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Huge Rhubarb

Hi all, I planted this rhubarb a few months ago (when it was very small) and well, it has taken over.  It's in a 1m square raised bed and  I know you cannot move rhubarb and you can't pick it in the first year but should I just leave it and when I can pick it it will become smaller!?

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Hi @tankboy74

Haha What a whopper! Rhubarb has this habit: it either sulks when you first plant it, turning a bit yellow and making you feel like a failure, or sometimes it does this. It incredible bulks up!

My advice: leave it be; it clearly loves that spot. Then cut the leaves down and use them to protect the crown over winter and reveal next year; it may be that the bed you have is now your 100% rhubarb bed!

All the best

Lee Garden Ninja

Thanks Lee - yep thinking this will be its permanent home now!

If you ever fancy a rhubarb crumble let me know 🙂

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Lee Burkhill, known as the Garden Ninja, is an award-winning garden designer and horticulturist with over 30 years of gardening experience and 15 years as a professional garden designer. A qualified RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) professional, Lee specialises in sustainable garden design and practical horticultural advice. He designs and presents on BBC1’s Garden Rescue and in leading gardening publications. Lee combines three decades of hands-on gardening knowledge with professional design qualifications to help gardeners create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces.

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