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Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not
picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Thanks Brian |
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"~Brian~" wrote in message Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Just let them die back naturally. What variety have you got? Bertie |
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Bertie Doe wrote:
"~Brian~" wrote in message Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Just let them die back naturally. What variety have you got? One is a crown I got from a neighbor - dont know about that one. The others are Timperley. |
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In message , ~Brian~
writes Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Thanks Brian I suggest you allow them to die back naturally. Also, be controlled when pulling only a couple in the second year. There are some good pieces of advice in the following link - which my wife (within who's domain the rhubarb falls - at least in our garden) has found very accurate and helpful: http://www.self-sufficient.co.uk/Growing-Rhubarb.htm HTH. -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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Gopher wrote:
In message , ~Brian~ writes Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Thanks Brian I suggest you allow them to die back naturally. Also, be controlled when pulling only a couple in the second year. There are some good pieces of advice in the following link - which my wife (within who's domain the rhubarb falls - at least in our garden) has found very accurate and helpful: http://www.self-sufficient.co.uk/Growing-Rhubarb.htm HTH. Thanks everyone, I think Ive got it now! :-D |
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~Brian~ wrote:
http://www.self-sufficient.co.uk/Growing-Rhubarb.htm HTH. Thanks everyone, I think Ive got it now! :-D From that site: During subsequent years three or four stalks can be pulled at a time with three or four left on the plant. It is usually possible to harvest two or three times per plant per year between May and August. Does that really mean only 6-12 sticks per plant? Perhaps I have multiple plants growing in the same place, then, cos I can generally take 12+ sticks at a time without it even making a dent in the plant! And I can do that 2 or 3 times a month. |
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~Brian~ wrote:
Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Thanks Brian At the risk of Hi-Jacking the thread, I have the established result of two Champagne crowns planted 4 - 5 years ago. last year, and particularly this they are flowering vigorously. What am I not doing? Previously with other attempts in other locations I have had very few flower spikes. Perhaps I did'nt prepare this bed correctly. Malcolm |
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:02:53 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2010-04-29 11:58:53 +0100, kay said: Some years ago I grew from seed something that was labelled Clematis integrifolia. It clearly wasn't, since it galloped straight to the top of a Sorbus. So I've been looking out for flowers, and this year I spotted them at the top of the tree - white, dropping, with rounded rather than pointed petals. In terms of flowering time, this is very early - before C armandii, and before CC alpina is even showing buds. So I assume C cirrhosa - but is there anything else it could be? It's also not totally tender - it's come through this winter unscathed, whereas I lost my 10 year old C armandii There's a white one called C. cirrhosa Jingle Bells It's nice that Googling "C. Cirrhosa" and liver wort produces hits. Pity to waste a good word like cirrhosis. -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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"kay" wrote in message
... Some years ago I grew from seed something that was labelled Clematis integrifolia. It clearly wasn't, since it galloped straight to the top of a Sorbus. So I've been looking out for flowers, and this year I spotted them at the top of the tree - white, dropping, with rounded rather than pointed petals. In terms of flowering time, this is very early - before C armandii, and before CC alpina is even showing buds. So I assume C cirrhosa - but is there anything else it could be? It's also not totally tender - it's come through this winter unscathed, whereas I lost my 10 year old C armandii My armandii has just about finished flowering. The cirrhosa balearica finished a month ago. I assume that as you said yours could be cirrhosa it is evergreen. If that isn't the case, it isn't cirrhosa. -- Jeff |
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~Brian~ wrote:
Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Let them die back naturally, when they can be folded over on themselves and act as mulch. Next year when you pull some, don't pull any after the gooseberries have cropped. (Or you'll weaken the crown.) -- Rusty |
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Malcolm wrote:
~Brian~ wrote: Having now planted the crowns they are sprouting well. The advice about not picking in the first season - do you just leave the stalks on and let them die back naturally, or do they have to be removed at some stage. Thanks Brian At the risk of Hi-Jacking the thread, I have the established result of two Champagne crowns planted 4 - 5 years ago. last year, and particularly this they are flowering vigorously. What am I not doing? Previously with other attempts in other locations I have had very few flower spikes. Perhaps I did'nt prepare this bed correctly. They probably need feeding. Lack of nutrients will often stimulate the plant to produce seed 'cos it thinks it might be dying... Give it a multi-purpose feed weekly, and loads of water - on average mine get around four gallons of water a day. See if that perks it up. If not, and you have the room and the energy, prepare a new bed, slice a satellite off the crown and start again. The old bed will last a few years as the new one gets established. -- Rusty |
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:01:01 +0100, "Jeff Layman"
wrote: "kay" wrote in message ... Some years ago I grew from seed something that was labelled Clematis integrifolia. It clearly wasn't, since it galloped straight to the top of a Sorbus. So I've been looking out for flowers, and this year I spotted them at the top of the tree - white, dropping, with rounded rather than pointed petals. In terms of flowering time, this is very early - before C armandii, and before CC alpina is even showing buds. So I assume C cirrhosa - but is there anything else it could be? It's also not totally tender - it's come through this winter unscathed, whereas I lost my 10 year old C armandii My armandii has just about finished flowering. The cirrhosa balearica finished a month ago. I assume that as you said yours could be cirrhosa it is evergreen. If that isn't the case, it isn't cirrhosa. Where are you Jeff? My armandii and cirrhosa baleaarica are both in full bloom. Integrifolia is surely herbaceous and cirrhosa is evergreen? Pam in Bristol |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message
... On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:01:01 +0100, "Jeff Layman" wrote: "kay" wrote in message ... Some years ago I grew from seed something that was labelled Clematis integrifolia. It clearly wasn't, since it galloped straight to the top of a Sorbus. So I've been looking out for flowers, and this year I spotted them at the top of the tree - white, dropping, with rounded rather than pointed petals. In terms of flowering time, this is very early - before C armandii, and before CC alpina is even showing buds. So I assume C cirrhosa - but is there anything else it could be? It's also not totally tender - it's come through this winter unscathed, whereas I lost my 10 year old C armandii My armandii has just about finished flowering. The cirrhosa balearica finished a month ago. I assume that as you said yours could be cirrhosa it is evergreen. If that isn't the case, it isn't cirrhosa. Where are you Jeff? I'm in West Sussex (although I was in your area at the Botanic Gardens in Bristol today. They are doing a good job there - it's worth seeing. Will be more plants in flower in a few weeks, though). Integrifolia is surely herbaceous and cirrhosa is evergreen? Yes, so I can't see how they could be confused with each other! -- Jeff |
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