Q&A for How to Divide Rhubarb Plants

You first dig around the root and lift the root cluster out. Then you cut sections off the cluster, making sure there are at least 1 healthy bud and up to 3 full buds per section.

The best time to replant rhubarb is in early spring and in early fall. Rhubarb does best in well-drained soil with full sun.

The ideal season is from April to June. Try to avoid picking rhubarb in other months since it will likely not be ripe or ready.

It is ideal to divide rhubarb when the plant is dormant, during the winter. This should be done every 5 or 6 years.

Yes. Rhubarb growers in Europe have been raising rhubarb in pots for centuries, in closed buildings with little sunlight. This allows them to harvest it very early in the spring or summer. They just open up the buildings in time to allow the stalks to develop color for harvesting.

You can plant rhubarb in the sun, but it is not necessary. Rhubarb growers in Europe have been raising rhubarb indoors for centuries with little or no sun.

As long as you did not break any thick, strong roots that were coming directly off of the rhizome, you should be fine. It's okay if you accidentally cut some of the delicate roots towards the end of the root ball.