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When is the best tiime to transplant rhubarb and what is the best food (fertilizer )to use?
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transplanting rhubarb #412327
Asked July 06, 2017, 10:39 PM EDT
When is the best tiime to transplant rhubarb and what is the best food (fertilizer )to use?
Meeker County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hello,
Thank you for your questions.
Here are some the answers -- early spring best. Early fall okay. If planted in the fall, mulch with straw as cold weather sets in. Fertilize in the spring, 1 cup 10-10-10 per plant spread around the crown not on the crown (promotes rotting). Aged compost good anytime. Don't place "raw" manure on/or around the plant.....best to incorporate manure into the compost and let it decompose.
Hope this helps.
Thank you for your questions.
Here are some the answers -- early spring best. Early fall okay. If planted in the fall, mulch with straw as cold weather sets in. Fertilize in the spring, 1 cup 10-10-10 per plant spread around the crown not on the crown (promotes rotting). Aged compost good anytime. Don't place "raw" manure on/or around the plant.....best to incorporate manure into the compost and let it decompose.
Hope this helps.
