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rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'

rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'

rhubarb Raspberry Red

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'Raspberry Red' produces high quality deep red thick stalks without the need for forcing. It is a relatively early cropper and it...

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This is a crop that should do well for gardeners in cold areas as it thrives and flavours best in cooler conditions Lucy Summers - Greenfingers Guides

Plant description

'Raspberry Red' produces high quality deep red thick stalks without the need for forcing. It is a relatively early cropper and it has a deliciously sweet flavour, and is ideal for well-drained areas of the vegetable garden, but once planted it should not be moved. The plant would benefit from a generous annual mulch of well-rotted compost or manure.

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Plant features

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Fast-growing

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost

Hardiness

Fully hardy

How to care for rhubarb Raspberry Red:

Rhubarb needs an open, sunny spot with fertile, moist but freely-draining soil. Heavy soils should be avoided as overly-wet conditions in winter may rot the crowns. Rhubarb does need a cold period before it will start to put on new growth in spring, however hard frosts may damage the newly emerging growth. Dig in plenty of well-rotted compost or manure prior to planting making sure the dormant buds are just below the surface of the soil. Keep well watered. It is important that the stalks are not harvested in their first year as this will adversely affect the plants vigour, but cut any old, yellow leaves off after they have faded and remove all the leaves after they have died back in autumn. You should also remove any flowering stalks which appear. In the second year, you may start to harvest some of the stems, but restrict yourself to between a third and a half of the total crop, leaving the rest to mature on the plant. Allowing some late-developing stems to develop fully will also help the plant generate more energy for the following years crop.

Please note:

This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

Warning

Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten, except cooked leaf stalks

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