Growing Rhubarb

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08 Sep 16 kathy (Australia - temperate climate)
is it best to snap the stems of or snip them
27 Oct 16 Tempest (Australia - temperate climate)
Pull them off at the base of the stalk. If you cut them, it leaves an open 'wound' for disease to get into the rhubarb plant.
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