03-21T03:48:43.939+00:002012-03-21T03:48:43.939+00:00That's big collection of Rhubarbs! Never taste...That's big collection of Rhubarbs! Never taste them before though. Easy to grow vegetable?Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51856441730545938362012-03-20T18:26:13.420+00:002012-03-20T18:26:13.420+00:00I hope the rot at home comes good for you ElaineI hope the rot at home comes good for you ElaineSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56593522242100938372012-03-20T11:35:21.138+00:002012-03-20T11:35:21.138+00:00I don't know what variety my rhubarb is as I i...I don't know what variety my rhubarb is as I inherited in when we moved in but the patch at home is showing no signs of coming through yet, although I did a bit of hacking last year that has probably held it back. The patch at the allotment is slowly coming but is never as good as the one at home. Nevertheless, we always have more than we can possibly eat.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12078667776529714702012-03-20T10:48:25.661+00:002012-03-20T10:48:25.661+00:00We stew and freeze a lot of it Kelli to use out of...We stew and freeze a lot of it Kelli to use out of season, some we eat fresh and some we give away. It's good not to have to pick it all as the plant is left with some leave so it can feed itself tooSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59859798556126433242012-03-20T10:17:42.982+00:002012-03-20T10:17:42.982+00:00Looks like you've a good amount of rhubarb com...Looks like you've a good amount of rhubarb coming! Do you eat it all, or maybe give some of it away? The rhubarb festival and rhubarb triangle link was interesting, kinda funny to see all the rhubarb stalks...looks like they are attending on their own!Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-67127583554263917172012-03-20T09:32:54.085+00:002012-03-20T09:32:54.085+00:00It's not the touching of leaves but the eating...It's not the touching of leaves but the eating of them that is poisonous Diana- it's very hard to describe what it tastes like reallySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74627990630717948852012-03-20T07:46:33.650+00:002012-03-20T07:46:33.650+00:00Never had rhubarb wonder how it taste like. I was ...Never had rhubarb wonder how it taste like. I was afraid to grow it because of the leaves with my kids still small and don't understand the word "no touching".Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18174139941982653182012-03-19T17:50:14.915+00:002012-03-19T17:50:14.915+00:00I've just read that you can also trim the clum...I've just read that you can also trim the clump of rhubarb by digging around the clump and trimming the crown that way to 4 or 5 buds - this way you don't have to actually dig it up. The bits trimmed off can be planted to form more clumps. Nothing about it reducing flowering. It just mentions that if the sticks are becoming thin and spindly they need thinnning. Apparently some varieties are just more prone to flowering than othersSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36428304233468860212012-03-19T17:36:57.897+00:002012-03-19T17:36:57.897+00:00The rhubarb growers around us were complaining tha...The rhubarb growers around us were complaining that the mild winter was bad for the rhubarb Liz. Apparently it needs a cold spell to break its dormancy and stimulate it to make new growth in springSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55666877650871186842012-03-19T17:35:21.702+00:002012-03-19T17:35:21.702+00:00We thought the same Woody - ours looked really sor...We thought the same Woody - ours looked really sorry for itself but only one root looks as though it may be dead.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-971033869078376852012-03-19T17:34:33.494+00:002012-03-19T17:34:33.494+00:00We haven't been either Jo - the photos on my w...We haven't been either Jo - the photos on my website were taken by a friend who told me all about it. I suppose familiarity breeds contemptSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17805836332022389522012-03-19T17:05:06.409+00:002012-03-19T17:05:06.409+00:00Thank you very much. The large one in the front is...Thank you very much. The large one in the front is still dormant so I might give it a go, if I feel strong!! Otherwise, later in the year. Mine have been there twelve years or more so thought it might do them good. Now me, that's another question ;-)Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84351725722175432772012-03-19T11:20:42.285+00:002012-03-19T11:20:42.285+00:00I didn't realise that rhubarb enjoyed such a c...I didn't realise that rhubarb enjoyed such a cool climate. I do like how its poking out of the soil, it must be fun to grow.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-34240692168129569762012-03-19T11:01:08.763+00:002012-03-19T11:01:08.763+00:00Crikey; that is a lot of Rhubarb! I've got Ti...Crikey; that is a lot of Rhubarb! I've got Timperley Early too and it's pretty much ready to eat now. And rhubarb generally is pretty indestructible. Mine looked very sorry for itself in the dry weather last year and eventually died back. I thought it was a goner but it's all come back, good as new.Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796375484099193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33194769987349292822012-03-19T10:24:59.576+00:002012-03-19T10:24:59.576+00:00You've certainly got plenty of rhubarb growing...You've certainly got plenty of rhubarb growing. I keep saying that we'll have a trip to the forcing sheds but we haven't got round to it again this year. Your last post was interesting, I think the frogs are fed up of the fish gobbling up their potential babies.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16904225842433473132012-03-19T09:31:19.504+00:002012-03-19T09:31:19.504+00:00Hope you manage to track some downHope you manage to track some downSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85121461063170455162012-03-19T09:30:55.737+00:002012-03-19T09:30:55.737+00:00Ours flower most years too. It doesn't seem to...Ours flower most years too. It doesn't seem to affect them. It is a big job to dig up a rhubarb. Advice from the experts is to divide every 4 - 5 years. It's really too late to do this now as the plant needs to be dormant so between November and March. When we have split ours we have just chopped through it with a spade. You need to have about 4 or 5 buds on each piece.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16388321139342649682012-03-19T00:00:01.459+00:002012-03-19T00:00:01.459+00:00Ooh, Sue! Thank You!Ooh, Sue! Thank You!Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-60296928073864470532012-03-18T23:57:26.320+00:002012-03-18T23:57:26.320+00:00Ours is just coming through, and have no idea what...Ours is just coming through, and have no idea what variety it is. What I can say is that about three of them go to seed every year and I thought to divide the clumps this year. Sue, if you have any experience or advice to offer, please do. I dread the thought of digging it and dividing, but am advised the blooming will stop. Your thoughts appreciated.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47072946880636129032012-03-18T16:45:48.941+00:002012-03-18T16:45:48.941+00:00If we have a Victoria we will have had it quite a...If we have a Victoria we will have had it quite a while and I suppose the question is how big is a brute and will a brute grow as big in thick grass as when it is nurtured!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brandycarrnurseries.co.uk/rhubarb/our-rhubarb-varieties.html" rel="nofollow">This nursery</a> near us claims to have Linnaeus - it may be worth giving them a call as they say they have some limited stock of rarer varietiesSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77775717087107336572012-03-18T13:54:30.192+00:002012-03-18T13:54:30.192+00:00Isn't Victoria meant to be a big brute of a th...Isn't Victoria meant to be a big brute of a thing (but smaller than Prince Albert). That should help identify it when it get's going. The one I'd like to add to my plot is Linnaeus. It's all green and not commercially available, probably because it is not suitable for forcing.<br /><br />Last time I tried to extend my rhubarb variety (from one to two) I think I managed to buy the exact same variety I inherited with the plot!! Not to worry because both root segments I bought failed to make it past one season (in fact one was a totally inactive piece of bark). In my old age I've learnt to be contented with what I've got!Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5105100742653136792012-03-18T13:43:58.636+00:002012-03-18T13:43:58.636+00:00Sorry...and lolSorry...and lolallotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80394111961655404062012-03-18T12:35:47.884+00:002012-03-18T12:35:47.884+00:00I didn't Tanya. As you can see from the date t...I didn't Tanya. As you can see from the date this was scheduled to publish on Tuesday but Blogger had other ideas - I was going to delete it but you got to it before I did!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18590575659391241972012-03-18T12:21:18.347+00:002012-03-18T12:21:18.347+00:00You certainly have a lot of rhubarb. I have never ...You certainly have a lot of rhubarb. I have never forced my rhubarb either and I also have no idea what type it is...when it's ready I pick it. I never really thought about different varieties and I certainly didn't realise how many there were. I may keep a closer eye on mine this year and then get another variety that is ready at a different time so as to extend the season.<br /><br />Thanks for the info Sue...though I'm not sure you intended this post to be published just yet?!?!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.com