Name: 'Early Red' Rhubarb
Brand: Unwins
SKU: SGC-327
Price: 1.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product Information

Grow your own rhubarb from seed and you should be making your first cutting, the year after sowing. It's easy and fun and the stalks of this variety are red, sweet and juicy.

Unwins 'Early Red' Rhubarb Seeds - Details

Sowing Time & Instructions

Indoors: February - June
Sow seeds individually in small pots of moist seed compost 1cm (½in) deep
Place in warmth 15-18°C (60-65°F)
Grow on under cool light conditions but not in bright sun

Hardening Off/Planting Out

Gradually accustom young plants to conditions outside for 2-3 weeks before planting out to their cropping positions in Summer or Autumn
Allow 90cm (36in) each way between plants

Harvest

April - June
Pull only a few sticks the first year after planting out
Thereafter pick as required
For the reddest sweetest stalks 'force' emerging shoots with an upturned bucket or terracotta rhubarb force

Warning

Rhubarb leaves are toxic and should not be eaten

Delivery Information

Delivery to UK mainland addresses only

We are unable to send this particular product to the following post codes / areas: AB30, AB33-38, AB41-45, AB51-56, DD8-9, FK19-21, G, HS1-9, IV1-28, IV30-37, IV40-49, IV51-56, IV63, KA27-28, KW1-3, KW5-17, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH15-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, PO30-41, ZE1-3.

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If you would like further information about Unwins 'Early Red' Rhubarb, please contact our garden centre at Shawbury just outside Shrewsbury in Shropshire, by calling 01939 251315 or emailing.

Unwins 'Early Red' Rhubarb

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