Rhubarb (in British climate)
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:36 pm
I live in England. My back garden is excessively shaded by neighbours' trees which have grown up over the years, but in about the remaining sunniest spot I have a patch of rhubarb, which I manure well in the winter, mostly with lawn mowings.
I know how to avoid overloading the plant; I prefer to pull only one leaf per crown per picking, and to leave the plant with a full cover of leaves to act as solar panels for the plant, etc.
It is late September, and my rhubarb is likely thinking of letting its leaves flop down and die off for the winter. When it starts to flop, would it harm the plant if I pull off all remaining leaves and send their stems to the kitchen?
I know how to avoid overloading the plant; I prefer to pull only one leaf per crown per picking, and to leave the plant with a full cover of leaves to act as solar panels for the plant, etc.
It is late September, and my rhubarb is likely thinking of letting its leaves flop down and die off for the winter. When it starts to flop, would it harm the plant if I pull off all remaining leaves and send their stems to the kitchen?