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Rhubarb under-performing
My pal Frank has a problem with his rhubarb. For over 10 years they have
been performing well but now the stalks only grow between 3 to 8 inches tall and about a quarter of an inch thick. Any advice welcome. Thanks Rod |
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Rhubarb under-performing
"Rod (@The Garden)" wrote in message news : My pal Frank has a problem with his rhubarb. For over 10 years they have : been performing well but now the stalks only grow between 3 to 8 inches tall : and about a quarter of an inch thick. Any advice welcome. : : Thanks : Rod They could be infected by virus and need replacing with fresh, healthy stock |
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Rhubarb under-performing
"Rod (@The Garden)" wrote in message news My pal Frank has a problem with his rhubarb. For over 10 years they have been performing well but now the stalks only grow between 3 to 8 inches tall and about a quarter of an inch thick. Any advice welcome. Thanks Rod ********* Something tells me that 10 years is a long time to keep individual rhubarb plants. (Perhaps that may stimulate discussion for the benefit of the symposium.) I have two roots; about six years old. Last year they did poorly, but this year we have had one good picking and at present they are back and ready once more. I have seen neglected rhubarb in large quantities in abandoned allotments and they had thick coarse stalks, - but of course that is because they had been left longer than their picking time for years which should be when they are quite young (per year, not in lifetime, I mean). But it's just a thought for consideration. Ask around and find the name of those that have the reputation of being quite sweet, I say this because I was given a root once and its stalks were a delight to taste right from the word go, - both raw and cooked. Has anyone else had that experience with rhubarb?, I wonder. My Dad used to use coddy-muck and my brother and I used to go "coddy-muckin'"with a hand shovel and a sugar box from the Co-op (on pram wheels,) every saturday morning. When we passed the street, - and ran the gauntlet - where our schoolmates were 'playing out' the usual jeering, "We have custard on ours" always rang out loud and clear!,- but we gave as good as we got!. The word 'Coddy' is a corruption of 'Cuddy' which was an affectionate name for the Clydesdale drayhorse nags which delivered the L,M,S Railway Goods Station freight. It's a northern word which in truth actually means a donkey, or a stupid person. (I thought you might like to know that, - since find I can't properly answer the original question). (:^) Doug. |
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