Rhubarb Taster’s Collection

Rhubarb ‘Taster’s Collection’ will keep you supplied with rhubarb crumble, pies, and jams throughout the rhubarb season, from the earliest fruiting varieties to the last. This easy to grow vegetable is roundly popular – just ensure you have well-manured soil and plenty of custard! Rhubarb ‘Taster’s Collection’ comprises 3 crowns, 1 of each of the following varieties:

• Rhubarb ‘Timperley Early’ – regarded as the earliest maturing variety, Rhubarb ‘Timperley Early’ is ideal for forcing to provide tender pink sticks as early as February, but it can also be grown unforced in the normal way. This RHS AGM variety produces a moderate yield of pink stems streaked with apple green. Height: 60cm (24″). Spread: 120cm (48″).
• Rhubarb ‘Polish Raspberry’ – thick, deep red stalks with a superb, sweet flavour from this vigorous rhubarb. The high quality, tender stems of Rhubarb ‘Polish Raspberry’ can be harvested early in the season, without the need for forcing. Height: 60cm (24″). Spread: 120cm (48″).
• Rhubarb ‘Victoria’ – tender flesh with an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity. Once established, this popular, traditional variety will produce a heavy crop, year after year. Height: 60cm (24″). Spread: 120cm (48″).

These budded pieces, taken from established crowns will quickly mature, resulting in crowns big enough to harvest from 2 years after planting.

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How to grow rhubarb