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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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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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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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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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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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