Timperley Early Rhubarb

Description

Timperley Early is a popular early variety of Rhubarb with stems going from red-based to green with pink flecks nearer the leaf with a delicious flavour. Timperley Early rhubarb holds together well when cooked. This variety of rhubarb is reliable and easy to grow with good to excellent yields.

‘Timperley Early’ can, if you so wish, be forced or the stems can be cut as young as baby Rhubarb.

The Rhubarb is supplied as live plants or dormant crowns depending on your preference or time of year.

Also perfect for making Rhubarb crumble, fool, pies, pancakes, stewed Rhubarb or filled cakes, served with custard, ice cream or cream, perhaps a luxury chocolate sauce drizzled over. We love to eat washed Rhubarb raw and dipped in sugar.

Luxurious eating at a fantastic price.

Caring for your new plants.

• All plants have been hardened and ready to plant in your garden or allotment.
• Plant with about 90cm (3ft) space between each plant
• Keep watered while allowing any excess water to drain away, you do not want waterlogged roots, nor do you want the ground to dry out. ‘Timperley Early’ Rhubarb prefers rich well-drained soil, which can be acidic, neutral or alkaline.
• Keep free of weeds.
• Avoid harvesting the stems during the first year and do not ‘rip’ all the stems the following year.
• To harvest Rhubarb, grasp the stem and tear or ‘rip’ it from the plant.
• When growth dies back during autumn, generously mulch the crown with well-rotted manure or similar.
• Try to avoid planting in a frost pocket, because hard frost can damage new growth.

Ready to harvest from as early as February

Images are for purely illustration only, colours may differ slightly, plant size may differ, image may show fully grown plant.
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