Having moved into a new house I have inherited a rhubarb patch & frui trees, can somebody point me to a good website on how to look afte rhubarb & fruit trees.
Thank
- homerpau
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I would recommend a site for taking care of fruit trees:
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This site is for fruit growers in backyard orchards. You want to get on a spray schedule, and I would recommend a general orchard spray, until you figure out if more specific steps are required.
For rhubarb, they are heavy feeders, so give them plenty of fertilizer.
Rhubarb likes a well-draining loam, plenty of sun, plenty of room to spread its leaves, plenty of cow manure, and in hot weather plenty of water. Scratch away a little soil from around each plant and half bury lumps of aged manure in the depression formed. Cover with leaf mulch or compost to improve the aesthetics (!) and speed decomposition. Don't cover over the centre of the plant from where new leaves emerge. Snap off any flower spikes if they appear. A sprinkling of blood and bone won't go amiss.
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