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    From Polly@golly@pwllgloyw@gmail.com to uk.rec.gardening on Wed Dec 17 10:18:27 2025
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    Wandring round the garden I noticed that my early rhubarb crown has
    started sprouting, presumably because of the mild weather. The question
    is, what should I do about it, if anything? I do not think covering it
    will work, as being fairly high up, we do get (usually) quite a lot of frost.Just hoping that it will survive!
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  • From EllisMorgan@ellis@ellis.invalid to uk.rec.gardening on Thu Dec 18 08:16:54 2025
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    On 17/12/2025 10:18, Polly@golly wrote:
    Wandring round the garden I noticed that my early rhubarb crown has
    started sprouting, presumably because of the mild weather. The question
    is, what should I do about it, if anything? I do not think covering it
    will work, as being fairly high up, we do get (usually) quite a lot of frost.Just hoping that it will survive!

    Ah, not the gardening poet the subject led me to expect. I am letting my rhubarb take its chances but I am in Hampshire, low down, north of the
    South Downs. I too would welcome any advice that would improve the outlook.
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  • From N_Cook@diverse@tcp.co.uk to uk.rec.gardening on Thu Dec 18 10:47:22 2025
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    On 17/12/2025 10:18, Polly@golly wrote:
    Wandring round the garden I noticed that my early rhubarb crown has
    started sprouting, presumably because of the mild weather. The question
    is, what should I do about it, if anything? I do not think covering it
    will work, as being fairly high up, we do get (usually) quite a lot of frost.Just hoping that it will survive!


    So not a cross between ruby chard and rhubarb
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  • From Polly@golly@pwllgloyw@gmail.com to uk.rec.gardening on Thu Dec 18 21:13:03 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On 18/12/2025 10:47, N_Cook wrote:
    On 17/12/2025 10:18, Polly@golly wrote:
    Wandring round the garden I noticed that my early rhubarb crown has
    started sprouting, presumably because of the mild weather. The question
    is, what should I do about it, if anything? I do not think covering it
    will work, as being fairly high up, we do get (usually) quite a lot of
    frost.Just hoping that it will survive!


    So not a cross between ruby chard and rhubarb


    No, sorry, my fingers are sometimes disobedient, otherwise my brain is
    not working again.
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  • From David Entwistle@qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz to uk.rec.gardening on Sun Jan 18 10:09:35 2026
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    On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:18:27 +0000, Polly@golly wrote:

    Wandring round the garden I noticed that my early rhubarb crown has
    started sprouting, presumably because of the mild weather. The question
    is, what should I do about it, if anything?

    I've just covered ours, which haven't started to sprout, with three inches
    of compost. I'm hoping it will provide some frost protection of keep the surrounding grass at bay, as well as feeding the plant. The jackdaws will likely move much of it.
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