'Raspberry Red' Rhubarb Plant
Intensely red stalks
Grown by Danielle
South Downs National Park
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The highlights
- Tender and succulent
- Award of Garden Merit winner
- Pair with vanilla and make a sticky jam
- Harvest from April to June
Description
- Deep, thick red stalks of rhubarb with a fantastic sweet flavour
- Early variety - harvest from the second year onwards, between April and June
- Fully hardy and long lived, you'll be picking rhubarb from these plants for around ten years
- Perfect for a sunny border, vegetable bed, allotment or even a large container
- Delicious in pies, crumbles and jams
- Only eat the stalks - rhubarb leaves are poisonous to humans and pets
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Generally unaffected by pests and diseases, but there are a couple of avoidable problems to look out for. Crown rot is caused by soil or water borne fungi or bacteria. Plants look sickly, fail to grow and rot at the crown. This can spread to the stems and leaves, causing the plant die. It can be avoided by watering only when necessary and at the base of the plant. Slugs and snails can also attack young seedlings as well as the leaves of larger rhubarb plants - surround your plants with a barrier such as copper wire, crushed eggshells or gravel to keep them off.
Water regularly in summer
Water well when new, then during prolonged dry periods in summer once established. Growth will slow down and even stop if conditions are too hot and dry.
Full sun
Plant in full sun for the best results - rhubarb can also deal with a little afternoon shade.
Moist, well draining soil
Plant in any moist, well draining soil. Add plenty of well rotted manure or compost when planting and avoid any site that gets waterlogged in winter.
Feed annually
Rhubarb will grow better if you apply a general purpose fertiliser in spring or summer. At the same time you can also apply a mulch of well-rotted manure or compost in a layer about 7cm deep around your plants, taking care not to bury the crown.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet Danielle
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You simply can’t buy better fruit plants and here’s why. Danielle grows them outdoors, just like our nursery has done since 1908, so they’re more than a match for the UK weather. Danielle only has time for the top performing varieties, meaning that you can be assured of a successful (and blooming tasty) soft fruit crop.
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