Rhubarb Plant 'Victoria'
Rheum x hybridum 'Victoria'
- An old, reliable strain of Rhubarb.
- Has high yields of good stalks which are green flushed red.
- Excellent variety for forcing.
- Very tasty!
Supplied as a pot grown plant.
Available from APPROXIMATELY late June / early July1 or more £3.95GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
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Description
Cropping from spring into summer, this high-yielding variety produces long stalks of excellent quality that have a lovely sweet flavour and good texture - and don't tend to be 'stringy'! Great for making crumble!
A reliable old variety that was reputedly named after Queen Victoria.
It performs well whether cut young as baby rhubarb, forced, or if just left to get on with it!
- Prefers a rich but well drained soil.
- Plant any time of year, spacing plants 3 x 3 feet (90 x 90 cm) apart.
- Keep weed free and water well in dry spells.
- Avoid harvesting in the first year and only lightly in the second.
- Harvest by grasping at the base of the stalk and tearing away from the clump.
- When growth dies down in the autumn generously mulch the crown with well rotted manure or similar.
Forcing
- Forcing rhubarb results in an earlier crop that is sweeter and more tender (though with a smaller overall yield).
- To force Rhubarb, shortly after Christmas cover the crowns with a light-excluding container with a removable lid. To ensure light is fully excluded you can pile up organic matter or similar around the base.
- Periodically remove the lid from your container and check for shoots, removing the stalks when large enough.
- After approximately mid-April, uncover the crowns and allow them to grow away in the normal way, though avoid cropping from a forced crown for a year or two in order to allow it to recover.
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