Hey gardeners! I transplanted some wonderful big rhubarb plants this year. Now it has frosted here in Wisconsin, do I pull off the frostbitten leaves or do I just leave them until spring?? Looking forward to lots of rhubarb in May and want to keep these beauties going!
I had always removed the old leaves to prevent mold and mildew. My rhubarb had always come back for me too. I'm curious to see what the other farmgirls do.
I cut the leaves off my plant in late fall and apply a thick layer of leaf mulch to protect the roots from frost until Spring. The mulch also serves as an application of organic nutrients and keeps the slugs away from the crowns all winter long.
I'm here in Iowa and I don't do anything with them. They come back every year.
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wintering rhubarb question
Posted - Oct 27 2013 : 06:22:23 AM
