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Rhubarb Growing Instructions It is very important to prepare your soil properly. In early spring, a bed 3 feet by 10 feet should be made. Dig in two or three large bags of manure to spade depth. Add lime and fertilizer if needed. All these ingredients will raise the bed. Cover the bed with landscape cloth or black plastic and cut out small openings. The plants will be inserted here. You will only need couple of plants and they should be spaced 3 feet apart. Once in a while, a hose should be inserted into a hole and allowed to trickle for a half hour or so. Rhubarb should be in a position full of sun. Snails, earwigs and slugs should be controlled by using metaldehyde plus carbaryl pellets. These plants require winter dormancy and may die where winters are mild. In areas with harsh winters, plant tops will freeze to the ground. Mulch each winter with a mixture of compost, potash sources and phosphate, 2 to 3 inches into the ground. Rhubarb can be harvested in the second growing season. From spring through early summer, carefully snap off the outer stalks at the base. (Don't use a knife, which could slip and sever the growing point.) Harvest sparingly so that you don't shock the plant; stop when you have taken about half the new growth. |
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