Rhubarb in pots
Peter James writes
I have a tiny little vegetable plot with no room for a rhubarb. But I do
have room for a pot. Would it be possible to grow a rhubarb in a pot? Has
anyone on this NG tried this?
It's a very greedy plants which can take up a lot of space. I've grown
them in pots to avoid the slugs while young, but you'd need a very big
pot to accommodate one large enough to be worth cropping - that 18-24
inch stick has an 18 inch or more leaf at the end, and a similar stalk
pointing the opposite direction, making a plant 5-6ft across.
Have you considered growing it in a flower bed? The leaf makes an
attractive contrast to more delicate foliage.
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Kay
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