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Jan
29
Growing rhubarb end of January
Just have a look at our growing rhubarb: and it’s only January!
Rhubarb transplanting
If you are thinking about rhubarb transplanting, now is the ideal time. “Now” means: as soon as your soil is workable in early spring and you can dig deep to get a large portion of the rhubarb root.
Make sure you transplant rhubarb before the growth begins, so whenever you see your rhubarb sprouting, it’s time to transplant if needed.
Large rhubarb plants can be divided with a sharp spade or butcher knife. Each division should have at least 1 or 2 rhubarb buds and of course a portion of the root system.
Replant your rhubarb as soon as possible. The roots must not be allowed to dry out prior to planting.
Myself I have my rhubarb on 2 spots: one a bit in the shade and one in full sun, depending on the season at least 1 of the 2 spots will harvest ideal rhubarb without having to worry about it. Yet rhubarb is so easy to grow that once you have rhubarb, it keeps forever. Which is great because I love to eat rhubarb pie and drink rhubarb ice tea 
Oct
16
The lazy October gardener
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Still no frost on my part of the globe, although the leaves on the trees are becoming quite colourful, so there is no doubt that autumn is around the corner!
My freezers is quite piling up with the harvest of this year, but luckily there are some lazy tricks to get yourself a bit more storage place: use your own garden!
Some crop can withstand a normal winter as long as you cover them with enough mulch to keep the soil from freezing. I am talking roots and bulbs here: carrots, parsnips and onion. Just leave them in the ground and dig them up when needed. In the end if winter is "normal" your whole garden is a refrigerator or freezer
Oct
12
Gardening in October
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October is actually still quite an active month when it comes to gardening, so it’s quite a nuisance that I am having back pain. Never mind, putting on more cream makes me feel as hot as in summer. Anyway, I feel better than yesterday, so that’s a good sign I find.
Meanwhile October is a month of getting bulbs and roots out of the soil so they don’t freeze and putting new bulbs into the soil so they can get their period of cold before they start blooming again. yes, you get that right: thanks to the cold of winter you will be able to have tulips in spring!
Add to that : you cannot leave your land uncovered, so keep on throwing lots of seeds on your land in October. Since seedlings won’t grow big in autumn nor winter, you better add an excess amount of seeds so the little sprouts will still manage to cover the soil. Better late than never! Saves you a lot of work in spring and keeps your soil in good condition.
