Vegetables
Rhubarb 'Victoria'
Rhubarb · Rheum rhabarbarum 'Victoria'
Old and reliable variety ideal for forcing in early Spring to produce long slender pink stalks perfect for crumbles or pies. Great perennial low maintenance crop, which after the initial Spring crop will continue to produce sweet tasting stems for regular harvesting throughout late Spring and Early Summer.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 60cm
- Spread
- 1.2m
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Soak the seeds prior to sowing inside during Oct-Mar, sow 25mm deep and germinate at 20C. Keep under cover until the risk of frost has passed and plant out in a well drained fertile soil 90cm apart. Feed well and water during dry spells.
Aftercare
Cover plant well with mulch in Winter to protect the crown. Do not harvest any stalks the first year to allow the plant to establish.
Gallery
Ref. SER031