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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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Sarah D
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 05 7:03 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure that different cultivars would make any difference. In my view, you have removed the cover too early - early to mid-April is the usual time for outdoor forced rhubarb. The pots are put on in the winter and packed around with manure to provide the heat which forces the plant. When the pot is removed, just leave the manure there to feed the plant. The forced plant should be left to rest for next year.
Indoor forcing is slightly diffrent, and with heat, this is when you can get very early rhubarb.
Because of the resting the plant part, I don;t force mine, but wait until it is ready outside; we've had one good picking already, and it's ready for another one today or tomorrow. The othr plant is slower in coming through this year due to chicken attentions but I don;t mind, as this will stagger the crop. I usually bottle what I don't use fresh, as it keeps its colour and texture much better.
So, if I were you, I would pop the pot back on for a while yet.
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