I'm trying to decide what to do with my rhubarb this winter
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 3:44 pm
I should have moved the clumps in my garden last winter but I waited fir really cold weather and by then it was growing.
However, in the garden it suffers from too much sun and too little water. It is in a south facing location and on the other side of the wall are several tall leylandii which not just restrict the rain that falls there also suck the dampness from the soil. A few yards away I can notice how much damper the soil is after rain.
So move it.
Do I do this in November or December whether the weather is cold or not?
I can find a shadier spot on the north side of some surrant bushes.
How about digging a pit and putting a lining of woven landscaping fabric to improve water retention or is this likely to lead to water-logging in winter?
I can put lots of manure and/or compost around the roots.
I have a decent ammount of rhubarb on the 'lottie but could make space there.
P.S. what might be suitable in the hot dry space?
However, in the garden it suffers from too much sun and too little water. It is in a south facing location and on the other side of the wall are several tall leylandii which not just restrict the rain that falls there also suck the dampness from the soil. A few yards away I can notice how much damper the soil is after rain.
So move it.
Do I do this in November or December whether the weather is cold or not?
I can find a shadier spot on the north side of some surrant bushes.
How about digging a pit and putting a lining of woven landscaping fabric to improve water retention or is this likely to lead to water-logging in winter?
I can put lots of manure and/or compost around the roots.
I have a decent ammount of rhubarb on the 'lottie but could make space there.
P.S. what might be suitable in the hot dry space?