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06 May 21, Laura Ellington (USA - Zone 8a climate)

you really are better off putting them in a raised garden bed with mixed clean top soil, lots of compost, peat moss, blood meal, and a slow release fertilizer. Rhubarb get very large and can live for many years and their root systems can get quite large, keeping them in pots will restrict their growth and you will have to water more often and continually use fertilizer more often then them being in the ground.

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12 Jan 22, Liz O'Sullivan (USA - Zone 6b climate)

I just ordered rhubarb crowns and plan on planting in a raised bed. My concern is that the roots will be harmed in my 6b zone winter given they are in a raised bed. What do you recommend?

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04 May 21, Anonymous (USA - Zone 7b climate)

I suggest you read some articles about growing them. The bigger the pot the better 18-24

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28 Feb 21, PAUL Embury (USA - Zone 10b climate)

Can I successfully grow Rhubarb in Miami if I plant it in a pot to keep it out of the direct sun in the summer? What variety would grow best?

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01 Mar 21, Anon (USA - Zone 10b climate)

In 10b zone it says here it won't grow. It is probably too hot.

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16 May 20, Donna Johnson (USA - Zone 10b climate)

Will rhubarb grow in my zone if I plant in a container and if so which kind should I plant?

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05 May 20, Rossana Parker (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Can grow rhubarb in a big pot? And which area in the garden can I place it? Thank you.

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08 Jun 20, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It grows fine in a big pot and is happy in semi-shared areas.

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28 Apr 20, Kristen (USA - Zone 6a climate)

Is it too late to plant rhubarb from plants this year in my zone? The chart above says March. Or should I wait until next year? Thank you!

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18 Feb 20, Shari (USA - Zone 10a climate)

What about growing rhubarb in the San Jose CA area? I am in a warm, sunny, dry subtropical zone. The last rhubarb I planted was Victoria. It was pithy and green and bothered my stomach. I was going to try KangaRhu which supposedly is bred for warmer climes. I am a transplanted Midwesterner who misses my rhubarb. Has anyone had successful experience in my area? What type?

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