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Time to Force your Rhubarb

7 January 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Rhubarb is a vegetable (not fruit) loved by many and extremely easy to grow as long as you give it the room. Rhubarb can be grown from seed sown in April but it is much better to plant "crowns" to ensure a good strong plant and fruitful crop. You can expect to get 5 to 10 years from your plant so … [Read more...]

Take Hardwood Cuttings

8 December 2008 By Leave a Comment

Now is the time to take hardwood cuttings. Hardwood cuttings should be successful from most deciduous trees and shrubs, try buddleja, forsythia, philadelphus, ribes and roses. The best time to take the cuttings is during early and mid winter but don't take them if frost is forecast. Take a good … [Read more...]