- The Valentine rhubarb is deliciously sweet to taste
- Fully hardy, this variety of rhubarb is produces a high yield of succulent, greenish-red stems.
- When cooked, the stems retain their colour and are tender, succulent and juicy making them perfect to be used in desserts
What You Need To Know:
- Fully hardy
- Rate of growth: high yielding
- Soil: any well drained soil
- The single crown in this pack comes as a root, plant out within a few days of purchase
- Position: rhubarb needs to be in an open sunny spot where the soil is moist and well drained
- Potted rhubarb can be planted out at any time of the year unless the ground is frozen
- Plant crowns 0.75 - 1m apart
- Spread: 1m
- Height: 0.45m
What we recommend:
- Leave the crop for the first year and simply cut back yellow leaves. Cut back all leaves and flowering stalks in the autumn once they have died. In the 2nd year, harvest up to only half the crop to allow the plant to generate more energy for the next year's growth.
