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    RHUBARB
    RHUBARB
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    RHUBARB

    Easily-grown, productive vegetable.
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      An easy to grow vegetable ideal for the first-time gardener. A relative of sorrell, grown in the UK since the 1700s for medecinal use.
    • Place of origin
      Central Asia, Himalayas, China
    • Deciduous
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous perennial
    • Zero Rated Item
      No VAT on this plant
    • harmful if eaten
      People (except for cooked leaf stalks) & pets
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    varieties
    RHUBARB 'Timperley Early'
    One of the earliest rhubarb varieties. Succulent vivid red stems are excellent for pies and crumbles. Will grow well in a large pot on the patio
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £12.50
    Available Early Spring 2027
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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