Rhubarb

[Tonydan86]

My Rhubarb Victoria has always been a drute.

Its not doing much this year. We disnt leave leaves on last year over winter.

I know manure helps.

Anyone any other advise?

[WendyC]

Are you saying that your rhubarb isn't growing well this year? Not sure what a "drute" is (brute ? ) They wouldn't have leaves on over winter as they die back during the autumn anyway, the goodness going back to feed the crown. Or did you just cut all the stems off? I think it's a bit late to be applying manure perhaps a liquid feed would give it a quick boost.

[BUFFS]

I bung a couple of fistfuls of chicken manure pellets on when I take the last crop in Septembers, 13 crowns, and I lifted over 63lbs earlier in the week, that's the best yet, but each picking is followed by a good feed and I don't think you can overdo it (within reason), give it a really good feed and don't pick any this year, let it rest....

[SarrissUK]

From the dictionary of the Scots language:
"¶DRUTE, n. A term of abuse for a lazy, useless person. Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 101: Shame fa' the fallow that did do't! He's naething but a worthless drute."

If this is what you mean, refer to the posts above, and bear in mind that rhubarb will do what rhubarb will do. It simply knows when you've given up on it, bought another rhubarb and planted it in your garden, then it will spark into life and perform very well lol

[Muddy_Boots]

We got a few drute's at work.

[noviceveggrower]

We have a rhubarb at home. It has only really just kicked in producing pick able stems.
Did you pick much from it last year? Whats your winter/ spring been like?

[Baldy]

Its usually advised to divide the crowns after about 5 years or in case the plant get weak...
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