Wilko rhubarb not growing :-(

[mapcr77]

Hi all,

I need advice on my Wilko bought rhubarb. I got a couple a few weeks ago. They're in the plot now, but nothing seems to be going on in there, I would dare to say they're indeed dead! Has anybody else had any luck with Wilko's rhubarb?

Thanks!

[Flummery]

Mine is still asleep. It needs a bit longer to see if it's going to survive, I think. It's not Wilko's by the way, but I've had good stuff from them in the past.

[terrier]

I've got 3 lots and they're already showing growth although I'm quite a bit further south than flumery.

[lainey lou]

My Rhubarbs not doing anything yet don't worry mapcr, give it a bit more time!

[Sinta]

I bought a Wilko rhubarb a few days ago (so its still early stages), but it seems quite happy where it is.

[mapcr77]

Ok, I was just wondering if I'd done anything wrong by putting it on the ground already, it's my first time growing it. So fingers crossed, I love rhubarb, and its so expensive in the shops!

[rustylady]

Ok, I was just wondering if I'd done anything wrong by putting it on the ground already, it's my first time growing it. So fingers crossed, I love rhubarb, and its so expensive in the shops!

Your new rhubarb crown needs time to put down roots before it will start producing topgrowth. You do realise that you shouldn't harvest any of it this year, don't you? It will need a year to establish itself, but after that you should get a good crop every year.

[Nicos]

Patience children...patience!!!!

[starwatcher]

Your new rhubarb crown needs time to put down roots before it will start producing topgrowth. You do realise that you shouldn't harvest any of it this year, don't you? It will need a year to establish itself, but after that you should get a good crop every year.

How long do the roots take to establish rustylady, have just put my crowns in having never grown rhubarb before?

[Grovsey]

I am righton the south coast and I only have a very tiny pink shoot showing....you could try forcing it with a bucket...not done it myself but I hear it works...although if its your rhubarbs first year then I would just leave it to do its own thing.

[terrier]

I've got the opposite happening. A couple of my rhubarb crowns have young leaves on them and I wonder if a cold snap will kill them off. Maybe an idea to put some mulch over them.

[rustylady]

How long do the roots take to establish rustylady, have just put my crowns in having never grown rhubarb before?

How long is a piece of string? Depends on the soil conditions and temperature, also air temperature. The rhubarb crowns you buy are a section of an old rhubarb plant without any roots (unless they've been stored too warm and in damp compost). If you have an established rhubarb plant you can do this yourself when it is dormant - late autumn to early spring). You simply dig it up (hard work), chop it into sections with a sharp spade and re-plant, thus increasing your stock.

[Sinta]

I had a check on the wilko rhubarb today and it seems a bit limp poor thing. I hope it makes it.

[Hans Mum]

you wont get anything this year from newly planted crowns, and next year you should only take a few stems to let it get established, and dont forget it likes lots of manure...patience is a virtue