How to divide, force and grow rhubarb
A perennial edible that's easy to plant and enjoy for years to come
I love rhubarb for two main reasons. One it is such a versatile crop to cook and eat, the stems delicious if sweet and cooked for about 20 minutes in brown sugar or with sweet cicely leaves, in a crumble or infused in gin. The other reason is that it’s one of the easiest perennial edibles to grow. Plant it and leave, that’s all there is to it!
If you like rhubarb, it’s also easy to propagate through division and winter, when it’s dormant, is the time to do it. I divided ours in mid-January during a mild week, you might want to wait until nearer spring for less risk of damage to the cut roots from cold and wet.