I spent yesterday cleaning up a back portion of our yard. I don't think the last owners did much with it. But apparently they had some plans because I found a small potted rhubarb plant partially buried in some old straw. It must have been getting enough water and sunlight because it's still alive despite the fact that it's been there since at least late June. Can I still plant it this late in the season? Does it stand a chance? Any recommendations? I am in northern Colorado, zone 5a/b, and we've had a cool, wet August.
They like a good rich soil in light shade. Yes, get it in the garden as soon as you can. Give it a good watering before and after.
as long as the roots have not grown through the bottom and you rip the roots right off it should be fine to plant. can you pick up the pot or is it rooted into the ground? I would think if you just discovered it that it has grown roots into the soil. you could water it well and take a shovel and cut/dig a portion out of the ground to move it, then cut the pot away from the plant. don't pull the roots through the holes. when you have moved it to a permanent home cover the whole plant with a thin sheet or row cover for a week so it is sheltered from the direct sun. good luck.
Takes me back to my childhood when my grandfather used to go out into the street to collect the horse manure from the milkman's or the rag and bone man's horse. Nothing better for putting on Rhubarb, he said. (Personally I prefer custard, but whatever......).
